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Johns Hopkins UniversityEst. 1876

America’s First Research University
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Mechanical engineering
Program note
JHU adds master's in robotics
Published Oct 22, 2013
Program created to help address growing need for engineers with expertise to design, deploy advanced robotics systems
Solar flare
On the sun
The affairs of solar flares
Published May 24, 2013
Turbulence to blame for magnetic field behavior in solar flares, researchers say
Undergraduate research engineering
Beat the heat
Sensor invention
Published May 15, 2013
Video game device could help save children trapped in overheated cars
Innovation by design
Published May 6, 2013
JHU engineering student projects on display at annual Design Days
Gear heads
Driving ambition
Published April 2013
Hopkins Baja team builds an off-road racer from scratch, without directions, a kit, or a final grade / Gazette
Toast perfected
Published Spring 2013
One small step for mankind: Johns Hopkins undergrads engineer the perfect piece of toast / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A tasty assignment
Published Jan 2013 Video
For engineering course's capstone project, students design, build cooking-related device/ Gazette
Oh snap
High wire assignment
Published Dec 10, 2012 Video Photos
Freshman mechanical engineering course wraps up with annual Mousetraps & Rubber Bands competition
Current event
Harnessing the wind
Published Oct 3, 2012
Johns Hopkins receives grants totaling $6M to devise better ways of harvesting, using intermittent power from wind
Spaghetti Bridge contest
Carb loading
Published Aug 10, 2012
High school students compete in Spaghetti Bridge Contest as part of four-week summer engineering program