Zero budget. Zero time. I attempted to produce a new Halloween effect for 2023.
I call it “The Scary Yard Ghost.”
Yard ghosts just hang from trees, sway in the breeze, get caught on branches…
But I ask, what if they could move arou...
Vivien He researched, designed, built, and tested the device over the summer. The device was roughly $100. (Photo from Vivien He) When an earthquake occurs, having even just a few seconds of warning can make a big difference. A heads-up gives pe...
www.youtube.com/watchPharrell Williams has started a new initiative to teach music coding to middle and high school students. Students in the U.S and Canada are eligible to enter. Pharrell Williams teamed up with Amazon and Georgia Tech for an ...
More people are turning to citizen science during quarantine to give back to the community and contribute to scientific research. Just because you don’t have a scientific background doesn’t mean you can’t contribute to research. This is also a ...
Researchers at MIT showed how coding activates the multiple demand network in our brain. Subjects were tested on their comprehension of Python and ScratchJr. (Image credit: MIT) Some describe coding is like learning a new language. Others think ...
Every year, in July, the world celebrates, among other things, the World Youth Skills Day. This year the UN leaders got together to discuss how to improve youth employment rate amidst and post-pandemic. (Image credit: from unesco.org) The UN hol...
The team has been in development since March and is almost ready to be used in hospitals. The girls received guidance from Harvard University. (Image credit: JALIL REZAYEE/EPA-EFE/SHUTTERSTOCK) As the coronavirus continues to spread, access to v...
Anika discovered a drug that binds to the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, potentially preventing the virus from infecting and reproducing in the human body. (Image Credit: 3M) As the pandemic is ongoing across the globe, scientists are rallying to ...
At just 12 years old, Jackson Oswalt became the youngest person to build a nuclear fusion reactor in his home. He was able to use the nuclear fusion reactor to fuse two deuterium atoms together. (Image Credit: Guinness World Records) Is t...
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors. The women first published their discovery in 2012. (Image credit: CNN) Two 2020 Nobel Prize winners have made histor...
LEGO plans on investing $400 million over three years. The plan covers current costs and long-term investments. One of which includes eliminating the use of individual plastic bags in its products. (Image Credit: LEGO) On September 15, 2020, LEG...
The institutions were in danger of closing due to the pandemic but managed to raise over $1.5-million to remain open. (Image credit: U.S. Space & Rocket Center via GoFundMe) The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is a museum that showcases famo...
NASA is asking university students to help solve the lunar dust issue. The winners will be given up to $180,000 to build, test, and showcase their technologies. (Image Credit: NASA) Lunar dust can be quite dangerous, especially for astronauts, s...
Koch will spend a total of 328 days in space, breaking a record previously set by Peggy Whitson (Image credit: NASA) NASA astronaut Christina Koch recently made history. The 40-year-old electrical engineer broke the record for the longest single...
Move over Albert Einstein, Adhara Pérez is an eight-year-old genius. Adhara Pérez is said to be smarter than Albert Einstein (Image credit Ricardo B. Salinas. Hola!) Meet the little girl who may be smarter than Albert Einstein. Eight-year-old Ad...
DIY, crafting, building is a huge part of Halloween these days. I enjoyed putting together this collection of projects fueled by the holiday spirit.I walk you through how I built these from start to finish, include schematics and code. Everything you...
The competition hosted by NASA will take place in Fall 2019. (Image Credit: NASA) So, "Rovie McRoverface" going to win? NASA has chosen two organizations to participate in running a contest designated for students from grades K-12 in t...
Students at Seattle’s John Muir Elementary School take part in Amazon’s Future Engineering Robotics Program designed to give kids a four-part childhood-to-career opportunity. (Image credit: Amazon) Amazon has announced the funding of computer s...
Although most “coding robots” I’ve ever seen end up in a toy box never to be used again, this one seems a little more useful. iRobot Corporation, one of the top companies in consumer robots, has unveiled the Root coding robot and announced plan...
Can the world stop making things worth buying for a day? On May 4th, LEGO unveiled the latest addition to their Star Wars toy products, one that even Jedi force powers couldn't recognize. The newest LEGO Star Wars BOOST Droid Commander includes c...
Volkswagen will be unveiling the eGon next month in Germany. (Image Credit: Volkswagen) On Friday, May 3rd, Volkswagen introduced the eGon model, a cutaway vehicle based off its electric e-Golf automobile. The eGon has been completely stripped ...
Leading a tutorial unit of thirteen students in the Engineering & Architectural Design MEng programme at UCL’s Bartlett School of Architecture, design studio Architecture Social Club was asked to develop a creative brief around the concept of ‘tr...
The supermassive black hole at the heart of galaxy M87 displays a bright ring as light bends in its intense gravity. (Image credit: Event Horizon Telescope via Wikipedia) Event Horizon Telescope researchers have released the first ever images o...
Lego’s Spike Prime kit features over 500 Technic parts and pieces and is programmed using a Scratch-based app. (Image credit: Lego) LEGO has announced a new educational STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Art Math) platform designed to teach ...
Sphero’s new robot is geared towards hackers, tinkerers, and engineers looking for a truly customizable experience. This little bot can be a home security system or just a cool racecar (Image credit: Sphero) Sphero is known for their high tech r...
