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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 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. -
Watch: NASA is Sending a Helicopter to Mars
13 May 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinThe softball-sized craft will demonstrate the viability of flight above the Martian surface with a heavier-than-air craft. -
Watch: A Carbon-free Process for Aluminum Smelting
11 May 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinOxygen is the only by-product of a new aluminum production process devised by Rio Tinto and Alcoa Corporation. -
Watch: Smart Window Development, the Skim Reaper, Wet Wipe Ban in UK
11 May 2018This week's engineering brief covers smart windows, ATM security and the UK's wet wipe ban. -
Watch: NASA Mission Discovers New Magnetic Reconnection in Earth’s Magnetosheath
10 May 2018Source: Siobhan TreacyNASA has discovered a new magnetic reconnection within the Earth’s atmosphere that could affect electronics on Earth. -
Watch: Lithium-Sulfur Battery Uses Plastic to Solve Energy Storage Problems While Lowering Plastic Waste
09 May 2018Source: Engineering360 News DeskThe new method puts ink-free plastic that is soaked in a sulfur-containing solvent in a microwave, and then turns that into batteries as a carbon scaffold. -
Fluid Lensing Generates Clear Underwater Images Through Ocean Waves
07 May 2018Source: Eric OlsonThe technique removes optical distortions like caustic focusing and refractive lensing to provide a clear view of submerged objects from above the rippling water surface. -
Watch the Liftoff of NASA's Mars-bound InSight
05 May 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinThe Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport lander will listen for "marsquakes" ahead of eventual human missions to explore the Red Planet. -
Watch: Infection-fighting Microbeads Show Promise in Burn Wound Simulations
05 May 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinSimulations showed that microbead treatment is unlikely to be effective on its own, but when combined with a technique called debridement, it could significantly reduce or eliminate infection. -
Video: Grid Services and Virtual Power Plant Solution Launched by SolarEdge
04 May 2018Source: Engineering360 News DeskThe platform can increase the value of home energy storage systems for a range of stakeholders including grid operators, utilities and their customers. -
Watch: The Promise of Self-Assembling Computational Systems
04 May 2018Source: Tony PalloneCustom-designed silicon microparticles that both assemble and disassemble themselves could form the basis for creating artificial muscles, as well as reconfigurable computer systems. -
Adaptive DFS Drives All Flow-type Fasteners
02 May 2018Source: Sponsored VideoNo matter whether your fasteners are flow-form, flow-drill or flow-push, the DEPRAG Adaptive DFS will automatically adjust itself to process any of these fasteners and varying materials.