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This collection, published by Marion Technical College, provides promotional materials for the 2021 and 2022 Smart Manufacturing Summer Camps. This 3-day program, located at Marion Technical College's campus, engaged students from ages 12 to 18 in introductory Smart Manufacturing topics. The program...

This 20-page report, provided by the University of California, Los Angeles, describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the Bruin Underwater Robotics (BUR) team for the Explorer Class of the 2023 MATE ROV competition. MATE ROV is a global...

Working with a material 10 times lighter than steel -- but 250 times stronger -- would be a dream come true for any engineer. If this material also had amazing properties that made it highly conductive of heat and electricity, it would start to sound like something out of a science fiction novel....

This is a lesson plan to develop a robot arm using common materials. Students will explore design, construction, teamwork, and materials selection and use. Although stated as suitable for high school students it could be used in an introductory CC course in robotics to stress concepts. The full...

This web site provides renewable energy activities and projects. The site is divided into the following sections: Home, Getting Started, Projects, References, Half Program, Experimental, and Site Map. Project topics include Conservation, Solar Thermal, Solar Electric, Bio Fuels, Solar Cooking, and...

This video, from the Engaging Students From Classrooms and Camps to College and Advanced Technological Careers project, was presented at the HI-TEC 2020 Conference. During the video, the presenters describe how project members connected high school teachers and students with local industry in an...

This paper, from Suzanne Silverman and Alice M. Pritchard of the Vocational Equity Research, Training, and Evaluation Center, a project of the Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund in Hartford, Connecticut, covers the disparity of girls in technology programs in Connecticut. A study was...

The ATETV project delivers web-based videos to connect students to careers in advanced technology. This episode of ATETV focuses on "some of the many ways students can build their resume while still in school and graduate ready to enter a high-paying, high-demand job of the future." The episode can...

This video, created by Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), provides an overview bulk micromachining. The lecture runs for 6:17 and describes the process of bulk micromachining as a process used to fabricate micro-sized components. More information can be found on the SCME website.

The ATETV project delivers web-based videos to connect students to careers in advanced technology. In this episode of ATETV, biotechnology and telecommunications are discussed. Community colleges work with companies in fields such as biotechnology to design curriculum to better educate their...