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
- 3 min
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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Megan Tseng
- Apr 17
- 4 min
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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The Scientific Teen
- Jun 23, 2021
- 4 min
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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The Scientific Teen
- Jun 1, 2021
- 5 min
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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The Scientific Teen
- May 21, 2021
- 27 min
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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The Scientific Teen
- Feb 20, 2021
- 5 min
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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Tina Sindwani
- Feb 16, 2021
- 7 min
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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Amanda Zheng
- Nov 22, 2020
- 4 min
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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The Scientific Teen
- Sep 28, 2020
- 3 min
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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The Scientific Teen
- Sep 6, 2020
- 3 min
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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The Scientific Teen
- Aug 11, 2020
- 2 min
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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The Scientific Teen
- Jul 13, 2020
- 2 min
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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The Scientific Teen
- Jul 5, 2020
- 3 min
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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The Scientific Teen
- Jun 21, 2020
- 2 min
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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The Scientific Teen
- Jun 14, 2020
- 4 min
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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The Scientific Teen
- May 23, 2020
- 5 min
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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The Scientific Teen
- May 3, 2020
- 3 min
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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The Scientific Teen
- Apr 14, 2020
- 5 min
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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The Scientific Teen
- Apr 2, 2020
- 3 min
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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The Scientific Teen
- Mar 23, 2020
- 5 min
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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Amanda Zheng
- Feb 28, 2020
- 2 min
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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Amanda Zheng
- Feb 7, 2020
- 5 min
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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Amanda Zheng
- Feb 1, 2020
- 4 min
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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Amanda Zheng
- Dec 13, 2019
- 3 min
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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Amanda Zheng
- Dec 1, 2019
- 3 min
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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Amanda Zheng
- Nov 22, 2019
- 3 min
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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Amanda Zheng
- Nov 9, 2019
- 4 min
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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Amanda Zheng
- Nov 2, 2019
- 1 min
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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Amanda Zheng
- Nov 2, 2019
- 4 min
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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The Scientific Teen
- Sep 28, 2019
- 1 min
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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The Scientific Teen
- Sep 28, 2019
- 2 min
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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The Scientific Teen
- Sep 28, 2019
- 2 min
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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The Scientific Teen
- Sep 22, 2019
- 2 min
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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The Scientific Teen
- Apr 28, 2019
- 3 min
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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The Scientific Teen
- Feb 9, 2019
- 3 min
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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The Scientific Teen
- Oct 7, 2018
- 3 min
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 Scientific Teen
- Sep 26, 2018
- 2 min
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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The Scientific Teen
- Sep 26, 2018
- 5 min
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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