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USA Science & Engineering Festival
Secret Lives of Science Greats
Secrecy coated the Morgan home, swept in like a fine dust that settles heavily. George Morgan’s parents worked as scientists on classified projects for the U.S. government, and they became ...
May 9, 2014
BY
Tara MacIsaac
Fun Science in Photos: 2014 USA Science & Engineering Festival
2014 USA Science & Engineering Festival: Fighting hypothetical zombies with crossbows, making Ferris wheels out of Knex, having ...
May 2, 2014
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DuWon Kang
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Tara MacIsaac
Talented Robots Fly and Play Musical Instruments (Video)
Robots fly and play musical instruments to a delighted crowd at the 2014 USA Science & Engineering Festival ...
April 30, 2014
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DuWon Kang
Fun With Physics, Liquid Nitrogen, and a Robotic Snake
WASHINGTON—3M Visiting Wizards brings physics fun, cool chemistry, and all manner of kid-friendly science lessons to elementary schools. ...
April 29, 2014
BY
DuWon Kang
Bill Nye Talks Asteroid-Attacking Laser Bees, Other Cool Stuff
A swarm of flying robots spewing lasers may one day save the Earth.
April 29, 2014
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Tara MacIsaac
Bionic Exoskeleton Suit Helps Paralyzed Woman Walk (Video)
WASHINGTON—Amanda Boxtel became paralyzed in 1992 after a skiing accident at the age of 24. Now in a ...
April 29, 2014
BY
DuWon Kang
Baxter the Robot Could Revolutionize Manufacturing: Watch Him in Action
Baxter the robot showed what it could do at the USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C., ...
April 29, 2014
BY
DuWon Kang
and
Tara MacIsaac
Watch: Robot Gets Down Gangnam Style
A robot performs Psy's Gangnam Style dance at the St. Elizabeth Robotics Team booth at the USA Science ...
April 28, 2014
BY
DuWon Kang
Why Sundials Are Still in Style
WASHINGTON—"Digital sundial" is not an oxymoron. Bill Kellogg of the North American Sundial Society patented a digital sundial, ...
April 28, 2014
BY
Tara MacIsaac
Science Behind Illusion, It’s More Than Sleight-of-Hand
Famed deception specialist Apollo Robbins reveals his tricks—magicians understand much about human nature.
April 28, 2014
BY
Tara MacIsaac
Chris Hackett on Why Zombies Fascinate Us, How to Survive the Apocalypse
What is it about zombies that has given them the spotlight in pop culture? Hackett gives survival tips ...
April 28, 2014
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Tara MacIsaac
Bad Forensic Science and Wrongful Convictions
Imagine spending 20 years in prison because science proved you guilty. Imagine being vindicated because science then proved ...
April 27, 2014
BY
Tara MacIsaac
Cutting-Edge Military Technology on Display at USA Science & Engineering Festival
WASHINGTON—Many of the greatest advancements in technology get their start on the battle field. The Department of Defense ...
April 27, 2014
BY
Tara MacIsaac
Listening to the Skies
Mysterious radio bursts from billions of light years away—one of many reasons to listen to the skies.
April 27, 2014
BY
Tara MacIsaac
When Nobel Laureate John Mather Gazes Into Space, This Is What He Sees
Dr. John C. Mather won the 2006 Nobel Prize in physics along with George F. Smoot for their ...
April 21, 2014
BY
Tara MacIsaac
Hollywood Stunt & Special Effects Coordinator Steve Wolf on Simple Science, Working With Tom Cruise
Steve Wolf says he has a Ph.D. in 5th grade science. That’s how simple it is to understand ...
April 15, 2014
BY
Tara MacIsaac
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