Cheer on the competitors in this zany science cook-off, where teachers compete before a live audience at the Exploratorium for the sought-after title, "Iron Science Teacher." Parodying the cult Japanese TV program, Iron Chef, the Exploratorium's Iron Science Teacher competition showcases science teachers as they devise classroom activities using a ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
The Challenges of VHF Power ConversionHow much could power supply density increase if operating frequency was substantially increased? Not just by a factor of 5 or 10, but into the 10's of MHz, the frequency band known as Very High Frequency (VHF) in the radio world. Making very high density, high frequency power supplies with ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Non- IEEE $10, IEEE members $5, CE members free
Grounds for Science: Extinction! Grounds for Science: Extinction! What Really Killed the Dinosaurs? Ammonites, pterosaurs, plesiosaurs, and most famously, dinosaurs, are just a small percentage of the 75% of species that went extinct at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary. What caused this mass extinction? Was it a giant meteor impact? Massive outpourings of lava and gas? Or something ...
Dr. Tesla Jeltema is an assistant professor at UC-Santa Cruz and Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics. Her research focuses on what the formation and evolution of structure can tell us about the fundamental nature of our universe. Dr. Jeltema's interests fall into a few broad categories: Large-scale structure (clusters ...
