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Friday, June 28, 2013

Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Researchers Estimate Cost of Building Small Modular Nuclear Reactors

Ines AzevedoInês 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. MORE
Friday, June 28, 2013

Press Release: Carnegie Mellon's Pulkit Grover Developing Tools To Reduce Energy Consumption in Data Center Communication Networks

Pulkit GroverGrover, 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. MORE
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

News Brief: Carnegie Mellon Spinoff, Blue Belt Technologies Inc., Receives FDA Clearances

Blue Belt Technologies LogoThe 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. MORE
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Researchers Find Wind and Solar Power Have Greatest Health and Climate Benefits in Eastern States

Wind TurbinesBuilding 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. MORE
Monday, June 24, 2013

Media Advisory: Carnegie Mellon Engineering Students Compete in International Human-Powered Submarine Races

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
Monday, June 17, 2013

Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Researchers Report Hybrid Cars Are Greener for City Drivers

TrafficProfessor 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. MORE