Inventors have developed a couple of products that help deal with problems caused by global warming.
Grade levels: Senior High (10-12)
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Virtual Jellyfish
Researchers at the University of North Carolina are creating virtual jellyfish to study the fluid dynamics involved in their movement.
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Fact of the Matter: Tumbling Toast
Physicist Jearl Walker explains why dropped toast always lands jelly side down
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Ultramagic Hot Air Balloons
This Spanish manufacturer builds every component of their balloons in their own factory, including the baskets.
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AlpTransit Tunnel
Eight hundred meters below the town of Sedrun, Switzerland, the world’s longest railway tunnel is being carved out of the rock.
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Concrete Canvas
Two engineers in London have invented a “building in a bag” – a rapidly deployed hardened shelter that requires only water and air for construction.
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Built in Your Backyard: Alaskan Mecca
Carlos Owens spent 2 years and almost $25,000 building a giant walking robot in his parents’ backyard..
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Fact of the Matter: The Laws of Motion
Physicist Joanne O’Meara helps Jay demonstrate Isaac Newton’s third law of motion.