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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: All Renewable Utility, Ideal Amount of Caffeine, Goggle and Project Maven
08 Jun 2018Watch: All Renewable Utility, Ideal Amount of Caffeine, Google and Project Maven -
Watch: Tokamak Prototype Heats Up to 15 Million Degrees Celsius
07 Jun 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinThe milestone was accomplished with the third machine in a five-stage plan that Tokamak Energy believes will lead to commercial fusion energy by the end of the next decade. -
Watch How Radio Waves Wirelessly Power Medical Implants
05 Jun 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinThe mid-field coupling technique successfully delivered power to several antennas inside an animal model at levels high enough to run a range of medical devices. -
Redesigning the Portsmouth Memorial Bridge for 21st-century Reliability
04 Jun 2018Source: Sponsored VideoSince it's initial ribbon cutting ceremony, The Portsmouth Memorial Bridge has served as a landmark. It's recent redesign aimed to keep the classic architecture while increasing technology and overall reliability. -
Watch: Self-assembly of a New Hydrogen Fuel Cell Catalyst
03 Jun 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinThe compound’s constituents are simply added to a flask, stirred and heated, after which the Lego-like chemical building blocks merge to yield cofacial cobalt porphyrins. -
Watch How Machine Learning Picks Up the Pace of Bioengineering
02 Jun 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinMachine learning has been demonstrated to markedly accelerate the design of microbes that produce biofuel. -
Watch: Industrial Glass Technology, ID People by Their Walk and Plan a Virtual Trip Beyond Our Solar System
01 Jun 2018Industrial Glass Technology, ID People by Their Walk and Plan a Virtual Trip Beyond Our Solar System -
Watch How Photocatalyst Performance Improves with a Dash of Detergent
01 Jun 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinResearchers put detergent to work molding tiny particles into precise shapes to vastly improve catalyst potency. -
Watch: Ultrasound-propelled Nanobots Designed to Detoxify Blood
01 Jun 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinEngineers at the University of California San Diego have developed tiny ultrasound-powered robots that can swim through blood, removing harmful bacteria and the toxins they produce. -
Video: Army Investigates Using a Third Arm Exoskeleton to Improve Soldier’s Performance
31 May 2018Source: Peter BrownThe lightweight device doesn’t need batteries and helps distribute the weight load of a heavy weapon. -
Is Diamond Really that Super of a Material? Diamond Materials, Part 1
31 May 2018Source: Gary KardysPart 1: What properties make diamond a super material for diamond tools, superabrasive and wear applications? Superhardness for one - diamond has the highest hardness or resistance to penetration of any material known and will even abrade the hardest ceramic materials. -
Watch How Human Corneas are 3D Printed
30 May 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinThe first human corneas have been 3D printed, offering hope for an unlimited supply for transplants. -
Watch: SpaceX New Launch, U.S. Air Force has a New Partner and Car Dealers Refuse to Sell EVs
29 May 2018Watch: SpaceX New Launch, U.S. Air Force has a New Partner and Car Dealers Refuse to Sell EVs -
Watch: Ingestible Bacteria-on-a-Chip Tracks GI Health
28 May 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinUltra-low-power sensors carrying genetically engineered bacteria can detect gastric bleeding. -
Video: See the Top 10 New Species Listed for 2018
24 May 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinThis list is published annually around May 23 in to coincide with the birthday of Carolus Linnaeus, the “Father of Taxonomy.” -
Video: Organ-on-Chip Platform Mimics Human Physiology
23 May 2018Source: Peter BrownImec has introduced a new multi-electrode array chip with a microfluidic well plate. -
Video: High Energy Lithium-ion Battery Launched by Saft
23 May 2018Source: Engineering360 News DeskXcelion 6T-E battery technology will power rail, marine, space, defense and remote location applications using Saft’s Super-Phosphate technology. -
Watch: NASA and Uber Team Up, Hybrid Engines Merge Fuel Cells, Artificial Intelligence Degree
21 May 2018NASA and Uber team up; hybrid engines merge fuel cells; CMU offers an AI degree -
Wonder Material Controls Heart Cell Activity
18 May 2018Source: Tony PalloneResearchers tapped the ability of a much-discussed material to convert light into electricity to develop a heart-cell control technique with far-reaching medical potential. -
13 Reasons Graphene Is a 'Wonder Material'
17 May 2018Source: Tony PalloneGraphene has been called a “wonder material” thanks to its many unique properties. Here’s a list of 13 areas where this wonder material is being put to wondrous use.