This is a good recruitment video for the Mechatronics field. It promotes the South Carolina Technical Colleges - Tech Ready SC, but gives a good explanation of what Mechatronics is and the future...
This is a 3:10 min video of advanced manufacturing robotic machinery that folds a piece of paper into an origami sailboat. It's an interesting demonstration to show students and people in general how...
This is a 1:09 min YouTube video of a LEGO Mindstorms NXT robot that was programed to solve a Rubic's Cube puzzle. It gives a good example of some of the unique ways that this kit can be used by...
"HIFIVES" stands for Highly Interactive Fun Internet Virtual Environments is Science. This is a North Carolina University project that is funded in part by the National Science Foundation. Its...
In a world in which advanced knowledge is widespread and low-cost labor is readily available, U.S. advantages in the marketplace and in science and technology are being eroded. A comprehensive,...
Several high-level committees have concluded that current domestic and global trends are threatening America’s global science and engineering (S&E) preeminence. Of the challenges discussed, few are...
Learners view an animation showing the one-shot operation of a programmable logic controller.
Students read an introduction to the Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor. They also examine its enhancement mode.
This animation illustrate the operation of a desktop-scale nanofactory.
Results from the most extensive U.S. study on teens and their use of digital media show that America's youth are developing important social and technical skills online - often in ways adults do not...
