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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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Team develops artificial skin to enhance VR, assist rehabilitation
27 Sep 2019Source: Marie DonlonScientists from the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have created a soft artificial skin that offers haptic feedback and that is also capable of immediately adapting to the wearer’s movements. -
Researchers printing secret messages in invisible water-based ink
26 Sep 2019Source: Marie DonlonA team of researchers from the Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications in China, has created a rewriteable paper coating capable of encrypting secret information using invisible water-based ink. -
US Army develops robot to work alongside soldiers
25 Sep 2019Source: Marie DonlonThe robot can reportedly carry soldiers' equipment, which according to researchers increases both soldier mobility and lethality. -
Using coffee grounds to sustainably dye fabrics
24 Sep 2019Source: Marie DonlonThe coffee-based dye is a potential alternative to the two million tons of chemicals and synthetic dyes used annually in the textile industry. -
Oil-free rotary screw compressors
23 Sep 2019Available in horsepowers from 50 to 450 hp, Kaeser’s two-stage oil-free air compressors are designed to deliver oil-free compressed air for food, beverage, chemical, medical and other demanding applications. -
Watch: Nail gun drone installs roofing shingles
23 Sep 2019Source: Marie DonlonThe autonomous octocopter is reportedly capable of positioning a nail gun above a targeted nailing point, triggering the gun to insert the nail, and then moving on to the next point — all without human operators. -
Machining complicated ceramic parts for the medical industry
23 Sep 2019Insaco developed unique capabilities to machine to very tight tolerances ceramic parts for the medical industry. -
Engineers and biologists collaborate on robot that mimics speed and movement of yellowfin tuna
20 Sep 2019Source: Marie DonlonEngineers from the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Engineering, in collaboration with biologists from Harvard University, have developed what they are calling the first-ever robotic fish to mirror the movements and speed of a live yellowfin tuna. -
Simulation and design optimization of an electric delivery truck
19 Sep 2019Simulating the entire power train design with Simcenter saved significant time and reduced costs substantially. -
Controlling an invasive species with robotic fish
18 Sep 2019Source: Marie DonlonThe researchers noted that the mosquitofish with greater exposure to the aggressive robotic fish weighed less, suggesting that their energy reserves were depleted, and thus less likely to devote energy to reproduction. -
Introducing the WeLase
18 Sep 2019The WeLase is the easiest to use laser engraving machine on the market. -
A shoe to help stroke patients improve gait
17 Sep 2019Source: Marie DonlonAccording to the researchers, this strengthens the wearer’s stroke-affected leg, improving gait proportionality once the shoe is taken off. -
Team can predict heart attacks using AI
13 Sep 2019Source: Marie DonlonResearchers at the University of Oxford have devised a new biomarker using artificial intelligence (AI) that can reportedly identify people at significant risk of experiencing a fatal heart attack roughly five years before it happens. -
New Product: Zip Chain Lifter
13 Sep 2019A new chain technology used for applications that involve pushing and pulling motions. -
Designing cable management systems for collaborative robots
13 Sep 2019In this video, you'll learn how triflex® R can help manage your cobot's cables. -
Scientists create robot with aerial-aquatic locomotion
12 Sep 2019Source: Marie DonlonThe water and calcium carbide react, producing acetylene gas, which is then ignited for thrust. -
Prosthetic hand combines user and robotic control
12 Sep 2019Source: Marie DonlonAn algorithm translates user intention into finger movement on the prosthetic hand. -
US Navy tests robotic mine countermeasures
11 Sep 2019Source: Marie DonlonThe United States Navy has successfully tested a system that relies on autonomous robots to detect, identify and destroy sea mines. -
Surgeon performs cardiovascular procedures on patients 20 miles away
09 Sep 2019Source: Marie DonlonA surgeon in India has conducted what is being touted as the first ever long-distance heart surgery on patients in an operating room roughly 20 miles away. -
Unique enclosure with patented air ventilation
09 Sep 2019The Altech AKIII industrial enclosure has a patented air ventilation system that eliminates condensation.