Waves – the universe is made of fields of force. When a radio antenna makes a disturbance in the electric…
weather
What’s the weather like today? Tomorrow? How do we know that? Weather instrumentation – measurement, tracking, forecasting differentiate between weather…
wearable technology
Wearable technology – technologies worn close to the body, on the body or even in the body. Wearable technology, wearables,…
wave energy
Wave energy generator – a floating, flexible, modular and massively scalable wave power generation idea under testing in Scotland Wave…
weaving
Weaving – a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right…
water management
. Water is fundamental to life. Yet, eleven per cent of the global population — 783 million people, remains without…
water purification
In many places around the world, purified water is not always readily available. But sunshine is. For example, purified water…
water turbine
pictured: Cut-away view – hydraulic turbine and electrical generator, cutaway view. A : Generator; B : Turbine; 1 : Stator, 2 : Rotor, 3 :…
water pump
Water pumps Waterworks Museum (video 2:18) – learn about water pumps. The pumps on the museum supplied water to Boston,…
water slide
A civil engineer created the slippery part of the water slide. A civil engineer designed a pumping system to circulate…
waste management
Waste is unwanted materials and objects that people have thrown away. It is often also called trash, garbage, rubbish, or…
Wallace and Gromit
Wallace and Gromit are the main characters in a British series consisting of four animated short films and a feature-length…
warship
warship – a ship carrying weapons, which is used by the navy. Some warships also carry naval aircraft. Support warships…
walking machine
EV3 TrotBot – Version 2: Inspired by a Galloping Horse. In the same way that it is more tiring to…
viscosity
Viscosity – a physical property of fluids. It shows resistance to flow. In a simple example, water has a low…
