Engineering

Dec 1, 20222 min read

3D Printers

Author: Kuhu Bhattacharya 100 years ago, one could not have imagined having the leisure of printing toys, artifacts and jewelry at home....

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Jun 30, 20223 min read

A Study In Levitation With Electro-Magnetism

By Julia Pfeiffer, Blackheath High School, London What is an electromagnet and how it works? An electromagnet is a magnet that runs on...

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Apr 17, 20224 min read

Earthquake Resistant Engineering Over the Years

By Anoushka Knowles In 2017, over 200 people were killed during an earthquake in Mexico. The majority of deaths in earthquakes are caused...

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Jun 23, 20214 min read

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Succeeds in Momentous First Flight

By Ria Srivastava NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter captured this shot as it hovered over the Martian surface on April 19, 2021, during...

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Jun 1, 20215 min read

An Interview with Space Systems Engineer Professor Lucy Berthoud

By Byron Perry In this interview we talk to Professor Lucy Berthoud, a Professor of Space Engineering at Bristol University in the United...

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May 21, 202127 min read

Unearthing: A Story Based on Port of Mars

by Patrick Rivers Note: This is a work of fiction. This science fiction artefact was created by Patrick Rivers under the eLearning in...

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Feb 20, 20215 min read

2020 in Spaceflight

By Byron Perry 2020 was a categorically terrible year. A year in which there seemed to be no good news, with every headline bringing more...

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NASA Mars Rover and Helicopter - "Perseverance and Ingenuity" - to Land February 18th, 2021!

Tina Sindwani

Feb 16, 20217 min read

NASA Mars Rover and Helicopter - "Perseverance and Ingenuity" - to Land February 18th, 2021!

By Tina Sindwani Update on 18 February 2021 at 1:11 PM PST: The rover has confirmed successful landing and has just sent back its first...

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Nov 22, 20204 min read

Engineering Marvels I - The Earthquake-Resistant Bridge

By: Harshita Singh Chauhan The Engineering Marvels Series Do you often find yourself marvelling at the intricately designed mammoth...

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Sep 28, 20203 min read

Supersonic Air Travel, Fifty Years Later: Is It Still Possible?

By Suad Cobo Pilots of the last British Airways flight BA002 onboard Concorde (Credit: BT.com) After a tough competition between Russia,...

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Sep 6, 20203 min read

Spider Silk Technology

By Joelle Lim Scientists have found new uses for spider silk that may revolutionize the future for a variety of fields. Spider silk has...

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Aug 11, 20202 min read

Energy from Shadows

By Eliabel Legrand Introduction Your best friend that follows you around when the sun comes out - your shadow- it doesn’t serve an...

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Jul 13, 20202 min read

Lava Lamps and Internet Security

By Suad Čobo There are a lot of factors that make the Internet a secure place for all of us. However, some of them require some...

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Jul 5, 20203 min read

How do prosthetic limbs function?

By Joelle Lim Prosthetic leg, arm, and hands Have you ever wondered how a cyborg might work? How are scientists able to recreate a...

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Jun 21, 20202 min read

Listening to Fruit

By Amanda Zheng Sometimes we have to throw away a rotten apple or brown banana, but most food waste happens on the production level and...

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Jun 14, 20204 min read

Project Silica: Keeping a moment eternal, environmentally-consciously

By Rajvi Khanjan Shroff What is Project Silica? For years, companies have been hoping to find a way to preserve data such as photos and...

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May 23, 20205 min read

Mixing Reality and Hologram: The Use and Applications of AR

By Sofia Rodriguez In 2016, Pokemon Go shook the world as the first widely available application of augmented reality. But what actually...

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May 3, 20203 min read

Landing an Aircraft with No Outside Visibility: Auto-land

By Suad Cobo Ever wondered how an aircraft lands in a fog with absolutely no visibility? There is a lot of technology involved, all to...

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Apr 14, 20205 min read

How AI Interprets and Analyzes Language: The Future of Transcription

By Sofia Rodriguez With a simple “Hey, Siri,” you can have a full conversation with your phone. It feels like your phone understands what...

