Mathematics is about numbers, shapes, symmetry, chance, change and more. Much more! Math is not only the most rigorous mental discipline ever invented, it's among the richest, most wide-ranging and most useful. Mathematics is also central to the information revolution. Downloadable music files, DVD movies, digital special effects and secure online credit card transactions, essentially any software application you can think of, owes its existence not just to computers, but to the mathematical algorithms that run on computers.
Science Of Innovation: What Is Innovation?
Whether it happens among students in a classroom, or engineers in a laboratory, innovation is a process, a series of steps that begins with imagination, and results in the creation of something of value for society.
Higgs Boson Could Help Explain How We Exist
Particle detected that could supply a missing piece of the cosmic puzzle.
Science Of NHL Hockey: Projectile Motion
Projectile motion allows hockey players to shoot the puck with a high rate of precision
Why The Other Line Is Likely To Move Faster
Bill introduces queueing theory and uses it to design the most efficient check out line.
NSF Science Now 3
NSF Science Now series spotlights NSF science and engineering research and discoveries
Vectors
Hockey is a game of chaos, but vectors are behind the scenes making sense of that chaos through mathematics
RoboBees: Design Poses Intriguing Engineering, Computer Science Challenges
These tiny, flying ‘bots’ could one day help with search and rescue, weather mapping
Science Of Speed: Momentum And Time
Decreasing the force of impact by increasing the amount of collision time
Statistics & Averages
Understanding the opposing team's stats and averages is one method of mentally preparing for a hockey game
Chalk Talk: Binary
How binary is the world we live in? Watch this video to find out.
Fiber Optic Cables: How They Work & How Engineers Use Them To Send Messages
Bill uses a laser pointer and a bucket of glycol to show how fiber optic cables works, and how engineers use them to transmit signals across the ocean.
Chalk Talk: Electromagnetic Spectrum
Check out the range of possibilities the electromagnetic spectrum gives science
Science Of Speed: Turning
A turn on the racetrack can prevent a racecar driver from turning his head at all
Executing The Perfect Dive
Research team analyzes how science informs athletics
Newton's Three Laws Of Motion
Newton's Three Laws of Motion apply to every single movement in the sport of hockey
Science Behind The News: Extrasolar Planets
Detecting planets outside the Earth's solar system
Science Of The Summer Olympics: Measuring A Champion
Timing is everything, especially at the 2012 Summer Olympics where even a millisecond could mean the difference between victory and defeat.
Science Of The Summer Olympics: Designing Safety Helmets
Highly engineered safety helmets are an essential part of many olympians' athletic gear
Science Of The Summer Olympics: Engineering For Mobility
Engineering enables wheelchair athletes to maximize their performance in competition
Higgs Boson: Mysterious Particle Could Help Unlock Secrets Of The Universe
