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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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Study: Social Media Negatively Affects the Way Young Women View Themselves
16 Nov 2018Source: Siobhan TreacyThe study found that women viewing photos of peers, who they think are more attractive than herself, suffer self-confidence issues. -
Video: Print and AR Medical Exam Study Resources
15 Nov 2018Source: Engineering360 News DeskThe books and augmented reality application help the user efficiently study and learn with an integrated print-mobile approach. -
Watch How Liquid-Gated Membranes Enhance Water Filtration
14 Nov 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinThese membranes filter nanoclay particles out of water with twice the efficiency of conventional membranes and take three times longer to foul. -
Video: Climate Change is Intensifying Hurricanes
14 Nov 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinHigh-resolution climate simulations of 15 tropical cyclones that occurred over the last decade indicates that climate change has intensified rainfall in these events by 5 to 10% -
Giant Hydraulic Shaker Vibrates Spacecraft With the Intensity of an Earthquake
14 Nov 2018Source: Eric OlsonThe HYDRA multi-axis vibration test facility mimics the extreme forces that payloads experience during a rocket launch. -
Enhanced-Precision Satellite Navigation: Find Your Location to Within One Centimeter Anywhere in the World
09 Nov 2018Source: Eric OlsonEnhanced precision techniques greatly improve GPS integrity and accuracy by correcting for errors inherent in the system like those resulting from satellite orbit uncertainty, imperfect clocks, atmospheric disruption and electronic noise. -
Modern Design Tools Overcome Key Business Challenges For Machine Shops
09 Nov 2018Source: Shawn MartinAdvanced entry level machining centers have flooded the market, providing equal opportunity between custom manufacturers to win profitable bids in response to a customer request for quotation (RFQ). For the advantage, machine shops now need to focus on estimation accuracy and response rate. -
Watch: Nanobots Designed to Propel Through the Eye
08 Nov 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinNanobots have been designed to penetrate dense tissue — specifically the vitreous body of the eye. -
New Underwater Drone Prowling Coastal Waters
07 Nov 2018Source: Eric OlsonThe Bluefin-9 Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) from Bluefin Robotics (part of General Dynamics Mission Systems) is equipped with a variety of sensors to carry out survey, mapping and detection missions autonomously. -
Watch: Ford Reveals Secrets That Make All-New Focus Safest Yet
04 Nov 2018Source: Engineering360 News DeskThe fully automated process modernizes ancient blacksmith techniques, using furnaces, robots and lasers to craft car parts that help keep drivers and passengers safe. -
Beyond Standards. Engineering Intelligence.
02 Nov 2018The intelligent way to get standards, codes, specs and more – Engineering Workbench by IHS Markit. -
Dueling Engine Designs Compete in Contest to Power Combat Helicopters
02 Nov 2018Source: Eric OlsonGE Aviation’s single-spool turboshaft architecture is facing off against a dual-spool design by Advanced Turbine Engine Company in the U.S. Army’s competition to upgrade the T700 engines that power its Apache and Black Hawk helicopters. -
Watch: NASA's First 8K Video from Inside the International Space Station
02 Nov 2018Source: Peter BrownThe video shows life onboard the station as well as experiments undertaken by astronauts. -
Characterized and V-Ball Valves Provide Improved Flow Control
01 Nov 2018Source: Gary KardysCharacterized ball valves provide enhanced flow control along with several additional advantages compared to globe valves. -
Watch: Simulation Tool Optimizes Design of Offshore Renewable Energy Systems
01 Nov 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinA new open-source numerical toolkit simulates the response of floating energy structures under realistic marine conditions in order to optimize system design. -
Watch: New Robot Can Autonomously Change Shape Based on its Environment
01 Nov 2018Source: Siobhan TreacyA new modular robot from Cornell University can autonomously change shape based on its surroundings and the task at hand. -
How Does GPS Work?
30 Oct 2018Source: Eric OlsonThe Global Positioning System (GPS) is a global navigation satellite system continuously broadcasting signals that allow receivers anywhere in the world to determine their location through a process of trilateration. -
Video: Oil-repellent Membranes Engineered for the Oil and Gas Industry
27 Oct 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinA new coating technology offers a way to keep oil from clogging filter membranes and other equipment used in the oil and gas industry. -
Watch: Rectangular Icebergs Spotted by NASA Crew
26 Oct 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinA recent aerial survey of polar ice conducted by NASA’s Operation IceBridge team documented a peculiar iceberg formation in the northern Antarctic Peninsula.