Burp-Busting Bovine Brew

Burp-Busting Bovine Brew

Design Day team engineers methane-reducing cattle feed. By Lisa Ercolano Children are taught from a young age that burping is impolite but—at least judging by cows—Mother Nature seems to have missed that memo.   Methane-filled bovine burps (and flatulence)...
Design Day Team Addresses Flooding, Erosion in Dundalk

Design Day Team Addresses Flooding, Erosion in Dundalk

Students develop wetlands plan to protect Turner Station community from rising sea level. By Danielle Underferth As sea levels rise and coasts erode, low-lying communities like the Turner Station community in Dundalk are increasingly threatened by chronic flooding....
Listen Up, Oysters. Your New Home is Calling

Listen Up, Oysters. Your New Home is Calling

Students engineer solar-powered sounds to attract Chesapeake Bay bivalves. By Dino Lencioni Chesapeake Bay oysters are more than a favorite seafood delicacy: These vital filter feeders help maintain water quality and their reefs also serve as critical habitats for...
Solving Puzzles for Prey at the Maryland Zoo

Solving Puzzles for Prey at the Maryland Zoo

Johns Hopkins undergraduate engineers bring the thrill of the hunt to bobcats Kilgore and Josie with their high-tech take on the classic ‘Whac-A-Mole’ arcade game By Jaimie Patterson Specialists at the Maryland Zoo know how important it is for animals...