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This video, provided by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support Center (NACK Center), features a demo of the Nanoscribe two-photon lithography tool, an advanced 3D printing system that prints items on the micro and nano scale. Throughout the video, the presenter walks through...

As genetics and genomics research advances rapidly through the knowledge gained from the completed human DNA sequence, teachers and educators require new classroom tools to present the rich history, complexity and excitement of the world of genetics and genomics. These teaching resources include...

This video, made available by the STEM Guitar Project, was recorded at the Guitar Build Institute held at Aptos Middle School in San Francisco, California in 2018. In the video Alex Moll demonstrates gluing the fret dots onto a fretboard during electric guitar construction. The video runs 2:49...

This video, made available by the STEM Guitar Project, was recorded at the Guitar Build Institute held at Aptos Middle School in San Francisco, California in 2018. In the video Nancy Chang demonstrates gluing the fretboard onto the neck of the guitar during electric guitar construction. The video...

This video, made available by the STEM Guitar Project, was recorded at the Guitar Build Institute held at Aptos Middle School in San Francisco, California in 2018. In the video Nancy Chang and Steve Brown demonstrate applying Tru-Oil to a sanded electric guitar body. The video runs 3:46 minutes in...

This video, made available by the STEM Guitar Project, is a demonstration of making a guitar body spread as part of the computer numerical control (CNC) process. Topics covered include selecting the appropriate wood type, gluing the wood pieces together, attaching clamps, planing to desired...

This page from the STEM Guitar Project provides a number of videos on the design and manufacturing of guitars. Videos cover topics like performing basic wood repairs on guitars, soldering and wiring techniques, gluing fretboards to guitar necks and assembling the pickups to the pickup rings. Video...

This video, from the LEAD with Guitars in STEM project, demonstrates the use of a buffing wheel on guitar bodies after the wet sanding process. The host, Doug Hunt, explains the importance of the buffing process and introduces viewers to the components of the buffing wheel and how it works on the...

This video, from the LEAD with Guitars in STEM project, demonstrates the process of buffing a wet-sanded guitar body without the use of a mechanical buffing wheel or in places where the wheel can't reach. The host, Doug Hunt, introduces the two car products he'll use before demonstrating the process...

This video, from the LEAD with Guitars in STEM project, demonstrates the process of spray painting a sealed electric guitar body with a can of spray paint. The host, Doug Hunt, explains the process of preparing the guitar body for painting, and offers some tips and tricks for the spray painting...