Most the of 600 billion pounds of waste that Americans produce every year ends up in landfills. All that trash can have huge impacts on the environment. But modern landfills have found a new use for all that trash — they’re turning it...

Join Chris Robinson in Palo Alto as he builds the Tsunami Ball, a unique survival capsule for tsunamis.

Insane (for the time) Voyager engineering.

Recognizing Professor Paula T. Hammond as a part of Women's History Month!

Recognizing Dr. Marian Rogers Croak as a part of Women's History Month!

Stealth is a critical component of modern warfare, allowing militaries to hide their most valuable assets from the enemy. Discover how advanced engineering, innovative materials, and ingenious design techniques enable nations to hide...

Meet Suveen Mathaudhu, a scientist inspired by superheroes, revolutionizing metals to create eco-friendly solutions for transportation and beyond.

The frequency at which a material resonates, or naturally vibrates if given an initial impulse. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...

The joining together of two or more distinct parts to make a unified whole. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...

The study and engineering of materials and devices at extremely small scales, in the region of 1 to 100 nanometres. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...

How does a tall tree draw water from its roots to its leaves? And how does food made in leaves reach the rest of a plant? Discover how plants transport resources via the xylem and phloem. Biology - Plants - Learning Points. Transpiration...

The construction of the then-largest dam in the world: how was the construction of the dam achieved and what is its legacy today? Earth Science - Earth's Resources - Learning Points. The Hoover Dam was built in the 1930s in Nevada, USA,...

It was thought the Egyptians used only manual labour to build some of the Wonders of the World. Now it is though they could have used simple machines. Physics - Forces - Learning Points. It is believed that the Egyptians constructed the...

Changes in acceleration pose an extreme risk for fighter pilots. Find out how they train to avoid blacking-out during flights. Physics - Forces - Learning Points. Fighter pilots undergo training to allow them to cope with G-force....

A demonstration of how hi-fi speakers use a clever combination of electronics and magnetism to convert electrical impulses into sound waves, which our brain then interprets as music. Physics - Electricity And Circuits - Learning Points....

Still in its early stages, nanotechnology has the potential to change our world. What is it and how could it be used in the future? Chemistry - Atoms And Bonding - Learning Points. Nanotechnology is engineering on the smallest scale....

We look at how different materials change when they are exposed to liquid nitrogen. Flowers become frozen and stiff and the petals snap. A banana hardens and is strong enough to be used as a hammer and a squash ball becomes very brittle...

Learn about Robert E. Lee, the skilled Confederate general of the American Civil War.

Learn about one of the geniuses of the electrical age, Nikola Tesla.

Dive into the whimsical universe of Tim Hunkin, a cartoonist and engineer who creates homemade arcade machines with a satirical twist.

Inspired by MrBeast, try to protect a valuable prize from a series of onslaughts in this fun engineering project.

In this project you will use the Engineering Design Process to test and design your own microfluidic device design and test how the design and thickness of the channels impacts the ability for liquid to flow through the microfluidic...

Build a device to make a solar panel track the sun throughout the day in this engineering project

Make a thermostat-controlled evaporative cooling system using an Arduino in this fun science project.