‘Artificial atoms’ help achieve secure real-world quantum communication

This approach leverages the principles of quantum mechanics to generate random keys that are impossible to crack.

Teen robotics enthusiasts make world’s smallest, cheapest network switch

A great example of students using innovation to meet a real-world need. https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/worlds-smallest-cheapest-network-switch

Voyager 1 Is Back! NASA Spacecraft Safely Resumes All Science Observations | Scientific American

After more than six months of long-distance troubleshooting—Voyager 1 is more than 15 billion miles from Earth, and any signal takes more than 22.5 hours to travel from our planet to the spacecraft—mission personnel have finally coaxed Voyager 1 to gather and send home data with all its remaining science instruments, according to a NASA statement.

Esports in Education: Fostering Student Success – Intel

School-sponsored esports leagues can foster positive interactions and friendships among students, teach teamwork and communication skills, provide opportunities to build leadership skills, and create a sense of belonging for students.

The world’s largest 3D printer is building cozy homes from wood | CNN

The new printer can produce objects as large as 96 feet long by 32 feet wide by 18 feet high and can print up to 500 pounds per hour.

Game-changer wireless tech that charges flying drones gets US backing

The technology, known as far-field wireless power transfer or power beaming, would allow drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to refuel without needing to land at power plants.

Quantum tunnel: Scientists study particles that move faster than light

We make sense of the world around us with classical mechanics. In this realm, the laws of physics reign supreme, and particles tend to follow them. Dig a bit deeper into the quantum realm, though, and even the theory of relativity comes crashing down. 

‘God of Destruction’ asteroid Apophis will come to Earth in 2029 — it could meet some tiny satellites | Space

https://www.space.com/asteroid-apophis-satellite-spacecraft-mission-2029

Rocketry Team

Lincoln Rocketry hopes to get back to Nationals in 2021. Rocketry allows students get real world engineering experience. Currently all spots on the Rocketry Team are filled. We are currently…