An array of heliostats in Energy2D (online simulation) A new class of objects was added in Energy2D to model what is called a heliostat, a device that can automatically turn…
…models that can be applied to new situations. But how do we get those ideas in the first place? Sometimes we learn from our experiences. Sometimes we learn from listening…
The National Science Foundation funds SmartCAD—an intelligent learning system for engineering design Blog Post
…United States. These new standards mandate every student to learn and practice engineering design in every science subject at every level of K-12 education. Figure 1 In typical engineering projects,…
…a report sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education: “New technologies thus bring the potential of transforming education from a data-poor to a data-rich enterprise. Yet while an abundance of…
The National Science Foundation funds grant to pair intelligent tutoring system and Geniverse Blog Post
…Geniverse with robust intelligent tutoring systems to provide real-time classroom support. The new GeniGUIDE—Guiding Understanding via Information from Digital Environments—project will combine a deeply digital environment with an ITS core….
…the entire cup, not just the water surface, is cooler. Seeing the bulk of the cup in blue color may prompt students to think more deeply and invite new questions,…
Modeling 1,000 PV panels in a desert Solar radiation simulation We have just added new modeling capacities to our Energy3D software for simulating photovoltaic (PV) power stations. With these additions,…
Modeling 1,000 PV panels in a desert Solar radiation simulation We have just added new modeling capacities to our Energy3D software for simulating photovoltaic (PV) power stations. With these additions,…
…simulate large-scale photovoltaic power stations. This new capacity of simulating CSP stations has enabled Energy3D to model and design two of the three main types of solar power plants (the…
…120 square meters (12 x 10 meters), dwarfing the vehicle in the image! This blog post features several new tools that were just added to Energy3D to support the actual…