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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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FEATURED VIDEOS
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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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Sand battery to keep Finnish town warm
24 Apr 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinThe system will have a heating power of 1 MW and can store up to 100 MWh of thermal energy for the district heating network. -
Hydrogen-powered train sets distance record without refueling
23 Apr 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinThe passenger train traveled for two days for a distance of 1,741.7 miles (2,803 km) without refueling. -
Students create design for concealing combat vehicles
23 Apr 2024Source: Marie DonlonStudents participating in the UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering’s capstone course set out to develop faster and safer methods for camouflaging combat vehicles. -
New app detects authenticity of printed documents
20 Apr 2024Source: Marie DonlonThe organization issuing a document will provide it with a QR code. Then, the original will be saved in encrypted form on a server while a printed copy will be sent to the recipient. -
Software tool sheds light on warp drive design
18 Apr 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinThis publicly accessible toolkit supports theoretical testing and advancement of realistic warp drive technologies that propel craft at faster-than-light speeds. -
New refrigerator runs by flexing its artificial muscles
17 Apr 2024Source: Marie DonlonThe refrigerator is a compact prototype that demonstrates the new cooling technology, which works according to the elastocaloric principle wherein heat is removed from a region via stretching wires and thus releasing them. -
Modine gains UL Safety Certification for indoor air quality solutions
17 Apr 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskAchieving UL60335 certification positions the technology and indoor air quality solutions provider to help partners comply with new refrigerant safety standard. -
Video: Wave energy system weathers the storms
16 Apr 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinThe C4 wave energy device developed by CorPower Ocean survived four extreme storm events and demonstrated the ability to tune and detune according to varying sea states. -
Team develops a hybrid hopping, flying robot
16 Apr 2024Source: Marie DonlonThe researchers explain that the Hopcopter could potentially be used to monitor wildlife, disaster areas, or serve as a farm monitor. -
New home monitoring system promises to launch paintballs at intruders
16 Apr 2024Source: Marie DonlonPaintCam Eve is an autonomous property monitoring device designed to protect homeowners from burglars, intruders and even unwanted animal guests with its “zero compliance, zero tolerance” warning. -
Allrounder 720 A: Efficient injection compression molding of IML thin-walled cups
12 Apr 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskAn electric Allrounder 720 A in the "Ultimate" performance variant demonstrates at NPE 2024 that high-quality injection molding technology can be an alternative to thermoforming. -
A path to tripling US bioenergy production
11 Apr 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinBiomass production can be sustainably tripled to yield an estimated 60 billion gallons of low greenhouse gas liquid fuels. -
Video: The next generation of orebody technology tools for mineral exploration and mining
11 Apr 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskNew orebody knowledge tools promise to improve, automate and digitally transform orebody sciences in exploration, resource definition and production. -
Samsung launches Bespoke AI kitchen appliances
10 Apr 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThese products build on new AI-powered technology to make meal planning and cooking easier than ever. -
Take a flying ferry to work
08 Apr 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinAn electric hydrofoil ferry will provide daily transport to the Manapouri Power Station across Lake Manapouri in New Zealand. -
Sodium battery relies on salt for safety
05 Apr 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinThis sodium battery chemistry significantly reduces fire risks while also relying on inexpensive, abundant materials. -
Video: Digital twin mirrors Earth’s water cycle
04 Apr 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinA deeper understanding of conditions related to floods, droughts and other extreme water-related events can be achieved with new digital twin Earth models of the terrestrial water cycle. -
WALTER Surface Technologies announces “Pick Up Our Tooling Solutions” Sweepstakes
03 Apr 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskCustomers can enter codes found on specially marked packages of WALTER, DRILLCO and TRIUMPH drill and carbide burr sets online for a chance to win. -
Just add water to build a safer battery
02 Apr 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinThe aqueous metal-ion battery uses water to replace organic electrolytes, thereby preventing the operating hazards commonly associated with lithium-ion devices. -
One part epoxy changes from red to clear under UV light
02 Apr 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThe originally red material changes to clear once exposed to UV light, indicating that there is UV light access across the adhesive material.