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Women's History Month: Mildred Dresselhaus - A Pioneer for Women in Science

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Apr 2, 20203 min read

Women's History Month: Mildred Dresselhaus - A Pioneer for Women in Science

by Adam Tseng Mildred Dresselhaus’s story is not just a story of carbon physics, but also a testament to the potential of women in STEM....

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Mar 23, 20205 min read

Women’s History Month: The Impact on STEM

By William Huang Every year, the month of March is reserved for the observance of Women’s History: a way of remembering and honoring...

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Feb 28, 20202 min read

Boeing 737 MAX: Unsuccessful Successor of a Successful Aircraft

By: Suad Čobo In 1967, the original Boeing 737 saw the light of day with its first-ever flight. 52 years later, more than ten thousand...

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Feb 7, 20205 min read

How Ships Counter the Waves of the Sea

By William Huang If you’ve ever been on a boat, big or small, in the sea or ocean, you probably know that the voyage isn’t the smoothest...

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Feb 1, 20204 min read

How do Flights “Cross the Pond”?

By: Suad Čobo Today’s radar technologies make it easier and faster for air traffic controllers to manage traffic flow, avoid collisions,...

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Dec 13, 20193 min read

Extended Reality Made Simple: The 5-Minute Guide to Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality

By: Rajvi Khanjan Shroff Extended Reality Made Simple: The 5-Minute Guide to Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality With the ability to...

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Dec 1, 20193 min read

A Plane with NO Moving Parts?

By: William Huang The very first thing you notice when an airplane flies overhead is probably the loud, agitating, and continuous noise...

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Nov 22, 20193 min read

Thermoelectric Generators - A Neoteric Electrical Masterpiece

By: Johan Jeson Thermoelectric generators are new sources of energy that can transform industries and societies across the globe. Ever...

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Nov 9, 20194 min read

Printers and Organs: How 3D Bioprinting Might End the Organ Donor Crisis

By: Hamza Alsamraee On average, 20 Americans die every day due to challenges surrounding organ availability. Even more frustrating,...

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Nov 2, 20191 min read

Your Newest Dog Could Be Robotic

By: Amanda Zheng Just like a normal dog, Boston Dynamics’ robot appropriately named Spot can jump, run, and go where you tell it. But...

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Nov 2, 20194 min read

The Evolution of Aerospace Materials

By William Huang When you watch an airplane fly overhead, you might wonder, “Hmm, how does that thing fly?” Most people think of the...

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Sep 28, 20191 min read

How can a plant help our tissues regenerate? - PIS Research Articles

By: Julianna Bonetti - Jose Marti Stem Academy A delicious treat every little kid has present in their lunchbox is Jell-O. But did you...

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Sep 28, 20192 min read

Fabricating Improved Piezoelectric Thin Films – PIS Research Article

By: William Huang - Central Bucks High School South You’ve probably used piezoelectricity several times in your life, and will continue...

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Sep 28, 20192 min read

A possible tool to fight JUUL? - PIS Research Article

By: Alexander Cho If you have been to high school, you may know firsthand that vaping has become a widespread issue in schools across...

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Sep 22, 20192 min read

How can a Rocking Chair Generate Electricity? Piezoelectricity.

By: Amanda Zheng This summer I was tasked with a group of 4 other students to capture human kinetic energy. My first thought was: how am...

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Apr 28, 20193 min read

An Opportunity Well Taken

By Krishna Rao What happened to Opportunity after 15 years of service to the scientific community? Introduction On the seventh of July,...

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Feb 9, 20193 min read

Automotive Aerodynamics: A Guide for Dummies (Part I)

By: Harshita Singh Chauhan “According to the laws of aerodynamics, the bumblebee can’t fly either, but the bumblebee does not know...

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Oct 7, 20183 min read

A Day in the Life of an Engineering Student

Rishmitha Koppuravuri A typical undergrad's life in any reputed college of Engineering is one full of excitement, one way too full of new...

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The Ethical Implications of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)

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Sep 26, 20182 min read

The Ethical Implications of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)

Tina Sindwani Introduction Genetic modification is the manipulation, or changing, of an organism’s genetic pattern to fit our own needs...

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Sep 26, 20185 min read

A Summer in a Tissue Engineering Lab

Amanda Zheng You are drinking hot chocolate and it spills. Your hand jerks away in pain! Recognizing pain in situations of danger is a...

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