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In this video from the ICT Center, learn about the index of refraction and Snell’s law. Review a simple example of refraction, the speed of light in materials, and the formula for calculating the index of refraction. Explore a table of the refractive indices of common media and materials used in...

Presented on behalf of Galil, these videos, presented by "industry leader" Jacob Tal, provide information on topics such as modes of motion, dual loop compensation, piezo-ceramic actuators, microstepping, and more. These two-minute videos are "perfect for busy engineers that need quick solutions to...

The ATETV project delivers web-based videos to connect students to careers in advanced technology. This episode of ATETV allows viewers to visit an industrial maintenance class where students master skills from welding and HVAC to robotics and electronics. The class uses a systems approach which can...

This best practices guide from FLATE, the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence, offers guidance to ATE educators "interested in taking a group of students on a field trip to a local hi-tech industrial facility." The 20 page guide outlines the entire experience, from planning...

In this video adapted from Pathways to Technology, learn how exploring an interest in computers can lead to a new career. After taking, and enjoying, an online course, Hilda Villavicencio decided to study computer programming and information technology (IT) at community college. Students who attend...

In this video adapted from Pathways to Technology, you’ll learn about the wide range of jobs that are available to someone with a degree in information technology, or IT. Kennedy Symekher is studying technical and networking support in community college. He attends interviews at Microsoft and...

In this video adapted from Pathways to Technology, learn what drove Choice Jennings—someone who had never owned a computer of his own—to become interested in computer graphics, attend community college, earn an associate's degree in computer systems engineering (CSE), and start his own information...

In this video excerpted from Pathways to Technology, you'll learn about the wide range of jobs that an information technology (IT) degree can make possible. From PCs to smartphones to cars, almost every tool we use today has computer technology embedded in it. The IT specialist is the person who...

In this professional development video from Getting Results, instructors from different disciplines fit content from their disciplines into one integrated project that simulates a real-world problem. The instructors—from physics, technology, math, and communications disciplines—discuss the project...

 The website provides interactive plasma physics tutorials on topics including electricity, magnetism, energy, and fusion. The site has links to Virtual Tokamak and Virtual Magnetic Stability Modules as well as Java applets to learn about Plasma and Fusion Containment.