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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: Wearables get a boost from metamaterials
18 Jul 2019Source: S. HimmelsteinA wireless body sensor network based on a new conductive metamaterial enables wearable devices to transmit data with 1,000 times stronger signal than conventional technologies. -
Watch: Cucumbers cue artificial muscle fiber design
16 Jul 2019Source: S. HimmelsteinNew polymer fiber-based actuators take their cue from cucumbers, or more accurately from the tightly coiled tendrils sprouted by young plants. -
Watch: Upside-down 3D-printing skin and bone for Mars missions
10 Jul 2019Source: S. HimmelsteinA 3D bioprinting method for use in space produces new skin and bone tissue with resources available to astronauts. -
Watch: Tiny camera captures polarization, expands reality
09 Jul 2019Source: Amy J. BornUntil now, polarization-sensitive cameras have been large, bulky and expensive, which limits their usefulness. Researchers have developed a compact, portable version. -
Watch a tiny jellyfish robot swim through several tasks
09 Jul 2019Source: S. HimmelsteinThe 5 mm diameter, untethered, robotic platform was inspired by juveniles of the most widely distributed jellyfish, scyphomedusa ephyra. -
Watch: Window film makes the MOST out of solar heat gain
08 Jul 2019Source: S. HimmelsteinThe window film stores solar heat and releases it during cooler periods of the day, evening out indoor temperatures to a comfortable level. -
Earn a master's degree in engineering online from NC State
08 Jul 2019Engineering Online offers graduate degree programs with all the benefits of an on-campus experience. -
Watch the Volkswagen ID.R set another record
08 Jul 2019Source: S. HimmelsteinThe 500 kW electric race car completed England's Goodwood track in just 39.9 seconds to break the previous Formula 1 record by 1.7 seconds. -
Watch: Low-cost OCT system expands the field for eye scans
05 Jul 2019Source: S. HimmelsteinThe compact optical coherence tomography unit is 15 times lighter and smaller than current commercial systems at less than a tenth the retail price. -
Multi-jack electronically synchronized system
05 Jul 2019Take a look at this multi-jack system, demonstrating smooth, synchronous operation with preset stops. -
How does a jet engine work?
05 Jul 2019Source: Eric OlsonLearn how a jet engine exploits Newton’s third law of motion to achieve jet propulsion. -
Robotics company creates strawberry-picking robot to assist with worldwide farm worker shortages
03 Jul 2019Source: Marie DonlonA Belgian robotics company has developed a strawberry picking robot to assist farmers and strawberry producers amidst farm worker shortages. -
Discover the full potential of generative design with ANSYS
02 Jul 2019With Generative Design from ANSYS Discovery, engineers can quickly explore design alternatives based on material properties and constraint requirements. -
Video: Spirit Aerosystems brings new titanium fabrication technology to factory
02 Jul 2019Source: Engineering360 News DeskThe process allows Spirit to form parts out of titanium plates rather than relying on machining large blocks of titanium. -
Rockwell Automation opens center for electric vehicle innovation
01 Jul 2019Source: Tony PalloneLocated in San Jose, California, the center utilizes augmented and virtual reality modeling to provide an environment for learning new technologies and standards. -
Computer scientists use AI to enable robotic arm to efficiently pack boxes in warehouse setting
01 Jul 2019Source: Marie DonlonComputer scientists from Rutgers University are using artificial intelligence (AI) to manipulate a robotic arm so that it can more efficiently pack boxes in warehouse settings. -
PIG Flammable Safety Cabinet
01 Jul 2019Source: Sponsored VideoPIG Flammable Safety Cabinets are built with class-leading features and backed by a lifetime warranty. -
Non-lethal weapon quickly immobilizes suspicious boats
25 Jun 2019Source: Marie Donlonhe boat-stopping technology is intended for tankers that are vulnerable to piracy, halting suspected narcotics traffickers and protecting ports from terrorism. -
Watch: Researchers trip people to improve prosthetic legs
24 Jun 2019Source: S. HimmelsteinResearchers purposely tripped people – 190 times, at that – to generate stumble recovery data for use in designing more stable prosthetic limbs. -
Purdue researchers develop smartphone app that enables users to program robots to do mundane tasks
24 Jun 2019Source: Marie DonlonResearchers from Purdue University have developed a smartphone app prototype that enables users to easily program robots to perform monotonous tasks such as picking up objects and moving them elsewhere in either the factory or the home, for instance.