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Mechanical engineering

Blue-green circuit board closeuo
Materials science
A super-strong silicon alternative?
Published June 28, 2017
Hopkins team creates durable alloy that could be key to next tech frontier
A robot pauses in front of a bright green plastic ball
Mechanical engineering
See bots run
Published May 18, 2017
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 April 24, 2017
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 March 20, 2017
Members are considered among the top two percent of the country's medical and biological engineers
National Engineers Week
Pasta power
Published Feb 22, 2017
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 Feb 14, 2017
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 Jan 27, 2017
Baltimore sixth-graders create underwater robot claws with help from Hopkins mentors
Inspired design
Battle of the rubber bands
Published Dec 9, 2016 Video
Students launch plush blue jays in annual mechanical engineering challenge
Ebola protection
Breathing easier
Published June 22, 2016
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 May 26, 2016
Student team tackles project that aims to meet demand among growing number of women veteran amputees