David Cannon (from left), Alex Weaver and Matt Miller react to a flawless run of their Purdue Society of Professional Engineers/Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers machine at the Purdue local ...

The students borrowed coffeemakers, toasters, waffle irons, pancake griddles and even cereal and milk to create their Rube Goldberg machines – a complex and creative way to achieve simple tasks. The ...

Zach Umperovitch (in hat) adjusts the PSPE/SHPE machine at the local Rube Goldberg competition Saturday at Purdue. The team won the competition and will compete in the national contest March 31. Also ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CLAY COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Since January, fifth grade students in Clay County have been testing their engineering skills to ...

Decades after Mr. Goldberg, a cartoonist, died, artists and engineers have found creative inspiration in his outlandish inventions. By Sam Corbin What’s the simplest way to open a can? Faced with this ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Dominoes topple, marbles roll, and everyday objects transform into extraordinary chain reactions under the guidance of award-winning children's author Catherine Thimmesh, who ...