This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, covers magnetism. Students will experiment with ferrofluid which is "a unique material that has both magnetic and liquid properties. It is a...

Remember the silent caterpillar drive from the movie The Hunt for Red October? The caterpillar drive was a fictional magnetohydrodynamic propulsion system. Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) propulsion is a means of using...

This website from Professor Paul Yager of the University of Washington presents short bits of text and graphics that beginners may find useful in learning about concepts in microfluidics. Keywords: Laminate, fluids,...

This is a web page with learning objects in Pneumatics. The lessons cover the topics of scientific laws & symbols, valves & actuators, pneumatic power sources and other basic concepts.

This simple resource, created by Porter W. Johnson of Illinois Institute of Technology, features activities for upper level high school students about the properties of fluids under a variety of circumstances. Students...