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"Zero Robotics SPHERES Challenge -- a programming competition run by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Having endured months of hard work and three qualifying stages, players will fly miniature satellites aboard the space station using computer programs they've written. "

"The Intel Science Talent Search, the country's oldest science competition, encourages students to tackle challenging scientific questions and develop the skills to solve the problems of today and tomorrow. Participants are judged on both their original scientific research and on their achievement and leadership, inside and outside the classroom. The 40 finalists will gather in Washington, D.C. from March 8-13 to compete for $630,000 in awards; the top winner will walk away with $100,000."

NROC's Developmental Math-An Open Program is designed for students striving to meet college entrance requirements. The program offers video, audio, interactive simulations, puzzles, and other instructional approaches that engage a variety of learning styles and attitudes as learners work to close proficiency gaps.

On Jan. 25, 1915, the inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, inaugurated U.S. transcontinental telephone service.

"Through inventiveness and breakthrough science and the use of existing technology that allows us to do more with less resources. Add an economic driver to this combination and you have cleantech."

"Explania! Watch hundreds of animated explanations, interactive tutorials and instructional videos,"

"The Global Math Circle (GMC) is an effort to promote math learning and to help students in their engagement with math. It is a weekly activity for students of grades 8 to 12 and post-secondary students."

"The distinction between music and noise is mathematical form. The foundation of music is the musical note: a combination of pitch (the musical word for frequency) and duration."

"The Launch Abort System JSC2010-E-050089 (5 April 2010) --- The launch abort system for the Pad Abort-1 (PA-1) flight is prepared on the launch pad for the test at the U.S. Army's White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico."

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"Engineering and fun aren't always two things that kids naturally associate with one another, but there are hundreds of ways to make engineering, physics and design fun and challenging for kids. Here are 100 great experiments that will let kids construct, play, learn and grow, all while they study the fundamentals of engineering."

"For fifty years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has recognized the best infrastructure projects in the world with its annual Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) award. The most recent winner was China's Sutong Bridge, a nearly 27,000-ft.-long bridge that spans the Yangtze River, and boasts several engineering "firsts," but also provided a safer, more efficient alternative to the ferries that local residents were forced to rely on."

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Wonder how an airplane lifts off the ground? Understand the basic physics behind flight in under two minutes!

"The F-4 Phantom II was an awesome jet for its time, and still impresses 50 years after its introduction! Hard to imagine, but the jet first entered service in 1960 with the U.S. Navy. Its claim to fame include being used by both the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds as their demonstration aircraft (albeit for just a few years due to the high costs associated with running it), and the top dog fighter-bomber in the Vietnam war. "

"PresentationTube integrates a variety of presentation aids and synchronizes presenter's audio and video, PowerPoint slides, whiteboard, drawing board, and Web content. PresentationTube provides a slide scrollable thumbnail allowing the user to move to the respective video content and control both the time and progress of video presentation."