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Carnegie Mellon + Engineering

Carnegie Mellon + Engineering

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Focusing on innovative, interdisciplinary, and global education and research,the College of Engineering is well-known for working on problems of both scientific and practical importance. Our acclaimed faculty focus on transformative results that will drive the intellectual and economic vitality of our community, nation and world. Our “maker” culture is ingrained in all that we do, leading to novel approaches and unprecedented results.

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Latest research

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Jul 27

Pushing through nanopores: Genetic sequencing with MXene

MXene—a single layer, two-dimensional nanomaterial—shows potential for solid-state, nanopore-based DNA sequencing. This could lead to efficient, rapid diagnostics and personalized medicine.

Jul 23

Health & Biomedicine

Take two: Integrating neuronal perspectives for richer results

Carnegie Mellon University researchers have identified a way to bridge two neuronal approaches traditionally used in isolation, resulting in a richer understanding of neuronal activity.

Jul 21

Advanced Manufacturing

Dynamic heart model advances engineered heart tissue tech

The Feinberg group’s latest model mimics physiologic loads on engineering heart muscle tissues, yielding an unprecedented view of how genetics and mechanical forces contribute to heart muscle function.

Top 5

Jul 6

News & Events

Rocket girl

Alumna Maggie Scholtz is co-founder and vice president of engineering at First Mode, a Seattle-based engineering firm focused on tackling challenging problems on Earth and throughout the solar system.

Jul 1

Cyberphysical Systems

Bringing students into the next industrial revolution

Students taking a new course combine rapidly expanding technologies to create innovative solutions for real societal problems.

Jun 28

Health & Biomedicine

Wearable tech aids freedivers, cardiac patients

Carnegie Mellon University researchers are part of an international team working on wearable biomedical technology that will enhance freediver safety, as well as provide fresh treatment insights for cardiac patients.

Jun 25

Health & Biomedicine

Exploring silk’s full potential

Rosalyn Abbott’s latest biomaterials research investigates the use of non-invasive, therapeutic ultrasound to trigger and adjust silk scaffold degradation post-implantation.

Jun 22

News & Events

From academia to industry and back again

Chemical Engineering alum Donna Blackmond has worked in many fields—and her engineering degree was integral in all of them.

Jul 27

Pushing through nanopores: Genetic sequencing with MXene

MXene—a single layer, two-dimensional nanomaterial—shows potential for solid-state, nanopore-based DNA sequencing. This could lead to efficient, rapid diagnostics and personalized medicine.

Top 5

  1. Rocket girl

    July 6, 2021

  2. Bringing students into the next industrial revolution

    July 1, 2021

  3. Wearable tech aids freedivers, cardiac patients

    June 28, 2021

  4. Exploring silk’s full potential

    June 25, 2021

  5. From academia to industry and back again

    June 22, 2021

Jul 23

Health & Biomedicine

Take two: Integrating neuronal perspectives for richer results

Carnegie Mellon University researchers have identified a way to bridge two neuronal approaches traditionally used in isolation, resulting in a richer understanding of neuronal activity.

Jul 21

Advanced Manufacturing

Dynamic heart model advances engineered heart tissue tech

The Feinberg group’s latest model mimics physiologic loads on engineering heart muscle tissues, yielding an unprecedented view of how genetics and mechanical forces contribute to heart muscle function.

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