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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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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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Video: Designing diamond batteries powered by nuclear waste
23 Jan 2020Source: S. HimmelsteinSpent graphite waste stored at the U.K.’s Berkeley nuclear power plant, decommissioned in 1989, can be put to use as the basis for diamond batteries. -
Watch the in-flight abort test of a Crew Dragon spacecraft
20 Jan 2020Source: S. HimmelsteinSpaceX and NASA moved closer to restoring the agency’s ability to deliver crew to the International Space Station with a successful unmanned test of an emergency abort system for the Crew Dragon capsule. -
Purdue researchers develop edible security tag for pharmaceuticals
17 Jan 2020Source: Marie DonlonA team of researchers from Purdue University are attempting to protect prescription drugs from counterfeiting using an edible security tag. -
Consortium creates fluorescent tech for sorting recyclables
17 Jan 2020Source: Marie DonlonA U.K. consortium has developed identification technology to help distinguish and separate food grade plastic packaging from non-food grade plastic packaging in recycling facilities to reduce plastic waste and improve recycling efforts. -
Video: Battery generates clean power for rural users
16 Jan 2020Source: S. HimmelsteinThe reusable battery is assembled with commonly available materials – iron, water, coffee filters and carbon felt – and can power an LED bulb for five hours or charge a cell phone. -
UK startup proposes Hyperloop-like system for delivering goods
15 Jan 2020Source: Marie DonlonA U.K. transportation startup is proposing a Hyperloop-like delivery system for transporting packages throughout England in a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to expedite delivery times. -
Watch: Engineers develop skin-like sensors
14 Jan 2020Source: Marie DonlonEngineers from the University of Toronto have created skin-like sensors that are stretchy, transparent and self-powering. -
Video: Living robots could unlock new drug delivery or toxic waste cleanup
14 Jan 2020Source: Peter BrownXenobots were formed from supercomputer designs and formed from stem cells of African frogs. -
Startup 3D printing slabs of plant-based beef
13 Jan 2020Source: Marie DonlonA Barcelona-based startup has developed a 3D printed plant-based meat that simulates the look, feel and taste of actual steak. -
Watt-Flex cartridge heaters offer continuous coil heating technology
13 Jan 2020Watt-Flex heaters have a unique continuous heating coil which creates a uniform temperature profile. -
UK startup creates surveillance bots for farms, construction sites
09 Jan 2020Source: Marie DonlonA U.K. robotics startup has built an autonomous surveillance robot capable of monitoring conditions at farms, construction sites and energy plants. -
How to control heat exchange
08 Jan 2020Heat and its behavior are complex. Knowing how and where it’s traveling, and at what speed is difficult. This video shows you how to easily keep heat exchange under control. -
Video: Gantry motion system for inspection, assembly and 3D printing
06 Jan 2020Source: Engineering360 News DeskThe compact XY/XYZ gantry motion system provides overhead motion for industrial automation applications in assembly, pick-and-place, alignment, inspection and custom 3D printer design. -
Engineers build robotic trunk support system for those with spinal cord injuries
06 Jan 2020Source: Marie DonlonEngineers from New York’s Columbia University have developed a robotic trunk to assist those with spinal cord injuries. -
Video: ISS astronaut treated for blood clot
03 Jan 2020Source: S. HimmelsteinThe onset of an illness typically prompts a visit to the emergency room or a doctor’s office, unless the patient happens to be two months into a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). -
Multi-spindle screwdriving machine
03 Jan 2020As a turnkey-supplier, we integrate many different technologies, such as screwdriving, ultrasonic-welding, cutting, riveting, etc. -
Genvi Solenoid Valves; a New Generation of Versatility and Innovation
02 Jan 20203-Port control valves offering high flow rates and low power consumption in a 10mm package. -
Team uses nanotechnology to develop safe food packaging
30 Dec 2019Source: Marie DonlonNew nanotechnology-based food packaging film developed by a European Union (EU)-funded project can reportedly extend the shelf life of perishable foods, protect against food borne illnesses and prevent food waste. -
Team turning quadcopters into workplace drones
30 Dec 2019Source: Marie DonlonA team of researchers from Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology are turning autonomous quadcopter drones into interactive workplace robots. -
Watch: A stretch for silicon solar cells
27 Dec 2019Source: S. HimmelsteinIn pursuit of a pliable power source, researchers successfully imparted ultrastretchability to conventionally rigid but highly efficient monocrystalline silicon solar cells.