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mechanical engineering

A robot pauses in front of a bright green plastic ball
Mechanical engineering
See bots run
Published Sept 20, 2018
Students design next generation robots that play chess, catch balls, leap over obstacles, work together
Smiling mother crouches next to her son in stroller
Engineering solutions
Care, customized
Published Sept 20, 2018
Budding engineers at Johns Hopkins design, build lightweight stroller for Syrian boy with special needs
Faculty honors
Nine selected for AIMBE College of Fellows
Published Sept 20, 2018
Members are considered among the top two percent of the country's medical and biological engineers
National Engineers Week
Pasta power
Published Sept 20, 2018
Annual 'Tower of Power' competition challenges challenges teams to aim higher with spaghetti, marshmallow structures
Mechanical engineering
Sneak peek at a future in science
Published Sept 20, 2018
Sixth-graders from three West Baltimore schools tour JHU's mechanical engineering labs
A student demonstrates his claw's grabbing ability
Get a grip
Submersible science
Published Sept 20, 2018
Baltimore sixth-graders create underwater robot claws with help from Hopkins mentors
Inspired design
Battle of the rubber bands
Published Sept 20, 2018 Video
Students launch plush blue jays in annual mechanical engineering challenge
Ebola protection
Breathing easier
Published Sept 20, 2018
Mechanical engineering students develop prototypes for more comfortable hood and face mask, battery-powered system that lowers humidity
A prosthetic foot in a gold platform stiletto
Prosthetics
Fashioning a fit for heels
Published Sept 20, 2018
Student team tackles project that aims to meet demand among growing number of women veteran amputees
Data on course
Mastering wind dynamics
Published Sept 20, 2018 Video
Computer simulations show wicked wind at play at Augusta National, home of The Masters golf tournament