TOPIC physics![GenShock, a power-producing shock absorber, was designed by a team of MIT students including Ryan Bavetta (left) and Zack Anderson (right). [Credit: Donna Coveney, MIT]](http://scienceline.org/_s/files/2009/05/shock_absorber_cropped.jpg) GenShock, a power-producing shock absorber, was designed by a team of MIT students including Ryan Bavetta (left) and Zack Anderson (right). [Credit: Donna Coveney, MIT]
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