Category: Month: September 2012
At the heart of Molecular Workbench’s modeling of atomic interactions is a profoundly important but fundamentally simple concept: At close distances, atoms attract each other until they get so close that they repel. Here’s a demo of that concept: two atoms interacting. Drag the green atom to various locations near and far from the purple […]
Cynthia McIntyre, Trudi Lord and Paul Horwitz describe the Evolution Readiness curriculum in the October issue of Science & Children, which focuses on hard-to-teach concepts. The computer-based and hands-on activities help fourth grade students learn the big ideas of evolution.
A hypothetical nano sorting machine. The International Journal of Engineering Education published our paper “A Visual Approach to Nanotechnology Education.” The paper presents a systematic approach based on scientific visualization to teaching and learning concepts in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Five types of mathematical models are used to generate visual, interactive simulations that provide a powerful […]
Energy2D, an open-source, interactive energy simulation tool, is now available for free download. Install the first stable version of Energy2D as a desktop app and create high-quality simulations that run in Web browsers for heat transfer, fluid dynamics, geoscience and more.