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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: Boosting Pharma Production with Green Catalysis Method
21 Feb 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinUnlike conventional palladium-driven catalytic processes, a new pseudo-homogeneous catalysis method is fast, efficient and consumes nontoxic solvents. -
Watch: Volcanic Infrasound Changes May Signal Eruptions
21 Feb 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinMonitoring changes in the infrasound character produced by open-vent volcanoes can signal a rise in lava lake level and eruption activity. -
NASA’s New Exoplanet Hunter Will Begin Searching for Earth-like Worlds Orbiting Other Stars This Year
21 Feb 2018Source: Eric OlsonThe Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) will monitor over 200,000 of the brightest, nearby stars. Scientists expect to discover over 2,000 exoplanet candidates, around 300 of which will be Earth-sized or super-Earth-sized. -
Video: Montreal to Start Work on Automated Transit
21 Feb 2018Source: David WagmanThe Reseau Express Metropolitain will be the fourth-largest such system in the world, and will rank as the largest public transportation network in greater Montréal in 50 years. -
Watch: Recyclable Resin Boosts Wind Turbine Sustainability
18 Feb 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinA new resin cures at room temperature without creating flaws in the fiberglass, and lends itself to recycling. -
NASA’s Hybrid-electric Concept Aircraft Could Slash Jetliner Fuel Use by Ten Percent
16 Feb 2018Source: Eric OlsonIn consideration as one of NASA’s future X-planes, STARC-ABL (single-aisle turboelectric aircraft with aft boundary-layer propulsor) will incorporate new technologies such as electric-enhanced propulsion and a boundary-layer ingesting engine. -
Watch: Electronic Skin, Drones Open Olympics, NASA Submarine
16 Feb 2018In this edition of the Engineering360 News Brief, we'll look at self-healing electronic skin, how drones set a record of their own at the Winter Olympics and how a NASA space sub will ply Titan's oceans. -
Watch How a Map App Fills Stem Cell Research Gap
16 Feb 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinThe Web Image Processing Pipeline app allows a user to interact with microscopic views of macroscopic objects. -
See a High-tech Kiosk Designed as a Health and Fitness Platform
15 Feb 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinA walk-in kiosk from Connexion Health uses multiple powerful sensors and artificial intelligence (AI) for touchless, automated health assessments. -
The Future of Robotics: Boston Dynamics Robot Dog Opens Doors
14 Feb 2018Source: Abe MichelenThis week, Boston Dynamics introduced a robot dog that opens doors. -
Watch How a 'Brain Pacemaker' Slows the Pace of Alzheimer's Disease
14 Feb 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinDeep brain stimulation from a device similar to a cardiac pacemaker was demonstrated to slow the decline of problem-solving and decision-making skills in Alzheimer’s patients. -
Backing Up Humanity: First Arch Launched on Falcon Heavy
14 Feb 2018Source: Eric OlsonArchs are intended to preserve the collected culture and learning of humanity for the benefit of future generations — or even alien beings if our species is wiped out in an unfortunate disaster. -
Cockroaches Used to Teach Robots How to Traverse Difficult Terrain
14 Feb 2018Source: Siobhan TreacyResearchers from Johns Hopkins University are training cockroaches to share how they move through dangerous territory with robotic vehicles. -
Watch: First Precise Measurement of W Boson Mass
13 Feb 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinThe W boson, one of the heaviest known particles, is of particular interest because it is one of the main ingredients in the scientific equation that predicts the mass of the Higgs boson. -
Watch: Cotton Fabrics Repurposed as Medical, Military Aerogels
13 Feb 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinThe cotton aerogels can be used to keep military water bottles cold or to stop bleeding caused by deeply penetrating wounds. -
Watch a Welding System Specified for Highly Irradiated Metal Alloys
12 Feb 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinAging nuclear power plant repairs might be performed with a system combining capabilities for laser welding and frictional stir welding of irradiated stainless steels. -
Take a Virtual Ride on World’s Largest LEGO Wooden Roller Coaster
12 Feb 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinA gigantic LEGO wooden coaster was assembled with 90,000 bricks and measures 21 feet long, 4 feet wide and 4.5 feet tall. -
Watch: Recent Developments in the Race for Space
12 Feb 2018Source: Tony PalloneIn this edition of the Engineering360 News Brief, we'll look at the dawn of what appears to be shaping up as a new "space race." -
Watch: Ceramic Implant is a Hip Thing
09 Feb 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinTrials are underway at Imperial College London to assess a new ceramic hip resurfacing implant suitable for both men and women. -
Carbon Engineering Will Remove CO2 from Air, Turn it to Fuel
08 Feb 2018Source: Abe MichelenLocated in Sqaumish, Canada, is a facility composed of pipes, pumps, tanks, reactors, chimneys and ducts that are tasked with extracting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to combat climate change.