We all love things that glow in the dark and a night time celebration isn’t complete without glow sticks, but have you ever wondered how they work? What exactly happens to make light appear when you bend the glow stick and hear that crack. Learn about chemiluminescence and the chemistry behind glow sticks!
Can you think of a few similarities between a hospital and a factory? Based on a hospital-factory analogy, this presentation provides a novel way to innovate in the medical device field with manufacturing science and technology. Examples of medical device innovation to tackle the world #1 cause of death will be introduced.
Large oil spills have been a common environmental problem for decades affecting wildlife, beaches and water sources. Environmental engineers have come up with many creative solutions to clean up these spills. WPI Engineering Ambassadors will tell you about some of these solutions and then you can try to clean up your own oil spill at home
See how TRINA, the tele-robotic intelligent nursing assistant can be operated using different interfaces such as a game controller, stylus, and motion mapping to complete tasks. Which interface do you think will work best?
Perhaps you are a student interested in a STEM career, but you are unsure what that could like. Maybe you are a parent looking to guide your student as they start to think about what career path to seek. Hear from David Saul, the WPI Business School’s Executive-in-Residence, about some of the highlights from his career in STEM.
At National Grid, safety is in our DNA. To help promote electric safety, we created a seven-minute version of our electric live line safety demonstration. How much do you know about electricity safety?
The dangerous process of dismantling large ship hulls often involves cutting down and recycling the ship’s infrastructure. According to US OSHA standards, ship breaking operations expose workers to a wide range of hazards or conditions likely to cause injury or illness. Learn how a group of WPI students worked together to develop a solution to improve worker safety in the ship-breaking industry by designing a prototype that displays the viability of a robotic approach to ship recycling.
This video explains supply chains and their management. It also talks about game theory and its application in supply chains.
Simulate the 3D food printing process through a simple activity, and compare your results to a real 3D food printer!
This exhibit highlights the creation of a short film starring Gompei the Goat, Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s mascot, exploring campus during the time of the covid-19 pandemic. Specifically, this video gives life to the “Proud Goat” bronze statue overlooking the WPI Quadrangle and imagines him reminiscing on the pre-pandemic times of campus bustling with activity. Being unaware of the covid-19 pandemic due to the lack of a respiratory system, statue-Gompei is wandering campus with curiosity as to where everyone went.
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