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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: Why Did Scientists Create a Microscopic Fidget Spinner?
29 Nov 2017Source: S. HimmelsteinWhat would you build in a cleanroom equipped with a Nanoscribe and a laser 3D printer? -
A Manufacturing Renaissance is in Sight
29 Nov 2017Source: Sponsored VideoJabil on the cusp of manufacturing revolution with HP Multi Jet Fusion technology. -
Watch, Then Drink Your Tofu: A Healthy Whey to Make Alcohol
28 Nov 2017Source: S. HimmelsteinThe world’s first alcoholic beverage made from tofu whey is enriched with antioxidants. -
Video: Demountable Design is Goal for 2022 FIFA World Cup Stadium
28 Nov 2017Source: S. HimmelsteinThe Ras Abu Aboud Stadium will be built in Qatar using modular blocks such as shipping containers. -
Watch: The Superelastic Tire as Reinvented by NASA
27 Nov 2017Source: S. HimmelsteinThe tire inspired by the Apollo lunar tires is composed of a nickel-titanium shape memory alloy and can withstand excessive deformation without permanent damage. -
Watch How Agrophotovoltaics Pairs Power and Food Production
27 Nov 2017Source: S. HimmelsteinA pilot agrophotovoltaics project shows that dual use of land is resource efficient, reduces competition for acreage and provides a new source of income for farmers. -
Watch the World’s Smallest Data Recorder
26 Nov 2017Source: S. HimmelsteinA natural bacterial immune system was converted into a microscopic data recorder with applications for everything from disease diagnosis to environmental monitoring. -
Magnesium Car Parts: A Far Reach for Manufacturers? Part 1
25 Nov 2017Source: Gary KardysMagnesium structural, body and engine parts have been around since the 1930s. Magnesium is 75 percent lighter than steel and 33 percent lighter than aluminum. Current vehicles utilize only less than 1 percent magnesium on average. Why don’t automotive design engineers select magnesium more often? -
Watch: Disease Diagnosis with Dipstick Technology
24 Nov 2017Source: S. HimmelsteinThe method promises to bring nucleic acid amplification for molecular diagnostic assays out of the laboratory environment. -
Watch: iDisc Produces up to 90% Less Brake Dust
22 Nov 2017Source: S. HimmelsteinThe technology is based on a conventional cast-iron brake disc but also has a tungsten-carbide coating made exclusively by Buderus Guss, a subsidiary of German automotive supplier Bosch -
Video: Resin-free Hang-off for Subsea Cables
21 Nov 2017Source: S. HimmelsteinThe new resin-free hang-off provides a safe, rapid and reusable solution for demounting a cable from a monopile or jacket. -
Watch: Fueling Up on Coffee for London Commuters
20 Nov 2017Source: S. HimmelsteinShell and UK clean tech start-up bio-bean are developing a low-carbon fuel based on waste coffee grounds collected from retailers and factories. -
Watch: Invisibility, Black Butterflies and Meta-Mirrors
20 Nov 2017Source: Tony PalloneThis week’s edition of the Engineering360 news brief discusses some of the most interesting happenings in engineering around light. -
Watch: Producing Economical Biofuel with Poplar Coppice
18 Nov 2017Source: S. HimmelsteinCoppice poplar is likely the best balance of cost and reliability for Pacific Northwest growers to produce biofuel. -
Video: Flight Tests Continue for World’s Largest Aircraft
18 Nov 2017Source: S. HimmelsteinA second test-flying phase is underway for Airlander 10, the world’s largest aircraft. -
NASA’s Kilopower Nuclear Reactors Could Power Future Martian Habitats
17 Nov 2017Source: Eric OlsonTesting will begin soon on the fission power source capable of producing from 1 to 10 kilowatts of power for over 10 years. -
VIDEO: Hurricane-proof Livable Yachts to Debut in 2018
17 Nov 2017Source: Nancy OrdmanA collaboration between Dutch architect Koen Olthuis and Arkup, a Miami-based “livable yacht” company is proposing a solution to rising sea levels -- live on the water, near, but not on, the beach. -
Tesla Unveils Long-Awaited Electric Truck and New Roadster
17 Nov 2017Source: Abe MichelenFor many months, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has promised that his company is developing the "mind-blowing" first electric semitrailer. Yesterday, Musk finally rode the new truck himself — called Tesla Semi — at an event in Hawthorne, California. -
Space Launch System Will Propel Orion on Exploration Missions to the Moon
17 Nov 2017Source: Eric OlsonThe missions will test the systems and capabilities needed for humans to operate in deep space and set the stage for journeys to more distant destinations, such as Mars. -
Entrepreneur Corner: Somnox — The World's First Robot Companion to Improve Your Sleep
16 Nov 2017Source: Abe MichelenThis week, a new start-up was launched in the Netherlands with the purpose of marketing the first robot companion that can help people get a good night’s sleep. Founded by student Julian Jagtenberg and three other students from the TU Delft University in Southern Holland, Somnox started a crowdfunding campaign to start production.