 Faith Lutheran STEMThe average home uses more electricity in the morning and evening than during the day when solar energy is plentiful. Without a home battery, excess solar energy is often sold to the power company and purchased back in the evening. This mismatch adds demand on power plants and increases carbon emissions. Check out Faith Lutheran student’s energy efficient facility. A project of Faith Lutheran STEM, Solarcity and Tesla. |  STEM StripThe STEM Strip is an entertainment education program that identifies STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) components on the Las Vegas Strip. This program will teach students an interdisciplinary set of skills and knowledge that is utilized to make Las Vegas the city that it is today. A program such as this can support the educational opportunities of the Las Vegas community for K-12 students and have an overall impact on the economy of the Las Vegas area. |  Plug-N-Play SatellitesA Revolution in Spacecraft Design. Billions of dollars and dozens of years are spent to build satellite systems, and most efforts involve getting all the parts to communicate and work together. Electrical engineer James Lyke decided to make that process faster, smarter, and more flexible. He started with the question: "Wouldn't it be nice to have a system that worked like plugging a mouse into a computer?" This was the inspiration for Plug-n-Play satellites. |
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