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Ideas at Play

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Saul Griffith likes to create things — pretty cool things. He invented low-cost eyeglass lenses that can mold into various shapes within 10 minutes to correct people’s vision.

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Focused Like a Laser

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Military engineers concentrate on creating new weapons for the battlefield.

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Engineering Is: Fighting Terrorism

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Harvard University engineer Robert Wood is developing a robotic fly. Propelled by tiny, flapping wings, the microrobot (right) weighs no more than a few grains of rice and flits about just like a real fly. It’s pretty cute, but it’s also a deadly serious device.

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Engineering Is: Defying Gravity

Today’s roller coasters are engineering marvels, taller and faster than ever. Kingda Ka in New Jersey (left) has a 418-foot drop and races to speeds of 128 mph. Its hydraulic launch system catapults riders to maximum velocity in just 3.5 seconds. In 2002, the top speed of the world’s fastest ride was “only” 106.9 mph.

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Haley Carney

Mechanical Engineer
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Right now I am studying at the Technical University in Munich, Germany. I started school without knowing any German, but I think it is vital for the future of the world to interact with other countries. Because of Germany’s love for energy and the environment, it is a great place to learn about alternative energy.

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