To find recent news and videos from the College of Engineering, scroll below. For more, check out the CIT media page. Questions? Contact Chriss Swaney, public relations director, at swaney@andrew.cmu.edu or 412-268-5776.
College of Engineering
Friday, June 28, 2013
Inês Azevedo, along with CMU's M. Granger Morgan and Ahmed Abdulla, report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that small modular reactors might provide a flexible, cost-effective energy alternative.
Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Researchers Estimate Cost of Building Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
Inês Azevedo, along with CMU's M. Granger Morgan and Ahmed Abdulla, report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that small modular reactors might provide a flexible, cost-effective energy alternative.Friday, June 28, 2013
Grover, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is working to reduce the amount of energy consumed by data centers by 30 to 50 percent. He will present his research at the International Symposium on Information Theory in Istanbul, Turkey, July 7-13.
Press Release: Carnegie Mellon's Pulkit Grover Developing Tools To Reduce Energy Consumption in Data Center Communication Networks
Grover, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is working to reduce the amount of energy consumed by data centers by 30 to 50 percent. He will present his research at the International Symposium on Information Theory in Istanbul, Turkey, July 7-13.Tuesday, June 25, 2013
The medical technology company is developing the next generation of "smart" surgical instruments with precision robotics. It's the first spinoff from Carnegie Mellon's Center for Technology Transfer and Enterprise Creation to receive FDA clearances.
News Brief: Carnegie Mellon Spinoff, Blue Belt Technologies Inc., Receives FDA Clearances
The medical technology company is developing the next generation of "smart" surgical instruments with precision robotics. It's the first spinoff from Carnegie Mellon's Center for Technology Transfer and Enterprise Creation to receive FDA clearances.Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Building new wind and solar plants in Ohio, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania has a greater effect in reducing air pollution and carbon dioxide emissions because in those locations they replace electricity generated by coal plants.
Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Researchers Find Wind and Solar Power Have Greatest Health and Climate Benefits in Eastern States
Building new wind and solar plants in Ohio, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania has a greater effect in reducing air pollution and carbon dioxide emissions because in those locations they replace electricity generated by coal plants.Monday, June 24, 2013
The CMU participants will compete against 20 teams from the United States, Canada, England, Mexico, the Netherlands, Germany and Oman in a competition judged on how teams design and build a one- to two-person "wet" submarine, relying on the principles of buoyancy, propulsion, guidance systems and underwater life support, and systems engineering. MORE
Media Advisory: Carnegie Mellon Engineering Students Compete in International Human-Powered Submarine Races
Monday, June 17, 2013
Professor Jeremy Michalek says hybrid and plug-in vehicles are more of a benefit to city drivers than those who drive on the highway. He says for city drivers a hybrid could lower lifetime costs by 20 percent and cut greenhouse gas emissions in half.
Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Researchers Report Hybrid Cars Are Greener for City Drivers
Professor Jeremy Michalek says hybrid and plug-in vehicles are more of a benefit to city drivers than those who drive on the highway. He says for city drivers a hybrid could lower lifetime costs by 20 percent and cut greenhouse gas emissions in half.