2021

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.

Feb 10

Under the sea Opens in new window

A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon’s Soft Machines Lab has created a soft robot inspired by the quick and agile brittle star, the first mobile and untethered underwater crawling robot.

Jan 19

Improving a vaccine delivery system for COVID and beyond Opens in new window

To impact COVID-19 vaccination in the developing world, collaborators develop and test a new hybrid microneedle array platform capable of delivering vaccines directly into the skin.

Jan 14

Learning by making, outside of the lab Opens in new window

The College of Engineering revamped its Summer Engineering Experience this year to be entirely digital. Middle school students from all over logged on for a week of exploratory learning.

Jan 11

Alaine Allen appointed associate dean for DEI Opens in new window

Alaine Allen will join Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering as the Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Jan 06

Uber and Lyft increase average vehicle ownership in urban areas Opens in new window

On average, transportation network company entry into an urban area increases per-capita vehicle registrations by 0.7%, compared to what they would have been otherwise.

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