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This high school or beginning undergraduate level lab demonstration and inquiry activity will introduce students to the process of fermenting cellulosic biomass into cellulosic ethanol, along with the challenges researchers face in this area. The demonstration uses a Vernier probe or balloons to...

Optical fibers transmit light signals and are widely used in the telecommunications industry to transmit data over long distances. Light travels through the core material of an optical fiber by essentially repeatedly bouncing off the cladding material that surrounds the core. Understanding...

Students will discover the relationship between biofuel crop production and invertebrate biodiversity in these field investigations as well as the "effects those organisms have on pollination rates and weed seed predation." Instructors will have the option to choose from six field-sampling methods...

This video segment, adapted from ATETV, follows Travis Blackwell, a field service engineer working for ESAB Manufacturing, showcasing how technical college prepared him for work in this field. This video is a helpful for students considering or pursuing electromechanical engineering degrees to help...

This video, made available by the STEM Guitar Project, was recorded at the Guitar Build Institute held at Aptos Middle School in San Francisco, California in 2018. In the video Steve Brown demonstrates filing fret ends during electric guitar construction. The video runs 8:08 minutes in length and is...

The ATETV project delivers web-based videos to connect students to careers in advanced technology. In this episode of ATETV, geographical information systems, computer aided design and water treatment technology are discussed. Community college programs emphasizing technical knowledge are a great...

The ATETV project delivers web-based videos to connect students to careers in advanced technology. In this episode of ATETV, internships, information and communications technologies, and biotechnology are discussed. Internships provide students with valuable experience, and they often lead to...

This 22-page report, published by Macau Anglican College, describes the design and construction of Hydron, an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV). This report was created by Fish Logic, a student group that participated in the 2021 MATE ROV competitions Explorer class. MATE ROV is a global...

This 25-page report, published by Macau Anglican College, describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the Fish Logic team for the Telepresence Explorer Class of the 2022 MATE ROV competition. MATE ROV is a global competition that challenges STEM...

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