STEM
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Cutting-Edge Computing with Raspberry Pi
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — Cutting-Edge STEM
Computer coding sounds intimidating to many people, but what if there was an easy-to-use, affordable device that could help teach this skill in a fun, innovative way? There is! Raspberry Pi… Read More →
Cutting-Edge Hubble Telescope Data
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — New Frontiers of Space
With a focus on STEM and late-breaking information, this book delves deep into the Hubble Space Telescope! How do scientists use the device? What are some of the recent discoveries we have… Read More →
Cutting-Edge Journey to Mars
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — New Frontiers of Space
Take a voyage to the red planet! This book presents cutting-edge information about travelling to Mars and dives into related STEM topics. Sidebars and fascinating photos will thrill readers… Read More →
Cutting-Edge Medicine
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — Cutting-Edge STEM
Will we one day be able to regrow limbs? 3-D print custom dentures? Wear a contact lens to monitor our health? It sounds like science fiction, but advances like these are driving real medical Read More →
Cutting-Edge Military Tech
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — Cutting-Edge STEM
Self-steering bullets, drone swarms, and super-soldiers are at the front lines of tomorrow's military. Discover how these breakthroughs and more will help the next generation of US soldiers… Read More →
Cutting-Edge Robotics
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — Cutting-Edge STEM
Robotics is currently one of the most popular hands-on applications of STEM in schools. High-interest text filled with fascinating and up-to-date information teaches readers all about the… Read More →
Cutting-Edge Robotics (Alternator Books ™) — Hardcover Set
From the Series Cutting-Edge Robotics (Alternator Books ® )
Get ready to explore robotics, one of the most fascinating demonstrations of STEM in action. Engaging text explores robot design, construction, operation, and competitions. Cool photos and… Read More →
Cutting-Edge Space Tourism
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — New Frontiers of Space
Take a trip into orbit with the most up-to-date information on space tourism. With a STEM-focused sidebars, engaging photos, and fascinating facts, this book enables readers to explore the… Read More →
Cutting-Edge SpaceX News
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — New Frontiers of Space
Blast off with SpaceX, the company that builds and launches rockets and spacecraft. Up-to-date information and fact-filled sidebars help readers explore the world's most exciting space-travel Read More →
Cutting-Edge Virtual Reality
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — Cutting-Edge STEM
Virtual reality sounds like the stuff of science fiction movies and immersive video games, but what if you could use it to become a better surgeon or a pilot? You can! Virtual reality is a… Read More →
Cyber Attack
In 2013, the FBI started posting a new most wanted list—not for kidnappers, murderers, or armed robbers, but for online crooks. These "Cyber's Most Wanted" criminals have committed serious… Read More →
Cyberspies: Inside the World of Hacking, Online Privacy, and Cyberterrorism
The news is filled with stories of data breaches at companies and of threats to national security as hackers interfere with elections. It's more important than ever for internet users to know Read More →
Daily Life
From the Series What Machines Do
Freezing and scanning, washing and vacuuming; machines are everywhere in our daily life! Learn how a hospital uses machines to see your bones and how a microscope can see tiny cells. See how… Read More →
Dead Zones: Why Earth's Waters Are Losing Oxygen
Times are tough for shrimpers and fishers in the Gulf of Mexico. The animals they rely on for their livelihood are harder to find. Every summer a dead zone—a region of low oxygen—emerges in… Read More →
De-Extinction: The Science of Bringing Lost Species Back to Life
In the twenty-first century, because of climate change and other human activities, many animal species have become extinct, and many others are at risk of extinction. Once they are gone, we… Read More →
Design, Animate, and Create with Computer Graphics
Learn how to design, animate, and create incredible computer graphics using free software. With easy-to-follow, illustrated step-by-step instructions, create all types of projects, from Pop… Read More →
Destination Mars (Alternator Books ®) — Hardcover Set
From the Series Destination Mars (Alternator Books ®)
Readers learn what it would take to get humans to Mars—from how long the space flight would be (about seven months!) to what life would be like once we got there. Read More →
Digital Cryptology
From the Series Cryptology (Alternator Books ®)
Computers and the internet forever changed how we communicate messages and other information. They also created new challenges for how we keep that communication private. That is where… Read More →
Dirty Bombs and Shell Shock: Biology Goes to War
From the Series STEM on the Battlefield
The British army swelled in size at the beginning of World War I. But many of these new recruits suffered from malnutrition and lacked the physical strength to serve on the front line.… Read More →
Disaster Zone — Hardcover Set
From the Series Disaster Zone
Earth—it’s a disaster zone! For thousands of years, Earth has been ravaged by enormous natural disasters with unthinkable destructive forces. From epic earthquakes and fearsome floods to… Read More →
Discover Bionics
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What's Cool about Science?
Bionics uses mechanical and electronic technology to solve biological problems. How does it help people who have lost limbs walk again? How does it return hearing or vision to the deaf or… Read More →
Discover Cryobiology
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What's Cool about Science?
Cryobiologists study how cold affects living things. This research has many amazing uses, but what do icy temperatures have to do with organ transplants? And how can researchers use a freezer Read More →
Discover Cutting-Edge Medicine
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What's Cool about Science?
Every year, doctors and medical researchers make incredible breakthroughs in human medicine. Did you know some are finding ways to build organs in laboratories? Or that others are studying… Read More →
Discover Drones
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What's Cool about Science?
Drones seem to be everywhere. But what is the difference between drones used in the military and those used in civilian life? How fast can drones travel? Users pilot crewless aircraft of all… Read More →