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Real World: TriATHLETE – The Engineering Design Process in Action (Video) See the engineering design process in action at Desert RATS, or Research and Technology Studies, in Arizona. Learn about the next generation of the ATHLETE vehicle. See how the original design changed to allow a split into two robots and the addition of unique…
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STEMonstrations: Engineering Design Process (video)
Astronauts Tom Marshburn and Matthias Maurer discuss how engineers use the nine steps of the engineering design process to create solutions to technical problems. Watch Tom and Matthias aboard the International Space Station to see how technology was engineered for the station’s microgravity environment and learn how station technology continues to evolve, meeting the ever-changing…
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NASA’s Eyes (Interactives)
Experience Earth, our solar system, nearby asteroids, the universe, and the spacecraft exploring them with immersive real-time 3D web-based apps. Start exploring your solar system now! https://science.nasa.gov/eyes/
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6 space technologies we can use to improve life on Earth
Danielle Wood leads the Space Enabled research group at the MIT Media Lab, where she works to tear down the barriers that limit the benefits of space exploration to only the few, the rich or the elite. She identifies six technologies developed for space exploration that can contribute to sustainable development across the world —…
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10 Reasons Why Space Exploration Matters to You (Article)
Those who’ve long dreamed of humans becoming a truly spacefaring race argue that exploring space provides down-to-earth benefits in areas such as health, mining and security. And more inspirational benefits, too. Here are some of the most compelling arguments for continuing the exploration of space. https://science.howstuffworks.com/10-reasons-space-exploration-matters.htm
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How the Space Debris Problem Is Spinning Out of Control (Interactive)
Like many other modern marvels, space exploration has yielded huge technological benefits for humankind, but it can’t help but have the same major side effect as many other advances: It has left a trail of garbage in its groundbreaking wake. Check out this interactive on space debris and why we should care. https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/assets/media/multimedia/0212-spacejunk/space-junk.html
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Sci-Fi-Inspired Industrial Designer Creates Space-Age Furniture (Article)
Though an industrial designer by training, Seoul-based Beomseok Chae makes no bones about these pieces being art furniture. Inspired by sci-fi in general as well as movies like “Interstellar” and “Blade Runner 2049,” Chae’s Post-Collapse collection applies the genre’s design cues to unlikely furniture creations. https://www.core77.com/posts/120373/Sci-Fi-Inspired-Industrial-Designer-Creates-Space-Age-Furniture#
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Space is Full of Junk. Here’s How to Clean It Up…
We know pollution is a problem on earth, but we’re filling space with our junk too. And if we don’t figure out a way to clean up space junk, we could end our interstellar dreams before they even get started. Today, we’re visiting some cool engineers in Switzerland to learn about the space junk problem…
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How New Mexico chiles ended up on the space station (article)
A NASA mission to harvest Hatch green chiles in space just might help farmers on earth adapt their growing methods.
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How Artists Are Using Technology (video)
These four artists are merging art with technology in the most creative ways. While Geoffrey Drake-Drockman builds interactive cybernetic sculptures, the artists at Factum Arte painstakingly produce replicas of Egyptian art. Janet Echelman weaves massive installations out of high-tech fiber originally made for NASA, and coder Miral Kotb lights up the dance world with wearable…
