Researchers at UC Berkeley have created another mechanical creature: the robotic cockroach. While it may be unpleasant to find one of these squirmy pests in your house, the cockroach is a natural marvel due to its incredible speed and resilience.

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Sometimes introductory college courses can be a snooze, but a professor at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana is now making sure that isn’t the case. Martin Madsen’s Physics 105 class takes a cue from the popular Discovery Channel show Mythbusters and ditches textbooks and lab reports in favor of something more fun: smashing stuff. Instead of purchasing books, students buy a video camera and record their own myth-busting experiments.

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With 2010 fast approaching, it’s about time we came up with some New Year’s resolutions (for the engineering world, of course). What can engineers improve on? What should they improve on? Here’s our list:

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Ever wondered how NASCAR drivers can walk away from fiery crashes relatively unharmed? Why race cars drive so close together? Are you interested in learning about fireproof underwear?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you should definitely have a look at The National Science Foundation’s special report on the physics behind race car driving, The Science of Speed. Videos after jump.

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Feeling down? How about a nice serenade from these personable robots:

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