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Dec 22

DfAI: The missing piece of Artificial Intelligence Engineering Opens in new window

Breakthrough improvements in how industries develop new technology using AI in engineering design has a starting point thanks to a framework developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon and Penn State University.

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Dec 19

Driving autonomy into the metaverse Opens in new window

Students in Ding Zhao’s lab were awarded the 2022 Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship for their proposal to generate diverse safety-critical autonomous vehicle scenarios using digital twins.

Nov 30

How Uber and Lyft affect U.S. cities Opens in new window

A new policy brief series examines how Uber and Lyft have redefined mobility, affecting travel patterns, car ownership, congestion, the economy, the environment, and equity in our cities.

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Nov 17

A nonlinear path

MechE’s Reeja Jayan contributed an inspirational chapter to the new book, Women in Mechanical Engineering: Energy and Environment, in which she discusses her atypical journey to a career in engineering.

Nov 08

Alumna “pays it forward” with scholarship Opens in new window

Lauren (Milisits) Gonzalez was able to afford CMU because of scholarships, so she’s using her success—with her employer’s match—to help future mechanical engineers get the same opportunity.

Nov 01

Engineering neurotechnology for paralysis after stroke

CMU and Pitt collaborators will develop and test an implantable system to electrically stimulates the spinal cord of stroke survivors to reduce arm and hand motor impairment.

Oct 28

Big steps for mini robots Opens in new window

Aaron Johnson’s Robomechanics Lab tested spherical foot designs to find the best fit so their biped robot with 15-cm legs could walk steadily.

Oct 14

Jon Cagan named head of Mechanical Engineering Opens in new window

Jon Cagan will be the new head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, effective November 1, 2022.

Oct 11

Microneedles unlock curcumin’s therapeutic potential Opens in new window

Researchers engineer a hybrid system that stabilizes curcumin to target skin diseases.

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Oct 07

Nanoprinting electrodes for customized treatments of disease Opens in new window

Researchers pioneer the CMU Array—a customizable, 3D nano-printed, ultra-high-density microelectrode array platform for next-generation brain-computer interfaces to treat neurological disorders.

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Sep 23

Modeling the growth process of neurons Opens in new window

Jessica Zhang’s lab has furthered its research with IGA analysis and accurately modeled the growth of a neuron.

Sep 20

Engineering faculty featured in events at GCEAF Opens in new window

Many faculty from across the College of Engineering will be featured at events during this year’s Global Clean Energy Action Forum.

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Sep 13

Hydrogels pave way for future of soft robotics Opens in new window

Wenhuan Sun, Victoria Webster-Wood, and Adam Feinberg have created an open-source, commercially available fiber extruder to benefit future research with hydrogels and soft robotics.

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Sep 08

NIH awards Halilaj $2.7M

Eni Halilaj will collaborate with UPMC to predict the onset of post-traumatic osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery.

Sep 02

Dean’s Early Career Fellows announced Opens in new window

Five College of Engineering faculty members have been awarded the Dean’s Early Career Fellowship in recognition of their exemplary contributions to their respective fields.

Aug 30

Scaling up the production of liquid metal circuits Opens in new window

At Carnegie Mellon, mechanical engineering researchers have developed a new scalable and reproducible manufacturing technique that could accelerate the mainstream adoption and commercialization of soft and stretchable electronics.

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Aug 24

Review of microfluidic tools shows flow of innovation

Collaborative research between doctoral students from Biological Sciences and Mechanical Engineering yields findings published in Nature Communications.

Aug 23

Order of the May alumni show lifetime dedication to giving back Opens in new window

Three Engineering alumni recognized this year for a quarter-century of consistent generosity began their philanthropic journeys in their early 20s.

Aug 17

Afretec awards its first research planning grants Opens in new window

The African Engineering and Technology Network awarded six planning grants to research collaborations that will lead to socio-economic impact and focus on driving inclusive digital growth on the African continent.

Aug 05

New modeling approach helps advance cryopreservation Opens in new window

Cryopreserving tissues and organs without damaging them requires a delicate dance through thermodynamic principles. CMU’s Biothermal Technology Laboratory has a new modeling approach for it.

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Aug 02

3D printing ice Opens in new window

3D printed ice isn’t as magical as in the movie Frozen, but it has wonderful potential for biomedical engineering and advanced manufacturing.

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Aug 01

Understanding active matter unlocks new material properties

An interdisciplinary collaboration provides news insights into modeling and understanding the inner workings of active-matter systems. "Active matter" describes particles with the ability to convert stored or ambient energy into motion.

Jul 26

Open-source software gives a leg up to robot research Opens in new window

Aaron Johnson’s Robomechanics Lab has developed an open-source software that enables more agile movement in legged robots.

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Jul 25

Jayan project awarded $7.5 million

Jayan will lead the CMU team to learn about the effects of various types of energy radiation on electronic materials to potentially identify ways to engineer radiation hardened materials for use in space exploration vehicles.

