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This brief interactive activity, by Electromechanical Digital Library and Wisconsin Technical College System faculty member Terry Bartelt, begins with a discussion of the three basic components of a pneumatic power system, the prime mover, compressor, and receiver tank. Visitors can learn about each...

This animation, presented by the Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC), provides an overview of pneumatic valves and pneumatic cylinders. According to the animation, "pneumatic valves control the flow of compressed air" and have "two common features: a passageway through which air...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) enables researchers to produce millions of copies of a specific DNA sequence in approximately two hours. This automated process bypasses the need to use bacteria for amplifying DNA. This animation from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's Dolan DNA Learning Center presents...

This lecture series, from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Biointeractive project, features the following lectures: "Understanding Embryonic Stem Cells," "Adult Stem Cells and Regeneration," "Coaxing Embryonic Stem Cells," and "Stem Cells and the End of Aging." Each lecture, available in Flash...

The ATETV project delivers web-based videos to connect students to careers in advanced technology. This episode of ATETV examines three technical fields which require "precision and attention to detail," including biomanufacturing, agriculture, and information security. The video can be viewed whole...

The North Carolina Community College System BioNetwork offers a number of interactive eLearning tools (IETs), online learning modules designed to enhance (not replace) hands-on training. This particular IET, entitled Preparing for the Professional Interview, provides guidance for job interview...

This video segment, adapted from ATETV, looks at the Process Technology program at the College of the Mainland and what students will learn in order to succeed in industry. The video explains how the community college accommodates the busy lives of adult non-traditional students while still giving...

In this video adapted from Pathways to Technology, learn about process technology and the career of a process technician, also known as a process operator. Process technology is what turns chemicals into products, from oil and gas to cosmetics and rubber soles for shoes. The process technician keeps...

In this video adapted from Pathways to Technology, observe how Sandra Garcia is studying to be a process technician, and learn about the field of process technology. Sandra explains how her love of science brought her to community college after years away from school and how she's looking forward to...

In this video adapted from Pathways to Technology, you’ll meet Tyrone Walker, who keeps the enormous machines at a Tupperware factory running 24/7/365. Tyrone is a process maintenance engineer. This means he inspects all the parts of a machine’s electronics system looking for problems, from the...