Before arriving in Andenes, Norway, on Jan. 3, 2019, Alvaro Guerra and Erica Venkatesulu — both juniors at Pennsylvania State University in State College — had never seen the northern lights. Yet in a few short days, they would launch a rocket right into them. “I’d never done anything like this before,” Guerra said. “I […]
STEM
Vernier Software & Technology Supports Science and STEM Educators with Free Professional Development Workshops
Vernier Software & Technology will host 20 free hands-on workshops this spring to help science and STEM educators learn how to integrate Vernier data-collection technology into their curriculum. Led by a former science educator with years of classroom experience, each four-hour workshop will provide educators with the opportunity to explore age-appropriate, classroom-ready experiments using Vernier […]
Discovering the Secret Doors into Software
The word “hacker” often conjures up the stereotype of a nefarious genius typing away on a computer in a darkened room, stealing personal information — or worse. And 30 years ago, hacking was viewed as criminal activity. But the culture has changed. Now companies like Google, Facebook, and United Airlines offer rewards to people who […]
Fortifying the Future of Cryptography
As a boy growing up in a small South Indian village, Vinod Vaikuntanathan taught himself calculus by reading books his grandfather left lying around the house. Years later in college, he toiled away in the library studying number theory, which deals with the properties and relationships of numbers, primarily positive integers. This field of study […]
Startups Overcome Engineering Challenges From Prosthetic Design to Fighting Disease
From optimizing prosthetic foot designs to fighting heart disease to securing high voltage cables, the winning entries of the annual ANSYS Hall of Fame competition highlight how engineers are solving key challenges with ANSYS Pervasive Engineering Simulation solutions across numerous industries. Entrants from around the world successfully demonstrated their use of ANSYS pervasive engineering simulation technology to solve […]
Students Navigate Deep Space in STEM-Related Game at FIRST Robotics Competition
Inventor and founder of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST), Dean Kamen, launched the 2019 FIRST Robotics Competition with a new robotics game. Over 100,000 students joined the kickoff by participating in Destination: Deep Space, which was presented by The Boeing Company. Kamen hopes students take away many real world, critical solving […]
Witness a ‘Smart’ Rocket Blast-Off in the Coordinates of Your Home
Aerospace enthusiasts can now launch a smart rocket in their own home. PLUME is a smart, multifunctional rocket launch vehicle and speaker system that has been created to mimic a rocket launch in both appearance and entertainment. In order to get the full experience of a rocket blast-off, PLUME features CNC, 3D printing modeling, sound […]
TinkerENG: Finding a New Home on ABN Now
Starting in 2019, TinkerENG will be moving to our new video news series ABN Now, where we will continue to introduce innovative new products.
MODI: a DIY Development Kit for Iot Devices and Robotics
LUXROBO, an IoT robotics company, is showcasing its customizable IoT smart modules called MODI at the CES 2019 in Las Vegas. This device allows users to customize and code their own smart homes and smart classrooms. The MODI OS-embedded electronic device helps creators design their own IoT devices. MODI consists of 13 modules that can […]
TinkerENG: Highlights of 2018
Reminisce with us as we go through the 2018 highlights from our hit video series TinkerENG, where new products come to life.