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November 26, 2003

New Light In Optics

"Great laboratories are vertically integrated," says Harold Lessure. "...we can go from understanding the quantum mechanics of materials to developing complete commercial devices based on that understanding."

Fuel Cells Will Start Small...

Many engineers now think he first fuel cells to come into wide use will be tiny power sources that replace—and outperform—batteries in wireless electronics. Carnegie Mellon's Institute for Complex Engineered Systems (ICES) is helping to pave the way.

October 22, 2003

CyLab Launches New Site

Advances in computer technology unfortunately come along with security vulnerabilities that can harm everyone from the home computer user to small businesses, large corporations and anyone dependent on the nation's telecommunications and financial systems. To counter that threat, Carnegie Mellon University has launched a security initiative designed to protect all computer users from interference by cyber terrorists and hackers.

July 17, 2002

All Eyes on Facial Recognition

ECE Professor Vijayakumar Bhagavatula demonstrated facial recognition research at the Optical Society of America's annual meeting in Tucson, AZ.