desalination

One of every six people in the world today doesn’t have enough safe water to drink. Within 30 years, thirst … More

density and buoyancy

What’s the problem? A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns. Originally … More

design loop

variation on Design Process… THE DESIGN LOOP The design loop is a guide that helps make STEM design problems a … More

balloon rocket car

Sir Isaac Newton laid the foundation for the modern science of rocketry near the end of the 17th century. Newton’s … More

dance game

Dance Central Dance Dance Revolution – wii Just Dance (video 1:40) – Players follow on-screen prompts via motion control to … More

data compression

data compression – Without it, you wouldn’t be reading this article online right now. Shannon’s equation codifies exactly how much … More

CubeSat

CubeSats are pico-satellites of standardized dimensions (cubes of 10 cm per side, with a maximum mass of 1 kg) which … More

DARPA robotics challenge

DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) – a competition of robot systems and software teams vying to develop robots capable of … More

crystal radio

Crystal radio – A crystal radio receiver, also called a crystal set or cat’s whisker receiver, is a very simple … More

craft stick mouse trap

Craft Stick Mouse Trap – a simple mousetrap that works virtually the same as a real mousetrap, except it’s made … More

crystallography

Crystallography is the experimental science of determining the arrangement of atoms in the crystalline solids (crystal structure). study of crystals … More

creativity

video clips from the Stanford Technology Ventures Program’s ECorner Collection. Changing the World through Innovation, by Stanford President John Hennessy … More