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Prototype – an early sample or model built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing…

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What’s the problem? Ask – How can a flag be raised on a 10-foot high flagpole while standing on the…

Proteins and polymers – Spinning strands hint at folding dynamics: Lab uses magnetic beads to model microscopic proteins, polymers. Scientists…

Programmers instruct computers to perform tasks and create games, software, and websites. They can even control physical objects like cameras…

Properties of material – When studying materials and especially when selecting materials for a project / design, it is important…

Propeller – a type of fan which transmits power by converting rotational motion into thrust for propulsion of a vehicle…

Projectile has a single force that acts upon it – the force of gravity. If there were any other force…

Problem-solving is another word for engineering. All engineering can be thought of as problem-solving. Problems or potential problems in a…

An engineer is one of the first people consulted when a project involves a historic building. The engineer is asked…

Probability theory – the branch of mathematics concerned with analysis of random phenomena. As a mathematical foundation for statistics, probability…

Process Industries – design of systems and machines for heating, cooling or treating industrial fluids and gases, including the efficient…

What are polymers? – Polymers are everywhere. Just look around. Your plastic water bottle. The silicone rubber tips on your…

Plastic is a single word, but plastic isn’t just one thing. Think about how different a food wrapper is from…

Pnt du Gard – Great pictures, but these don’t provide any sense of scale. In the aeiral image, look at…

Times are changing. If there ever was a time when engineers were all nerdy guys in white shirts with pocket…