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The monthly service, MEL Kids, visually translates difficult-to-understand science concepts through hands-on experiments, an accompanying illustrated comic book and a lesson delivered via augmented reality app.
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FEATURED VIDEOS
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New science-education subscription service for kids
21 Aug 2019 -
Seeking welder with 'golden arm,' developer turns to cobot system
01 May 2019 -
Listen to a Bit of Space History
15 Nov 2018 -
Watch: 13 Ocean Solutions for Climate Change
04 Oct 2018 -
A First for Flat Lenses: Full-Color Imaging
03 Oct 2018
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Training facility brings the Moon to Earth
04 Oct 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinThe Moon’s surface has been recreated at a lunar analogue facility in Cologne, Germany. -
Charting a green course in aerospace decarbonization
01 Oct 2024The shift toward sustainable aviation is driven by regulatory mandates, technological innovations and increased awareness of environmental impacts. -
A drone for cleaning up after dogs
01 Oct 2024Source: Marie DonlonThe Poopcopter relies on real-time computer vision and machine learning algorithms to scan a predetermined region, like a backyard, for instance. -
Delta BreezeFresh DC supply fan revolutionizes ventilation with smart and economical fresh air solutions
23 Sep 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThis DC fresh air supply fan is designed to deliver quiet, energy-efficient operation for both residential and commercial applications. -
Automate faster (and cheaper!) with Zaber positioning stages
23 Sep 2024Build single or multi-axis systems. Built-in motors, encoders, controllers. One week lead-times. No minimum quantities. -
Struggling with adhesive failure?
23 Sep 2024Prevent adhesive failure with our webinar “Don’t Blame the Adhesive, it Never Had a Chance!” -
Facility puts nuclear reactor safety systems to the test
20 Sep 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinThe Natural Convection Shutdown Heat Removal Test Facility represents a half-scale model of an actual reactor system and is used for experimental evaluation of passive safety systems. -
Capture gel and western blot images from the benchtop
19 Sep 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThis system is designed for rapid, reliable and highly sensitive imaging of gels and western blots, all in a compact benchtop format. -
Accelerate discovery of therapies with this fully automated plasmid purification system
18 Sep 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThe system prepares high purity plasmid DNA in approximately 75 minutes, half the traditional process time and without the need for centrifugation. -
Ultra-low-profile Z-Tip-Tilt nanopositioning stage provides frictionless motion
17 Sep 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThe platform is designed for demanding alignment applications in optics, semiconductors, precision assembly and photonics. -
Disconnect switches
16 Sep 2024Industry-leading 80 A disconnect switches for motors up to 75 hp/600 V with a range of 16 A to 150 A/600 V. -
Watch Purigo, the unmanned orchard spraying robot
13 Sep 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThis electric robot performs the same spraying tasks with only 15.1% of the power of conventional sprayers, consuming six times less energy than traditional systems. -
Delta’s new Breez Benicia ceiling fans transform airflow with advanced energy efficiency
13 Sep 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThe fans deliver up to 70% energy savings, air flow exceeding 4,500 CFM and power consumption of less than 13 W. -
Smart new colors for METCASE’s TECHNOMET premium instrument enclosures
12 Sep 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskA new standard color scheme is available for these desktop and portable enclosures. -
Available now: AZCO’s SUR SIZE Sheeter FGW 1650 for unwinding, slitting and cutting
10 Sep 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThe customizable cutting assembly includes heavy-duty unwinds, slitter station and edge guides to precisely unwind, slit and cut various materials. -
At IMTS 2024: The advantages of machining/3D printing combination
09 Sep 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskDiscover the latest advances in additive manufacturing, 3D printing, precision milling and more. -
Team powers robot leg with artificial muscles
09 Sep 2024Source: Marie DonlonThe team replicated the extensor and flexor muscle construction found in humans and animals, thus ensuring that the robotic leg can move in both directions, using electro-hydraulic actuators, dubbed HASELs. -
A look at sinking Venice's inflatable tide barrier
05 Sep 2024Source: Ryan ClancyThis historic city of Venice, Italy, is sinking. And rising tides are flooding a cultural and economic treasure. But these modular flood gates may be the solution. -
A plan to provide power on the Moon
05 Sep 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinA system that combines power storage and transfer, communications, mesh network, navigation and surveillance into a single infrastructure is under development for deployment on the Moon. -
FPT Industrial brings a new generation of energy at SMM 2024
04 Sep 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThe company will highlight its fixed speed G-Drive range for on-board power generators to power and satisfy hotel loads for pleasure and commercial applications.