Spring-loaded plungers use a spring and a plunger (or ball tip) to exert a precise and repeatable force. They are a better option than having engineers cobble together an assembly that uses a simple, ...

After the Toledo Museum of Art canceled a pioneering exhibition of glass cannabis pipes, many people wondered what lay behind the decision. By Zachary Small Susan Polgar, a chess grandmaster, will be ...

We help a reader track down an unusual, decades-old wineglass. By Tom Delavan The artist Sourabh Gupta gives a step-by-step guide to crafting Icelandic poppies out of crepe paper. By Jinnie Lee A ...

Protein design (or protein engineering) is a technique by which proteins with enhanced or novel functional properties are created. Proteins can be engineered by rational design, which typically uses ...

Ching-He Huang shows you how to make perfectly crisp spring rolls. Rolling the spring rolls can be a bit tricky at first but worth the effort. Make them in advance and freeze them. They can be fried ...

This article by Phillip Mccluskey from Camloc provides technical information to aid in design projects which require assistance with motion control, including an outline of forces, effect of rod ...

Iowa State students displayed over 500 drawings and multi-dimensional art projects at the Spring Core Exhibition Thursday. The pieces were displayed throughout the College of Design building in order ...