Do It Challenges for you to work on… Burglar Alarm – Stop, thief! Nobody will go unnoticed with this clever … More
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bounce into polymer science
Learn about the exciting applications of polymers – the secret ingredient to most toys – and make your own bouncy … More
Boeing 314 Flying Boat
Boeing 314 Flying Boat – Pan American Airways long-range aircraft. In February1936, Pan Am asked aircraft manufacturers for competitive bids … More
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Commemorative Air Force Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) – civilian female pilots, employed to fly military aircraft under the direction … More
bronze age
Diffusion of metallurgy in Europe and Asia Minor. The darkest areas are the oldest. Bronze Age – a period characterized … More
brain imaging technology
Meet the people in brain imaging technology Katrin Amunts (video 3:54) is helping to map one of biology’s greatest conundrums: … More
bobsled
Do It Challenges for you to work on… Design and build a bobsled to compete in the Olympics or race … More
board games
History The First Board Game (5000 BC) – Most people don’t realize board games are actually pre-historic, meaning we had … More
brass musical instruments
biomaterial
Biomaterials – any matter, surface, or construct that interacts with biological systems. Biomaterials science encompasses elements of medicine, biology, chemistry, … More
bionic arm
A bionic arm combines robotics, biotechnology, and electronics to recreate the functions of the human arm. Advances in bionics can … More
biplane
Biplane – a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other. The first aircraft to fly, the … More
Bluetooth
Bluetooth – an industrial specification for wireless personal area networks (PANs). Bluetooth provides a way to connect and exchange information … More
biomimicry
Biomimicry – Inefficiency doesn’t last long in nature. As a result, human engineers and designers often look to Mother Nature … More
biofuel
Humans have used biomass energy since the time when people began burning wood to make fire. Biomass is still the … More