Jul 21

Inaugural conference talks digital public goods in Africa Opens in new window

Conrad Tucker and Assane Gueye organized the first-ever West Africa Conference on Digital Public Goods and Cybersecurity, held in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Jul 12

Modeling neuron traffic jams in the brain Opens in new window

MechE’s Jessica Zhang and Angran Li have developed a new way to model material transport regulation in neurons using cutting-edge parametrization technology and isogeometric analysis. This new, much more detailed modeling will help provide insights on “neural traffic jams,” which contribute to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Huntington’s, and Parkinson’s disease.

Jul 08

A cooler side to soft robotics Opens in new window

Researchers combined liquid crystal elastomers with a thermoelectric device to develop a stretchable transducer for soft robotics.

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Jun 27

Microscopic engineering, macroscopic value

From an apprenticeship in nanofabrication to a career with Intel, master's alumnus Alexander Kwakye focuses on process engineering and its emphasis on quality over quantity.

Jun 21

Modeling light for solar panel placement in urban settings Opens in new window

Solar panel installation in cities requires setups tailored to the complex geometry of urban spaces that provide the most direct sunlight to each panel. Among the processes for designing the most efficient setup for solar panels is shadow modeling.

Jun 16

Rubin retiring after 53 years

Ed Rubin helped to establish a program to create a new breed of engineer who could work at the interface between the social and engineering sciences through the use of a genuinely interdisciplinary curriculum.

Jun 09

Halilaj and Ren receive NSF Career Awards Opens in new window

College of Engineering’s Eni Halilaj and Charlie Ren have received National Science Foundation CAREER Awards for their research.

May 31

Drop by drop: MXene in complex 3D device architectures Opens in new window

3D architectures of MXene can increase the energy storage density of lithium-ion batteries and supercapacitors, but there hasn’t been a reliable manufacturing method to build these configurations.

May 27

The deciding factor Opens in new window

The Tartan Scholars Program helps students like junior Gabe Blanco make the decision to attend Carnegie Mellon.

Apr 26

Machine learning gets smarter to speed up drug discovery Opens in new window

This self-supervised learning framework is better at predicting molecular properties than other machine learning models because it can use large amounts of unlabeled data that other models can’t.

Apr 22

Robots that can learn to safely navigate warehouses Opens in new window

Advances in chips, sensors, and AI algorithms are enabling robots to continuously learn how to plan routes, avoid obstructions, and operate safely in large dynamic warehouse environments.

Apr 07

Sensing signals in paralyzed muscles Opens in new window

Doug Weber and an international team of researchers detected electrical signals in paralyzed muscles, which could be used to control robotic assistive devices.

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Mar 29

A disruptive approach to fuel cell tech Opens in new window

A research collaboration led by Shawn Litster receives $3.2M from ARPA-E’s OPEN 2021 program to develop ionomer-free electrodes for ultra-high power density fuel cells.

Mar 25

Students’ ingenuity automates scientific research Opens in new window

In an effort to modernize scientific research, CMU students used only commercial parts and the cardboard boxes they came in to build a modular robot able to autonomously conduct experiments.

Mar 22

You can’t drive a Lamborghini to Mars Opens in new window

How can researchers encourage the “right” level of multidisciplinarity to identify the best solutions? A proposed common framework can transform how they collaborate across disciplines.

Mar 18

3D printing giant nanotech models Opens in new window

Caleigh Goodwin-Schoen and Rebecca Taylor are designing more affordable ways to print colorful 3D models of biological nanostructures, like proteins and DNA.

Mar 14

A passion for teaching

Nestor Gomez instructs students through hands-on courses that prepare them for real-world problem solving, which he referred to as the “Carnegie Mellon Method.” He has crafted courses that are project heavy, engaging his students to work through problems and find the solutions.

Feb 15

Deeply rooted Opens in new window

CMU alumna works to transform health care in rural communities.

Feb 03

Tucker appointed to AI commission Opens in new window

Conrad Tucker will serve on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s newly-launched Commission on Artificial Intelligence Competition, Inclusion, and Innovation.

Jan 31

Biden calls for investment in American innovation Opens in new window

President Biden touted the importance of advanced manufacturing innovation, robotics, 3D printing, and artificial intelligence during his recent visit to Mill 19.

Jan 28

Research on eVTOL aircraft takes flight Opens in new window

Mechanical Engineering researchers are exploring the potential of rechargeable batteries in electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, which could transform transportation in metropolitan areas and battle emissions, congestion, and air pollution.

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Jan 21

When biology influences technology: using bread to desalinate water Opens in new window

Though water covers two-thirds of our planet’s surface, water scarcity remains a persistent issue. Mechanical Engineering’s Philip LeDuc and Adam Wood have an unconventional solution: bread.

Jan 11

Faculty projects awarded DURIP funding Opens in new window

Three College of Engineering faculty members have been selected to receive funding for their projects through the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP): Marc De Graef, Anthony Rollett, and Rebecca Taylor.

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Jan 04

Precision rehabilitation to prevent osteoarthritis Opens in new window

Wearable sensors plus computer vision could reduce the likelihood of degenerative joint disease.

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