This MIT Engineer Built His Own Bionic Leg
YouthHistoryTechnologyBiotechnology...At MIT's Media Lab, researchers are developing prosthetic limbs that users can control with their minds, making a robotic foot move as seamlessly as a biological one.
Japan's $100 Billion World's Fastest Train
YouthHistoryTechnologyTransportation...Japan’s world record breaking Maglev L0 passenger train has been under testing since it was unveiled to the press in November of 2012, achieving speeds of 374 miles per hour.
Robotic Fibers
YouthHistoryTechnologyEngineeringA new kind of fiber developed by researchers at MIT and in Sweden.
2-Minute Time Machine - Beards
YouthHistoryTechnologyCulture...We'll check out what's up with beards and why men (and women!) might have wanted one.
Making Manuscripts
KidsHistoryTechnologyArtIlluminated manuscripts were among the most precious objects produced in the Middle Ages and the early Renaissance, primarily in monasteries and courts.
Building the impossible: Golden Gate Bridge - Alex Gendler
AdultsConstructionHistoryHuman...Explore the construction of California’s Golden Gate Bridge, and dig into the engineering innovations that made the structure possible.
2-Minute Time Machine - Bread
YouthHistoryTechnologyFoodWhere did bread come from and when did humans start making it?
The myth of Narcissus and Echo - Iseult Gillespie
AdultsEducationHistoryWriting...One day, Echo was drifting through the woods and fell in love with a handsome young hunter named Narcissus. Cursed by Hera to only repeat the last words spoken by another, Echo was unable to converse with him and was soon cruelly rejected.
The First Cell Phone Call
YouthHistoryTechnologyWhen AT&T launched their cellular system for car phones, Dr. Martin "Marty" Cooper and his team at Motorola decided to build a truly wireless mobile phone, a handheld device that would truly free consumers to communicate on the go.