2021

Apr 29

This is how we roll Opens in new window

From an academic perspective, Buggy symbolizes education in motion. The sleek, three-wheeled vessels are the byproduct of classroom and hands-on learning that’s reinforced with legacy knowledge.

Apr 23

A passion for invention

MechE alumnus and Harvard medical student Brian Chang has earned The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans.

Apr 16

Tailing new ideas Opens in new window

MechE’s Aaron Johnson’s Robomechanics Lab is looking to nature for robotic tail designs that make orientation tasks easier for moving robots.

Apr 09

Virtually awarded

MechE graduate students earned accolades at the department's annual research symposium poster sessions. This year's events were virtual through Gather Town, an interactive, video-chat world.

Apr 07

Unlocking richer intracellular recordings Opens in new window

A forward-thinking group of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia has identified a flexible, low-cost, and biocompatible platform for enabling richer intracellular recordings.

Apr 05

Inferring what we share by how we share Opens in new window

A new study by CyLab/MechE’s Conrad Tucker shows that patterns in which information is shared online may indicate the information’s authenticity.

Mar 11

A touch of silver Opens in new window

Researchers in the Soft Machines Lab have developed a new silver-hydrogel composite for artificial skin that combines high electrical conductivity with soft, stretchable biocompatibility.

Mar 09

MechE Magazine 2021

"We tell our students that we're preparing them to solve real world challenges... and this is as real as it gets." The latest issue of MechE Magazine reflects on a year of agility and resilience with optimism for the future.

Mar 02

Wildfires, clouds, and climate change Opens in new window

As the frequency and size of wildfires increases worldwide, research shows how the chemical aging of particles emitted by these fires can lead to more extensive cloud formation and intense storm development in the atmosphere.

Mar 01

Scalable manufacturing for novel, painless vaccine delivery

Collaborators are developing a novel approach to inoculation that addresses both immunological effectiveness and manufacturing efficiency.

Feb 26

Should Uber and Lyft be electrifying more vehicles? Opens in new window

Increases in air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions caused by ridesourcing impact human health and the environment. What happens when companies shoulder that cost?

Feb 22

Celebrating Engineers’ Week Opens in new window

Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering is excited to celebrate Engineers’ Week 2021.

News mentions include recent publications, funding announcements, student accolades, and more.

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