Researching Bacteria's Virulence in Space
NASA is partnering with Universities and other businesses in scientific research aboard the International Space Station. A scientist from Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute has partnered with NASA to investiga…
Wind Energy in the Big City
A building owner in New York City (NYC) wanted to generate electricity on-site from renewable energy. If solar power was impossible because the adjacent buildings blocked the sun to the roof-top, could wind turbines work…
Maximizing Mobile Technology For Maximum Crowds
How do phone companies serve thousands of costumers utilizing a single cell tower designed to serve only a few hundred users? In this Spark 101 case challenge, students will help AT&T determine the number of towers needed…
Identifying and Resolving Network Coverage Issues
Ensuring that mobile phone customers have a fast and reliable network is a top priority and can be challenging. Sometimes there are gaps in coverage caused by many different factors. Detecting and finding gaps can be tric…
Innovation Process at the Garfield Center
In response to a dynamic marketplace, increased consumer needs and rapidly-advancing technology, health care is going through some significant changes. Jennifer Liebermann and Patricia Price from Kaiser Permanente’s Heal…