Zero gravity experiments: The future of science education?

These American science teachers are doing experiments in a low gravity situation inside of a modified Boeing 727. The experiments were designed together with their pupils in class.

One, Kim Snyder from Virginia Beach, has a balloon and a tape measure to test lung capacity in low gravity (she finds it harder to inflate the balloon [...]

Virtual Training Simulator for Dike Inspectors

As a training for levee inspectors, GeoDelft have developed a realistic game simulator ‘The Levee Patroller’. The simulator is based on the first person shooter Unreal. In this virtual environment future dike inspectors can walk around and find possible risks which may lead to a breach of the dike. Education through virtual experience will hopefully [...]