From video game to day job: How ‘SimCity’ inspired a generation of city planners – Los Angeles Times the games have introduced millions of players to the joys and frustrations of zoning, street grids and infrastructure funding — and influenced … Continue reading 2019 wk.10

Making Games Better for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | Designing for Disability – YouTube Video games are for everyone. But disabled people can be left out if developers don’t consider their needs. Community: Design for a Cause – … Continue reading assistive technology

Future robots need no motors — ScienceDaily Engineers have created a novel actuating material that can be powered by visible light, electricity, and other stimuli, and which may replace traditional bulky motors and pneumatic actuators Creativity Tools: 24 Free Online … Continue reading smart materials, sensors

Wrench – a tool used to provide a mechanical advantage in applying torque to turn bolts, nuts or other hard-to-turn items. open-end wrench – a one-piece wrench with a U-shaped opening that grips two opposite faces of the bolt or … Continue reading Adjustable wrench

Surfaces tension – The cohesive forces between liquid molecules are responsible for the phenomenon known as surface tension. The molecules at the surface do not have other like molecules on all sides of them and consequently they cohere more strongly to those directly associated with them on the surface. This forms a surface “film” which makes it more difficult to move an object through the surface than to move it when it is completely submersed. Surface Tension Bascic Concepts – Flash animation “floating” – Only objects lighter than water can float. This insects is prevented from sinking because of surface … Continue reading Surface tension

In addition to being a great inspiration and a symbol of freedom and life in a new land, the Statue of Liberty is an example of an engineering challenge in the late 1800s. The lady with the lamp Video: Modern Marvels The Statue of Liberty (45 minutes) describes the engineering that went into the design, construction and restoration over more than 100 years. The Statue of Liberty stands on a small island in New York harbor on a specially-build pedestal. The statue was a gift from the people of France. The sculpture is so big that the French artist Frederic … Continue reading Statue of Liberty