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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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Electric Spacecraft Propulsion: How Do Ion Thrusters Work?
12 Oct 2018Source: Eric OlsonIon thrusters generate thrust by ionizing a gas and accelerating it out the back of the engine. New advances are opening the way to high-power ion drives capable of propelling large spacecraft in deep space. -
Precision fabrication by design
12 Oct 2018When you need high-precision machining of hard materials, call Insaco. -
Watch: The Merits of Visualizing Air Quality in the Home
11 Oct 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinWould you change your habits at home if you could visualize how current behaviors impact indoor air quality? -
Solutions Backed by Quality
11 Oct 2018When you join Radwell International's Strategic National Account Partner (SNAP) program, you take your company beyond the quality solutions already offered by Radwell, opening up pathways to new benefits. -
Prototype Combat Vehicle is Designed to Deliver Troops and Lethal Force to the Front
10 Oct 2018Source: Eric OlsonThe Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicle is the contender of American and German defense companies, Raytheon and Rheinmetall, respectively, to replace the U.S. Army’s aging Bradley Fighting Vehicle. -
Automation in the Aerospace Industry: The Challenge and Promise of Integrating Robots Into the Production Process
08 Oct 2018Source: Eric OlsonAircraft manufacturers are increasingly adopting automated, robotic solutions in place of traditional machining and manual assembly techniques, but the process is not without its challenges. -
Watch: In Search of the Oldest Operating Compressor in the U.K.
08 Oct 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinTo commemorate its centenary, Atlas Copco U.K. is looking for something almost as old as the company. -
Watch How a New Font Helps You Remember What You Read
08 Oct 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinSans Forgetica is a new publicly accessible font designed at Australia's Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology to help readers remember what they read. -
Video: Concept Lunar Lander that Docks with NASA’s Lunar Gateway
04 Oct 2018Source: Peter BrownLockheed Martin’s spacecraft could accommodate a crew of four and a cargo payload of 2,000 lb. -
Watch: New 3D-printed Cement Gets Stronger During a Natural Disaster
04 Oct 2018Source: Siobhan TreacyThe new 3D-printed cement paste is designed to get stronger when put under pressure. -
Disney Develops a Graffiti Drone
03 Oct 2018Source: Marie DonlonResearchers at Disney are working on a drone capable of spray-painting graffiti. -
Watch How Rare-Earth Magnets are Recycled
02 Oct 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinResearchers are demonstrating how rare-earth permanent magnets can be harvested from used computer disk drives and repurposed in an axial gap motor. -
Are You an Expert with a Good Idea? DARPA Wants Your Help
28 Sep 2018Source: Eric OlsonDARPA hopes to accelerate revolutionary advances with online collaboration platform Polyplexus. -
Watch: Manta Rays Could Inspire Improved Water Filtration Technology
28 Sep 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinThe novel mechanism used by manta rays to strain food from seawater may hold the key to improving industrial water filtration systems. -
Ask the Expert: Oil Analysis for Railroad Fleets
28 Sep 2018Oil analysis for predictive monitoring was first used by the U.S. railroad industry to monitor the health of locomotives. The practice continues to detect diesel engine problems. -
Watch a Process for Boosting Biofuel Production
28 Sep 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinA new concept for a biofuel production platform uses two species of marine algae and soil fungi. -
Video: Breathing New Life into Old Antibiotics
28 Sep 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinNew compounds are being identified with potential to increase pathogen sensitivity to existing antibiotics. -
Ion Thrusters: Ultra-Efficient, High-Speed Spacecraft Propulsion
27 Sep 2018Source: Eric OlsonIon thruster technology is one of the most efficient methods of spacecraft propulsion, consuming ten times less fuel than traditional chemical rockets while being capable of much higher top speeds.