synergistic lab

Design Challenge statement Questions correspond to the steps in the Engineering Design Process. Ask (What? Ask questions, understand the need, … More

Orion spacecraft

NASA’s Orion spacecraft is built to take humans farther than they’ve ever gone before. Orion will serve as the exploration … More

outdoor displays

Projecting Change: The Empire State Building – images of endangered species—more than 350 feet tall and 186 feet wide, and … More

oysters

Materials – polymers Oyster shells inspire new method to make superstrong, flexible polymers. Engineers have developed a method inspired by … More

optical illusion

The science of optical illusions – what tricking the brain reveals about how our minds work. Sight, hearing, taste, touch, … More

One Laptop Per Child OLPC

One Laptop Per Child OLPC – To create educational opportunities for the world’s poorest children by providing each child with … More

orange battery

moas battery1.png Presenting the clock powered by Florida’s finest “Orange Battery”. Electricity: Demonstrating how different metals and acidic juice can … More

open source

Engineers are problem solvers. Some of these solutions are “serious fun” – they have a playful side to a serious … More

omni wheel

Omni Wheel, also known as Poly Wheel – Omni wheel are unique because they are able to move in many … More

nuclear

Nuclear fission, 1939 – Gave humans new power for destruction, and creation Nuclear engineering is concerned with the science of … More

object recognition

An object recognition system finds objects in the real world from an image of the world, using object models which … More

old ideas

Some old ideas were really good, but we forget about them and the engineers who were responsible for these ideas. … More

optical fiber

optical fibre – a flexible, transparent fibre made of glass (silica) or plastic, slightly thicker than a human hair. It … More

Benham’s disc

Optical illusions Benham’s disc – this spinning black and white pattern makes you see imaginary colors If the disk is … More

nutrition

Nutrition Functional food – a food given an additional function (often one related to health-promotion or disease prevention) by adding … More