Engineering - Making Imagination Real
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| Audience/Grade: | High School Junior -Continuing Education 11-Continuing Education |
| Discipline(s): |
General Engineering, Engineering Science |
| Special Topic(s): |
ADVANCE - NSF Programs |
| Learning Resource Type: |
Reference - Visuals |
| Media Type: |
Video |
| Author(s): |
Organization:Advisory Committee, Directorate for Engineering, NSF |
| Description: | Website with brochure, graphics and a slide show about the exciting research funded by NSF in engineering. "Engineering research shapes our world through the design and development of devices and systems that meet many different kinds of human needs, including new technologies for improved health care, enhanced safety and security, and long-term economic prosperity. The 26 slides illustrate the diversity and excitement of modern engineering research, at scales ranging from the ultra-small world of nanotechnology to large-scale systems engineering approaches for addressing environmental sustainability and other global challenges. |
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| Use of Resource: |
Great visuals to show exciting research directions in engineering. |
| Difficulty: |
Easy |
| Interactivity Level: |
Low |
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| Publication Date: | June 2009 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.nsf.gov/eng/general/publicdoc/index.jsp |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
NEEDS
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