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Students at 16 Universities Are Protesting Palantir’s Presence on Campuses
UC Berkeley, Stanford, and Carnegie Mellon are among the campuses that accept funds from the data mining company that sells its tech to ICE.
The Military Reinvented the Wheel, They're Triangles Now
A new wheel that Carnegie Mellon scientists developed for DARPA adapts to its environment.
Carnegie Mellon Helped the Government Access a Terror-Linked iPhone, Source Says
It’s not clear if this relates to the San Bernardino case.
Carnegie Mellon's 1986 Self-Driving Van Was Adorable
The NavLab was slow and huge, but it provided data that would help pave the way for the self-driving world of today.
These Glasses Fool Facial Recognition Into Thinking You’re Someone Else
Hack the system with a simple but effective form of camouflage.
The Head of CMU's Robotics Lab Says Self-Driving Cars Are ‘Not Even Close’
A conversation on rebuilding after Uber gutted the top lab.
How to Hack a Normal Printer to 3D Print Coronary Arteries
We’re well on our way to mass-producing functioning bioprinted hearts.
Dranimate Uses a Leap Motion Sensor to Turn Anyone Into an Animator
Some of Carnegie Mellon’s best minds made a cartoon duck move with their fingers.
Andy Warhol's Forgotten Floppy Disk Art Has Been Found
If you've ever had difficulty opening, say, a .docx file, you can imagine the trouble inherent in retrieving files off of Commodore floppies.
Fighting China's Pollution Propaganda, with Glowing Robot Kites for the People
Beijing’s got air issues. Dust and fumes blow in from out-of-province factories and the city suffers from the exhaust of more than five million cars. Until recently, officials in the Chinese capital half-boasted that 2,000 new cars were joining its...