The USA Science and Engineering Festival

Held on April 26th and 27th in Washington DC

Just a few photos of the exhibits.

3D printingThe advent of 3D printing could change the face of Logistics as we know it. The two items on the table are the same form but made from different materials. The red item is flexible and returns to same shape if deformed. The white item was made of stiffer material and resisted any damage.

3D Printing…mobileOne of several displays of 3D printing

Flight simulator/ Northrup GrummanSimulator used to train UAV pilots. Used by the military and commercially.

Biofuel powered RAM JET engine rocketDesigned and built by Vanderbilt Engineering Mechanical engineering students. Part of the build requirements related to the rocket being wholly recoverable after flight and utilize biofuel.

Infra red CameraThis camera also allows the screen to display the temperature of the primary screen image. You can see the range on the right side of the screen.