girls into robotics

Day in the Life of Electrical Engineer Fiona Redmond – All Together
As an electrical engineer at Hughes Network Systems, I work as a satellite and capacity engineer monitoring our satellites and managing the internet bandwidth we allocate across the country.”<…
Getting Girls into Robotics – All Together
I worked with our robotics coach, Rachael Schofield, to start a SWENext club at my high school. After two months of planning, paperwork, and communication, the club was official before winter break…
5 Lessons to Succeed Beyond an Engineering Classroom – All Together
“I’ve learned 5 lessons in my years of experience that no one ever taught me in a classroom. These 5 lessons have helped me get to where I want to be, and I know they will help you too. I gr…
Repellent research: Navy developing ship coatings to reduce fuel, energy costs — ScienceDaily
“omniphobic” coating. This chemical coating is clear, durable, can be applied to numerous surfaces and sheds just about any liquid. It can repel water, oil, alcohol and even peanut butter…
What causes the sound of a dripping tap — and how do you stop it? — ScienceDaily
Scientists have solved the riddle behind one of the most recognizable, and annoying, household sounds: the dripping tap. And crucially, they have also identified a simple solution to stop it, which…
Made with Code | Projects
“Check out some of the amazing things you can do with code.”
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Stanford Adds Sensors and Controls to Soft Robots > ENGINEERING.com
Why can’t a robot be softer than its environment instead of harder? Her argument for soft and functional bodies is the octopus, and shows an octopus on the ocean floor manipulating a coconut shel…
Image Collections Online – The Jerry Slocum Mechanical Puzzle Collection
The Jerry Slocum Collection of mechanical puzzles embodies a lifetime pursuit of the intriguing and the perplexing. The result is the largest assemblage of its kind in the world, with over 34,000 p…
The Make to Learn Electric Motor Design Sequence | International Journal of Designs for Learning
Make to Learn Invention Kits allow students to reconstruct working models of historic inventions. This design case describes the development of a series of Make to Learn Electric Motor Invention Ki…
Summer Break Learning Resources | Education.com
What makes bridges stand up? Who builds skyscrapers? How does a video game get created? We’re exploring the awesome world of engineering with this collection of learning activities. Practice, p…
This plastic can be recycled over and over and over | Science News for Students
most plastics today don’t turn back into their starting material. Instead, they break down into molecules that can’t be reused right away. Rather than pulling a Lego creation apart into its sta…
3D Battery Charges in Seconds > ENGINEERING.com
concept intertwines the components in a self-assembling, 3D gyroidal structure by using thousands of nanoscale pores filled with the components necessary for energy storage and delivery. The comple…