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At CMU, building fun toys that also teach

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Michael Weller, left, shows how his Posey can be made into shapes based on computer images and Eric Schweikardt stacks his robot building blocks, known as roBlocks.

On the Carnegie Mellon University campus, one expects to find advanced research in software, robotics, physics and many other academic disciplines. ... (05/14/2008)

New games are designed to make computers smarter

Computers aren't nearly as bright as movies like "2001: A Space Odyssey" would have us believe, but a quartet of free online games developed by Carnegie Mellon University scientists will help make ... (05/14/2008)

Science

Secrets of the very old (05/07/2008)
Plan calls for storing CO2 beneath Pa.'s public forests (05/03/2008)
'Bodies' ends successful, controversial run (04/28/2008)
Report ties smog to early deaths of elderly (04/23/2008)
Bioterror case dismissed against ex-CMU prof (04/23/2008)
Gift helps CMU probe cosmic mystery (04/21/2008)
Robots coming to life in 2009 exhibit (04/10/2008)
Kids' board games help to build math skills, study finds (03/26/2008)
Shroud of Turin still a puzzle (03/23/2008)
Gates grant to fund TB research at Pitt (03/20/2008)
Doctors exploring potential of genetic research in diabetes (03/19/2008)
Pitt study focuses on enzyme benefits (03/13/2008)
Group faults water testing, treatment (03/11/2008)
State lawmakers want to restrict use of cadavers (03/11/2008)
Energy saving idea may have seen better times (03/08/2008)
A touch of innovation at CMU (03/05/2008)
Habit-forming falcons: Devoted birder takes her watch over the Pitt peregrines seriously (03/05/2008)
Puny primate quite a find for Carnegie paleontologist (03/04/2008)
CMU's robotic juggernaut shows off its stuff (03/03/2008)
Carnegie scientist unearths oldest N. American primate (03/03/2008)
Robotics professor at CMU wins big (03/03/2008)
Panel debates ethics of 'Bodies' exhibit (02/29/2008)
Today is leap day (02/29/2008)
Lawmaker targets exhibits like 'Bodies' (02/26/2008)
Scientists eager to discover blackest of black (02/24/2008)

Wind power expected to grow dramatically

Two decades from now Americans could get as much electricity from windmills as from nuclear power plants, according to a government report. (05/13/2008)

State getting Wal-Mart's help in cutting its energy costs

HARRISBURG -- Pennsylvania is one of 19 states that will work with energy engineers from Wal-Mart to find ways to trim the heating, cooling and electricity costs at two state office buildings in ... (05/11/2008)

Buchanan picks new target: products that mask drug use

Five years after taking the lead in "Operation Pipe Dreams," which prosecuted people who sold marijuana pipes around the country, U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan is leading a similar investigation called "Operation True Test." (05/11/2008)

Seneca Valley sixth-grader cleans up with science experiment

Sydney Lukus learns "The Dirty Truth About Hand Soaps."

Think scrubbing extra hard with an antibacterial soap is good for your health? Think again. ... (05/08/2008)