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Mechanical engineering

Carb loading
Published Aug 10, 2012
High school students compete in Spaghetti Bridge Contest as part of four-week summer engineering program
MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
Building the next generation of robots
Published July 16, 2012
Engineers at the School of Engineering are taking inspiration from the designs of living things—designs that have been worked out in the Darwinian trials and errors of millions, even billions, of generations. One could say that it's all part of a massive, modern handoff of design responsibility, from the ponderous "blind watchmaker" of evolution to the faster and better-sighted tinkerers of the engineering world. / Johns Hopkins Engineering Magazine
Inspired by animal movement
Published July 11, 2012
Noah Cowan is taking an innovative approach to improving robotics
DIFFERENT STROKES
Settling a swimming debate
Published July 5, 2012 Video
Engineers study two freestyle techniques used by the world's best competitive swimmers to determine which is faster