One of every six people in the world today doesn’t have enough safe water to drink. Within 30 years, thirst…
density and buoyancy
What’s the problem? A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns. Originally…
design loop
variation on Design Process… THE DESIGN LOOP The design loop is a guide that helps make STEM design problems a…
balloon rocket car
Sir Isaac Newton laid the foundation for the modern science of rocketry near the end of the 17th century. Newton’s…
dance game
Dance Central Dance Dance Revolution – wii Just Dance (video 1:40) – Players follow on-screen prompts via motion control to…
data compression
data compression – Without it, you wouldn’t be reading this article online right now. Shannon’s equation codifies exactly how much…
CubeSat
CubeSats are pico-satellites of standardized dimensions (cubes of 10 cm per side, with a maximum mass of 1 kg) which…
DARPA robotics challenge
DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) – a competition of robot systems and software teams vying to develop robots capable of…
crystal radio
Crystal radio – A crystal radio receiver, also called a crystal set or cat’s whisker receiver, is a very simple…
craft stick mouse trap
Craft Stick Mouse Trap – a simple mousetrap that works virtually the same as a real mousetrap, except it’s made…
crystallography
Crystallography is the experimental science of determining the arrangement of atoms in the crystalline solids (crystal structure). study of crystals…
creativity
video clips from the Stanford Technology Ventures Program’s ECorner Collection. Changing the World through Innovation, by Stanford President John Hennessy…
CBB could be better
Could Be Better (CBB) – Engineers are often see where something can be improved. It may not be possible to…
Costa Concordia
On 13 January 2012, the cruise ship Costa Concordia hit a rocky outcropping off the coast of Italy and partially…
engineering week
Engineers Week is coming up… February February 17–23, 2019 We would like everyone to have an Engineering Design Process experience…
