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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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Video: Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing of Graphene
19 Apr 2018Source: Peter BrownMIT researchers have developed a method for creating membranes that filter a variety of molecules. -
Watch: Bacteria-Killing Graphene Spikes May Prevent Implant Infections
19 Apr 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinA layer of vertical graphene flakes forms a protective surface, preventing bacterial attachment to implants. -
Meet OmegA: A New Heavy-lift Rocket for National Security and Commercial Missions
18 Apr 2018Source: Eric OlsonThe three-stage launch vehicle features first- and second-stage solid propellant motors, a cryogenic liquid third stage and up to six strap-on solid rocket boosters. -
NASA Invests in Gravitational Lens Imaging, Laser-Particle Beams and Other Visionary Technology
16 Apr 2018Source: Eric OlsonTwenty-five futuristic technology concepts that have the potential to transform space travel missions have been selected by NASA for feasibility studies. -
Video: Military Researchers Conduct First Combustion Experiment with X-rays
16 Apr 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinThe world’s strongest X-ray source was tapped to conduct spray imaging inside a gas turbine combustor as relevant to the U.S. Army. -
Watch the First Passenger Ship to Use a Rotor Sail
16 Apr 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinUse of the rotor sail is expected to cut fuel consumption and also reduce carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 900 metric tons annually. -
Watch: Sweden's Electrified Road Charges Electric Vehicles on the Go
14 Apr 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinAs part of its drive toward carbon neutrality in 2050, the Swedish Transport Administration just opened a 2-km (1.2-mile) stretch of electrified road near Stockholm. -
Watch: Regenerative Dressing Developed for Deep Wounds
14 Apr 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinThe sponge-type dressings are based on hyaluronic acid, a well-researched polymer that stimulates tissue regeneration. -
Watch EMI and ESD Solved In Seconds
13 Apr 2018Source: Sponsored VideoWatch EESeal's short video and see for yourself how you can solve EMI and ESD in seconds. -
Unmanned Drones Launched from Aircraft Carriers Will Refuel Navy Planes in the Sky
13 Apr 2018Source: Eric OlsonBoeing, Lockheed Martin and General Atomics have each submitted airframe proposals for the MQ-25 Stingray UAV, capable of transporting 15,000 pounds of fuel to a range of 500 nautical miles. -
Watch: Colonizing Mars, BE-4 Rocket and a Luxury Hotel in Space
13 Apr 2018Colonizing Mars, BE-4 Rocket and a Luxury Hotel in Space. -
Watch How Soft Robotic Fingers Get a Grip With Gecko Adhesives
13 Apr 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinA robotic gripper combines the adhesive properties of gecko toes and the adaptability of air-powered soft robots to grasp a variety of objects. -
Take a Five-minute Animated Tour of the Moon
10 Apr 2018Source: Abe MichelenIn 2011, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) created the original tour of the moon, a video animation of a virtual tour showing the beauty of Earth's closest neighbor. -
To Colonize Mars, Tesla Unveiled a Secret Tool
09 Apr 2018Source: Abe MichelenThis week, Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of SpaceX, showed on his Instagram account a tool to be used to design the capsule (ship) that will take people to Mars. -
Watch: Microfactories Designed for Sustainable E-waste Management
09 Apr 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinThe world's first e-waste microfactory has the potential to reduce the vast amount of electronic waste heading into landfills. -
Spend 12 Nights in a Luxury Space Hotel Space for $9.5 Million
08 Apr 2018Source: Abe MichelenThe life of an astronaut on the International Space Station is typically work, exercise, rest and repeat. But what if the requirements to be a NASA astronaut were, to say the least, minimal? We could all become astronauts. The Aurora Station, considered the "first luxury hotel in space," may be what we are looking for. -
Watch: Space X Dragon, Floating Wind Farm and Drones Map Active Volcano
06 Apr 2018Space X Dragon, Floating Wind Farm and Drones Map Active Volcano. See them all in this week's Engineering360 newsbrief. -
Why Are Certain Metals Rare or Precious?
05 Apr 2018Source: Gary KardysRare earth elements and precious metals have desirable engineering properties or are useful alloying additives, but their availability impacts material cost and restricts usage. How did these elements come into existence? Why are some elements more abundant than others? -
Watch: Dutch Firm Completes Footbridge 3D Printed By Welding Robots
05 Apr 2018Source: Jonathan FullerDutch company MX3D announced on April 1 that it has completed a 3D-printed bridge at its workshop in Amsterdam. -
Video: Watch SpaceX Deliver a Payload to the International Space Station to Conduct Dozens of Investigations
03 Apr 2018Source: Peter BrownExperiments will include testing various materials in space as well as growing vegetables