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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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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. -
Watch: Air-cooling Polymer Coating Applies Like Paint
27 Sep 2018Source: Tony PalloneA new, high-performance exterior polymer coating that can be applied like paint to act as a spontaneous air cooler. The innovation may represent an important tool in efforts to address the Earth’s changing climate. -
Terrafugia's Transition Flying Car to Go on Sale in October
27 Sep 2018Source: Ken ThayerTerrafugia, the Chinese-owned flying car company based in Woburn, Massachusetts, has announced that presale of the Transition hybrid vehicle will begin in October. -
Video: Tiny Soft Robot Could Pave the Way for New Healthcare Deliveries
26 Sep 2018Source: Peter BrownThe robot can carry a load that is 100 times heavier than itself. -
Watch: Flying Robot Inspiration Drawn from Hummingbirds, Bats
26 Sep 2018Source: Tony PalloneStudying the flying capabilities of hummingbirds and bats — the only two vertebrates with the ability to hover in place — could bring new insight to engineering problems such as the design of flying robots and drones. -
Watch: How Carbide Inserts Are Made
26 Sep 2018Source: Ken ThayerCarbide inserts are a critical metal machining commodity for a wide range of applications. See how carbide inserts are made in Sandvik Coromant's insert production facility at Gimo, Sweden. -
Video: See What's New from Haas Automation
24 Sep 2018Source: Ken ThayerHaas Automation showcased its new EC-400 horizontal machining center at IMTS 2018 in Chicago earlier this month. The EC-400 is completely redesigned for 2018 and incorporates an optional built-in pallet changer with 400 mm pallets.