Another Look at Foothill's New Science Center

There was a wealth of things to see at the new Physical Science and Engineering Center, which opened Feb. 26 at Foothill College.

In the physics department (which is home to the Physics Show) students and instructors were eager to show off what it does. From tensile testers and micro-indenter hardness testers students can more easily see what they are studying and apply it to the real world.

Some of the showier tools were the 3-D printers, including the MakerBot Replicator2 and the UPrint E-Dimensional Printer. Students can design then test the prototypes made with the 3-D printers, starting with Lego-like pieces and then making something more complicated such as a crescent wrench.

There was a small helicopter drone, which, when equipped with a camera, could conceivably work on applications such as search and rescue, explained one student.