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This lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers the concept of relative size. Students will learn that "cells are quite big when compared to nanomaterials" and examine ways to keep nanoparticles from being polluted by larger objects, such as dust. A Teacher's...

In this webinar, provided by the Center for Renewable Energy Advanced Technological Education (CREATE), Gregory Nemet discusses how solar energy became a cheap model for low carbon innovation. Nemet also explains why energy transitions are hard. These transitions are difficult because people want...

This article written by Karim Nice explains what a Stirling engine is and how it works. "The Stirling engine is a heat engine that is vastly different from the internal-combustion engine in your car. A Stirling engine uses the Stirling cycle, which is unlike the cycles used in internal-combustion...

This article, presented by HowStuffWorks.com, shows how a submarine dives and surfaces in the water. It also shows how life support is maintained, how the submarine gets its power, how a submarine finds its way in the deep ocean and how submarines might be rescued. The article addresses many points...

This educational video on YouTube describes how the technology of superconductors in magnetic levitation works. The video begins by showing a futuristic flying car, then describes how this technology might one day be possible due to superconductors. A working prototype of a "flying car" is also...

This brief interactive activity, by the Electromechanical Digital Library and Wisconsin Technical College System faculty, explains clearly the reasons to use switches in place of hubs when using an LAN. The animations and corresponding explanations are helpful as the user clicks through each slide...

This article, provided by the National Center for Autonomous Technologies (NCAT), highlights the use of drones to inspect residential buildings for heat loss in Warren, Minnesota. The article describes the partnership between NCAT students and the city of Warren to complete thermal heat scans, and...

This web site, provided by Texas Instruments Incorporated, describes the DLP projection system, an optical semiconductor known as the DLP chip. The web site is divided into the following sections: Advanced light control, Display and projection, Automotive solutions, and Technical resources.

This page, created by Noreen Warren and Lisa A. Seidman and presented by Bio-Link, explains how to use the internet to obtain the current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). It describes how the regulations are organized and how they can be...

This webinar, published byWestern Michigan University Evaluation Center, explores mistakes made in evaluation plans and how to fix such issues. In the video, Lyssa W. Becho begins with an overview of evaluation and why it is important to include evaluation in a proposal. Next, Becho explores...