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Josiah Roberts successfully completed a two-year program at Naugatuck Valley Community College and is now transferring into a four-year mechanical engineering degree program at a local university. The ATE collaborative wheelchair project he worked on during his time at Naugatuck helped convince him...

These presentation slides, from the National Center for Autonomous Technologies (NCAT), provide information about different autonomous programs and competitions. Programs and competitions covered include NCAT, Center for Advanced Automotive Technology (CAAT), MN State Transportation enter of...

This report is provided by the National Center for Autonomous Technology, and addresses the innovations and developments of technology in autonomous vehicle engineering, and how it impacts the education of the workforce. It discusses how the changes impact educators and employers, plus changes to...

This video from the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) National Center is part of the center's 2023 Annual Institute. In the video, Iain Walker explores home decarbonization and the importance of avoiding electric panel and service upgrade costs. Walker explores the importance of...

In this interactive object, students explore the basic elements and common terms associated with dimensions and leaders in engineering drawings. A quiz completes the activity.  

Learners examine the drawing symbols used for counterbore, countersink, spotface, radius, diameter, and depth. In the quiz that completes the activity, they associate these symbols with machining applications.

In this highly interactive object, learners associate basic line types and terms with engineering drawing geometry. A quiz completes the activity.

These resources, from the STEM Guitar project, include a PowerPoint presentation and an activity on the strength of guitar materials. The purpose of the presentation is to learn about "... materials testing and relate that information to how luthiers create bended sides for guitars." The...

This video, provided by the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center, is from the BEST Center's 2022 Annual Institute. In the video, Colette Flood and Nekeiah Harrell of the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory (LBNL) lead a presentation about internship opportunities at the LBNL ...

This page from the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) National Center includes a number of downloadable research reports. The papers cover topics such as facilities management and operations best practices, reducing energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions, current trends in...