Science Beat – Discovery Center at Water’s Edge

Discovery Center Free Community Forum Welcomes Author Kathy Kleiman

Kathy Kleiman, author of Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World’s First Modern Computer, will tell how she tracked down these women and captured their stories starting at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at the free Discovery Center Community Forum at Havre de Grace Middle/High School, 445 Lewis Lane, Havre de Grace, MD 21078.

YouTube thumbnail photo featuring Jackson Oswalt with his home fusion reactor.

How a 12-year-old boy achieved nuclear fusion

https://youtu.be/Wh5TUlzBwLw In 2018, Jackson Oswalt achieved nuclear fusion in the playroom of his home in Memphis, Tennessee, at the age…

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April is Citizen Scientist month–here’s how you can become a citizen scientist at SciStarter

April is Citizen Scientist month. You don't need a science degree and young and old are welcome to participate in scientific studies.

How an eighth grader won his science fair by showing how to make hearing aid batteries last longer

https://youtu.be/Pbt7VaBTnJM Watch Ethan Manuell show how to increase hearing aid battery life by up to two days. An assignment in…

How March 14 became Pi Day

https://youtu.be/mC3Vj1q5rXo We celebrate the mathematical constant pi on March 14 because March 14 can be written 3/14 and the first…

How to enter a science fair for middle schoolers

Here is the best advice online for how to enter and win a middle school science fair. Includes advice on how to build your science fair talent stack.

Magic of Science Fair and Family Festival Scheduled for June 11

The Magic of Science Fair and Family Festival is planned Saturday, June 11, 2022, at the TUNE Center at Harford…

What is a Wing?

A Wing is… Something that moves through the air and has low pressure on the top and higher pressure on…

How does a Kaleidoscope work?

Kaleidoscope Image The Kaleidoscope is made using three long mirrors with the mirror-sides facing each other forming a triangle. Illustration…

Katie Bouman was a MIT postdoctoral student when she led a team that designed one of the algorithms that led to capturing the first images of a black hole. (Adriana Usero/The Washington Post)

Meet the young woman whose algorithm assembled the first photo of a black hole

Katie Bouman helped the world see a black hole. Fans want ‘a rightful seat in history’ for her.