old ideas

Some old ideas were really good, but we forget about them and the engineers who were responsible for these ideas.…

optical fiber

optical fibre – a flexible, transparent fibre made of glass (silica) or plastic, slightly thicker than a human hair. It…

Optical illusions Benham’s disc – this spinning black and white pattern makes you see imaginary colors If the disk is…

Nutrition Functional food – a food given an additional function (often one related to health-promotion or disease prevention) by adding…

Oil Rigs Reclaimed: 7 Ways to Reuse Obsolete Platforms – Thousands of decommissioned oil rigs rotting in waters all over…

Neon sign – Just like fluorescent lights, neon signs are glass tubes filled with gas. When the light is turned…

Non-Newtonian Fluids are a subset of Fluid Mechanics. Non-Newtonian fluids – Corn starch and water produces a goopy mixture that…

Nikola Tesla – inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer and physicist. He is best known for his contributions to the design…

The Nobel Prize medal is a copyrighted artistic work by the Swedish sculptor and engraver Erik Lindberg (1873–1966). Alfred Nobel…

Everywhere, everyone has problems to solve. Some are big, like launching rockets to care people and supplies to the International…

Robot – a machine that is guided by a computer program or electronic circuitry. Robots can be autonomous or semi-autonomous.…

In a Novel Engineering unit, students will engage in engineering design through the regular books they are already reading in…

Nature’s Fury – FIRST LEGO League Challenge 2013 Nature’s Fury – Challenge and Resources Team, group work, project management, collaboration,…

Native Americans made many marvelous things with cutting tools of stone, bone and shell. Clothing fur parka – is one…

Natural disaster – the combination of a natural hazard (a physical event like a volcanic eruption, typhoon, tropical cyclone, tornado…