(MIT News: Cambridge, MA) -- How does cargo weight affect fuel economy in cars? What are the mechanical differences between bench pressing dumbbells and bench pressing barbells? How does temperature alter the mechanical properties of gummy bears?

These are just a few of the questions students have explored during the Go Forth and Measure project in Course 2.671 (Measurement and Instrumentation). The class, typically taken during mechanical engineering students’ junior year, arms students with the knowledge and skills needed to see a research project through from inception to conclusion.

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