Virtual STEM Laboratory
Learn science, technology, engineering and mathematics by doing. Every subject below will have its own articles and interactive laboratories, added one subject at a time.
Science
How the natural world works, from particles and cells to planets and galaxies.
8 subjects
1 laboratory openPhysics
Motion, forces, energy, waves, electricity and magnetism.
Laboratory: Projectile Motion Virtual Lab →
12 Encyclopedia entries →Chemistry
Atoms, bonds, reactions, acids and bases, and the periodic table.
61 Encyclopedia entries →Biology
Cells, organisms, evolution and the systems of living things.
11 Encyclopedia entries →Genetics
Heredity, DNA, genes and how traits are passed on.
8 Encyclopedia entries →Neuroscience
The brain, the nervous system and how they shape behavior.
4 Encyclopedia entries →Earth Sciences
Geology, oceans, weather and climate.
7 Encyclopedia entries →Astronomy and Space
Planets, stars, galaxies and how we explore them.
7 Encyclopedia entries →Environmental Science
Ecosystems, biodiversity and the human impact on the environment.
Browse Ecology in the Encyclopedia →
Technology
The computing, data and network systems that run modern life.
7 subjects
Laboratories opening soonComputer Science
Algorithms, programming, data structures and how computers work.
19 Encyclopedia entries →Artificial Intelligence
Machine learning, neural networks and intelligent systems.
10 Encyclopedia entries →Data Science
Collecting, cleaning, analyzing and visualizing data.
9 Encyclopedia entries →Software and the Web
How software is built and how the web is put together.
12 Encyclopedia entries →Cybersecurity
Protecting systems, networks and information from attack.
11 Encyclopedia entries →Networks and Telecommunications
The internet, wireless systems and how data travels.
21 Encyclopedia entries →Robotics and Automation
Sensors, actuators and control: how machines sense and act.
Engineering
Applying science and mathematics to design and build things that work.
10 subjects
Laboratories opening soonCivil Engineering
Bridges, buildings, roads, water systems and the built environment.
8 Encyclopedia entries →Mechanical Engineering
Machines, engines, thermodynamics and mechanical design.
20 Encyclopedia entries →Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Circuits, power systems, semiconductors and signals.
25 Encyclopedia entries →Chemical Engineering
Turning raw materials into useful products at industrial scale.
Aerospace Engineering
Aircraft, spacecraft, propulsion and flight.
Biomedical Engineering
Engineering applied to medicine, devices and the human body.
Materials Science
Metals, polymers, ceramics, composites and how materials behave.
14 Encyclopedia entries →Energy Systems
How energy is produced, stored, moved and used.
23 Encyclopedia entries →Transport Engineering
Road, rail, air and sea systems that move people and goods.
12 Encyclopedia entries →Environmental Engineering
Water, waste, air quality and sustainable infrastructure.
Mathematics
The language of pattern, quantity and structure that underlies every other field.
6 subjects
Laboratories opening soonAlgebra
Equations, functions, expressions and the rules that govern them.
Browse Mathematics in the Encyclopedia →Geometry and Trigonometry
Shapes, space, angles and measurement.
Browse Mathematics in the Encyclopedia →Calculus
Rates of change, accumulation, limits and their applications.
Browse Mathematics in the Encyclopedia →Linear Algebra
Vectors, matrices and linear transformations.
Browse Mathematics in the Encyclopedia →Discrete Mathematics
Logic, sets, graphs and counting.
Browse Mathematics in the Encyclopedia →Statistics and Probability
Chance, uncertainty, sampling and drawing conclusions from data.
7 Encyclopedia entries →
Where this goes next
Each subject will gain its own page of articles and interactive laboratories. Until the first laboratories open, the Encyclopedia already explains core concepts in many of the fields listed here, and the Digest News Feed follows everything we publish.