Making Gliders- A Continuation
Back on June 10th, 2019 I created a post on making gliders with a piece of paper, 3 Post-It notes, a few pennies, a shish kabob skewer and some 3D printed or laser...
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Making Things Fly – 3D Printed Supports for Paper Airfoils
I wanted to mention one cool project that I have been working on over the last week in conjunction with the Riverfront/Looking Glass High School here in the Eugene area. It is an engineering...
Honorary Physics Fun
I was excited to see the news yesterday about my fellow science education outreach associate, Stan Micklavzina, getting an award from the Lund University in Sweden. I try to see Stan perform whenever...
Hearing Light – A Physics SLAM Event
The University of Oregon’s Physics Department holds an annual Physics Slam where faculty compete try to convey complex issues to the general public and university community. In the most recent event, Dr Aleman’s group...
Next Generation Science Standards and ORESAT: Launching a cubesat into space
Through the Oregon Space Grant Consortium, Price Science Commons staff have worked with Portland State University’s Aerospace program on the plans to build and launch a cubesat micro-satellite in coming year (2019-2020). Students at...