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Roanoke STEAM Day – Friday, Oct 23

https://www.vtrc.vt.edu/engagement/steam.html

Friday, October 23, 2020   

Area schools (including homeschools) are invited to visit Downtown Roanoke for a free celebration of Science, Technology , Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) at area museums on October 23, 2020.

There are scholarships available to help offset the cost of sending students. These funds will be available on a first come basis , so schools are encouraged to register early to take advantage.  

Please contact Don Pizzullo to find out how to get your school involved: pizzullo@vt.edu or (540) 767-6102.

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Virtual Science Festival 2020 – Saturday, Nov 7

Saturday, November 7, 2020 10AM – 4PM

https://icat.vt.edu/science-festival.html

Annual Science Fair hosted by Virginia Tech and the Science Museum of Western Virginia.
Open to the Public, Free, VIRTUAL FORMAT with two-way conversations between learners and scientists.

 

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FutureHAUS – New Technologies for Energy Positive Smart Homes

https://www.futurehaus.tech

 

What Virginia Tech project has traveled the world, visiting Dubai, UAE, New York’s Times Square, and Washington, DC?  

FutureHAUS, Virginia Tech’s Center for Design Research energy positive smart home. Winner of the the Solar Decathalon Middle East 2018, FutureHAUS was designed and built by an interdisciplinary team of VT students and researchers exploring new ways to build and new ways to live.

THE CONCEPT
Inspired by the best production practices of the automotive and airplane industry, the FutureHAUS Dubai explores the process of prefabrication to deliver modular structures that integrate smart technologies, energy efficient systems, and new materials. Our innovative prototype proposes a factory produced, energy-positive, smart home. The goal is to not only invent the future of housing with the integration of smart technologies, but also invent the future of how they will be built. (https://www.futurehaus.tech/)

 

Tour FutureHAUS Online

 

FutureHAUS in the News 

Virginia Tech FutureHAUS Responsive Design Makes Whole House Work Like a Live-In App  (CBS New York) 

 

VT Documentary
Igniting a Housing Revolution

 

 

This solar-powered prefab home took over Times Square

Curbed, May 31, 2020

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STEM Skills in Gaming and Esports 

by Nick Butts and Chris Shell
North American Scholastic Esports Federation Blog  

STEM is science, technology, engineering, and mathematics — but it’s more than the individual disciplines, or even the combination of those. It also incorporates collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills and mindsets that are necessary in today’s world.