design a toy

Toys Delaware – Engineering design project * individual project – pull toy * group project – safety standards, test with … More

design awards

We love to celebrate great achievements, especially when kids do something amazing AND it solves a problem to benefit society. … More

Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam – once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado … More

dam

Dam – a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while … More

dentistry

Dentistry – the branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and … More

dance

Performance iLuminate technology (video 2:58) – software tool that enables performers, choreographers, engineers, technicians, stylists and artistic directors to produce … More

design

“We’re not experts in any given area; we’re experts in the process of how you design stuff.” – David Kelley, … More

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