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Computerized roBlocks join to form robots as well as provide solutions to complex problems.

Children experiment with roBlocks

Children build robots using computerized roBlocks, designed by graduate student Eric Schweikardt and architecture professor Mark Gross.

Physics professor Fred Gilman has been appointed new dean of MCS.

MCS appoints new dean

Fred Gilman takes over as dean of the Mellon College of Science.

Students ‘Build a Bone’

Students gain first-hand experience at basic engineering.

Findings: The mighty cadherin

Cadherin molecules: the hardworking heroes of organismic biology that keeps human cells from falling apart.

The RQ-1 Predator drone, an unmanned aerial vehicle employed in the U.S. airforce.

How Things Work: Military robots

Learn how military robots reduce soldier casualties.

Health Talk: Hiccups

A common cause of public embarrassment, hiccups can even last as long as 68 years!

SciTech Briefs

Bill Gates announces the futuristic Windows 7.

HealthLine

Johns Hopkins University sensors "abortion" searches.

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