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This article from SPIE describes how dielectric breakdown and wet etching may provide a method of fabricating 3D nano- and microscale channels inside transparent dielectric materials. The article includes several graphics which help to illustrate the concept.

This video, published by the Wisconsin Energy Institute, is part of a monthly forum series on clean energy. In these videos, panelists discuss the global transition to clean energy. The forum's goal is to "encourage cross-disciplinary dialogue to explore the important technical, social, political,...

This activity, from The Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC), uses Google Earth to take students on a virtual field trip to the Alyeska Marine Terminal in Valdez, Alaska, exploring the different aspects of oil transfer. The tour features points of interest that link to...

This webpage, provided by the Foundation for Water & Energy Education, provides information regarding the use of water as a renewable energy resource in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.  The foundation includes various curricula focused on the topic of hydropower for use in the...

This webpage, created by the Ecological Society of America, details a proposed framework for providing ecologists with the fundamentals for teaching the general public the science of ecology.  This framework includes "core ecology concepts, integrates humans throughout the ecology curriculum,...

This site includes a Java applet that displays Fourier series approximations and corresponding magnitude and phase spectra of a periodic continuous-time signal. Select from provided signals, or draw a signal with the mouse.

Learn how to make waves of all different shapes by adding up sines or cosines. Make waves in space and time and measure their wavelengths and periods. See how changing the amplitudes of different harmonics changes the waves. Compare different mathematical expressions for your waves. This simulation...

This website provides information on Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA). On this page users will find an introduction to FPGA, projects, interfaces, software, and quick start guides. Some projects include music box, LED displays, R/C servos, graphic LCD panel, and more. 

This 20 page case study, from the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) National Center, provides an overview of the facility management, maintenance, and operations of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. Best practices are highlighted to "provide snap-shots of...

In this white paper, sponsored by GeoTech and written by Dr. Ming-Hsiang Tsou and Jennifer Smith from San Diego State's Department of Geophysics, the role of open source software in Geographic Information System (GIS) education is described. "Open source software is not well adopted in GIS education...