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Carnegie Mellon physics professor Diane Turnshek, physics Ph.D. student Nora Swisher, and art masters student Dan Wilcox traveled to the Mars Desert Research station over winter break. Here two participants take a simulated Martian trek.

Professor, students take a trip to an alien destination

Over break, Carnegie Mellon physics professor Diane Turnshek, physics Ph.D. candidate Nora Swisher, and art master’s student Dan Wilcox made preparations to embark on a journey to another planet.

Head-mounted cameras can track the gaze of humans. This data can be used to create algorithms for eye movement in robots.

Robots use eye movement for greater social interaction

Robotics professor Yaser Sheikh and mechanical engineering Ph.D. student Hyun Soo Park are working on research that will one day allow robots to understand and adapt upon social interactions.

How Things Work: The Artificial Heart

How things work explores the inner workings of the artificial heart

SciTech Briefs

SciTech Briefs explores the workings of the Goldenrod plant, a Russian moon probe, a robotic fish, and more.

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