Future robots need no motors — ScienceDaily Engineers have created a novel actuating material that can be powered by visible light, electricity, and other stimuli, and which may replace traditional bulky motors and pneumatic actuators Creativity Tools: 24 Free Online … Continue reading smart materials, sensors

6 Things Successful Women in STEM Have in Common building relationships with others increases trust, leading to buy-in and results. In our research, we find that successful women invest deeply in peer networks Underwater acoustic ground cloak designed: Researchers engineer … Continue reading atomic clocks, sound waves

Cardboard Chair Project Inspiration for making a chair from a 4′ x 8′ piece of cardboard. Cardboard Chairs – STEM Portfolio: By Daria Hoang For this project, we built chairs out of solely cardboard. We could make chairs with any … Continue reading cardboard

Engineered polymer membranes could be new option for water treatment — ScienceDaily The world’s freshwater resources are in short supply. According to the United Nations, water scarcity affects an estimated 1.9 billion people and 2.1 billion people live with drinking … Continue reading Kiddle, playful learning, garbage

Artificial intelligence accelerates discovery of metallic glass: Machine learning algorithms pinpoint new materials 200 times faster than previously possible — ScienceDaily Combining artificial intelligence with experimentation sped up the discovery of metallic glass by 200 times. The new material’s glassy … Continue reading robots, metallic glass