2019

Nov 15

Taking a closer look at steel using computer vision Opens in new window

CMU engineers are applying computer vision and machine learning to improve the study of inclusions, microscopic particle within steel that can have a big impact on metal properties.

Oct 07

Rollett receives $2.4M from ARPA-E for 3D printing research Opens in new window

A team led by Tony Rollett has received a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E), supporting high temperature materials and heat exchanger projects.

Sep 26

Protecting 3D printers from attackers Opens in new window

CyLab’s researchers have developed a tool to identify security risks of networked 3D printers.

Sep 19

NextM featured at NCMS Technology Showcase

Jack Beuth and Sandra DeVincent Wolf showcased the NextManufacturing Center at the 2019 National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) Technology Showcase at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen, MD.

Sep 04

Mill 19 opening signals new era of manufacturing Opens in new window

Carnegie Mellon University researchers and robots will soon occupy a state-of-the-art facility at the newly constructed Mill 19 building on the 178-acre site known as Hazelwood Green.

Aug 27

3D printing nanoparticle neural probes Opens in new window

Rahul Panat has received a R01 grant from the NIH to use a low-cost, rapid additive manufacturing method to create a new class of high-density neural probes to record neurological data.

Aug 01

3D printing the human heart Opens in new window

CMU researchers have published in Science a new 3D bioprinting method that brings the field of tissue engineering one step closer to being able to 3D print a full-sized, adult human heart.

Jul 18

NextM holds semi-annual membership meeting

NextManufacturing Center (NextM) held its summer bi-annual membership meeting on July 18, 2019.

Jul 11

Rollett and Beuth visit Capitol Hill

Tony Rollett and Jack Beuth both attended events on Capitol Hill this week.

Jul 08

Could 3D printing lead to distributed manufacturing? Opens in new window

In a recent paper published in Additive Manufacturing, a team of CMU researchers investigated how AM could contribute to distributed manufacturing.

Jun 28

NASA invests in 3D printing for aviation Opens in new window

CMU has been selected by NASA to lead a research team dedicated to examining new ways to build and power aircraft of the future, through NASA’s University Leadership Initiative.

Jun 26

Next Manufacturing hosts Pittsburgh Chapter of Women in 3D Printing

Sandra DeVincent Wolf, executive director of the Next Manufacturing Center and the Manufacturing Futures Initiative, hosted an event during which members of Women in 3D Printing learned about CMU’s additive manufacturing research and education, attended demos, toured labs, and networked.

Media Mentions


Fast Company

Whitefoot quoted on EV metrics

EPP/MechE's Kate Whitefoot was quoted in Fast Company about the role of metrics in EV advertising.

Additive Manufacturing Media

CMU preparing industry and students for future of AM with AI

Work underway at Carnegie Mellon is helping industrial additive manufacturers achieve success today, while applying artificial intelligence to designing AM alloys, optimizing AM parameters, lowering AM’s skills barrier and addressing a fundamental AM problem—spatter.

Three new professorships in Mechanical Engineering

Three new professorships were announced in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Interesting Engineering

LeDuc, Ozdoganlar, and Yang featured in Interesting Engineering

MechE’s Philip LeDuc, Burak Ozdoganlar, and Feimo Yang have developed a new tissue engineering technique that may alleviate the organ transplantation crisis. The work was featured in Interesting Engineering.

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