News - Part 5

Education

Do We Need Higher Education?

Higher education is one of the first points in the description of the requirements for most vacancies. Many people are convinced that universal higher education is simply necessary, and life…

Other

What Is SETI@home and How Does It Work?

SETI@home (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence at Home) is a scientific non-profit voluntary computing project on the BOINC platform, created by the SETI research center at the University of California at…

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The Importance of Failure in Your Work

«Success and failure in design are interconnected,» said Henry Petrosky, engineer and professor at Duke University. We publishe an excerpt from his book Success through Failure. The design paradox «about…

Education

Booknotes

Toward a New Research Paradigm Pasteur’s Quadrant: Basic Science and Technological Innovation By Donald E. Stokes. Brookings Institution Press; 1997; 180 pp., $14.95. Reviewed by Albert L. McHenry Click on…

Advances From Aee

Natural Detection

Water-quality sensors build STEM skills and environmental stewardship among whiz kids and struggling students alike. BY LIESL HOTALING Sensors are everywhere, from motion-detector light switches to pollution monitors. When used…