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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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Advent of the Autonomous Wheelchair
28 Jul 2017Source: Abe MichelenThe Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) developed an autonomous wheelchair that was deployed this week. -
Video: Pipe-Repair Method May Pose Health Risk
28 Jul 2017Source: S. HimmelsteinThe cured-in-place pipe repair technique is associated with emissions of hazardous air pollutants. -
Video: New Design Tool for Flexible, Elastic Mechanisms Produced Via 3D printing
27 Jul 2017Source: Peter BrownDisney Research has created a device that automatically substitutes parts to do the same function but with flexibility. -
Video: Plants’ Architecture Mimics How Engineers Design Transportation Networks
26 Jul 2017Source: Peter BrownThe results could be a way to fine tune crops to fit their environment -
Watch: Stair Climbing Made Easier, Astronauts to Sport Reebok Space Shoes, and a Transformable Drone.
26 Jul 2017A new device makes stair climbing a little easier, astronauts will sport Reebok space shoes, and a transformable drone hovers and cruises. -
Video: Computer Aided Re-Design
25 Jul 2017Source: Peter BrownMIT’s InstantCAD allows manufacturers to simulate and optimize CAD designs in real time. -
Video: Making 3-D Printed Parts Stronger by Using Traditional Welding Concepts
20 Jul 2017Source: Peter BrownThe goal is to make the parts applicable for real-world use and beyond prototyping -
Video: Making 3D Printed Parts Stronger by Using Traditional Welding Concepts
20 Jul 2017Source: Peter BrownThe goal is to make the parts applicable for real-world use and beyond prototyping. -
Video: Boosting Battery Performance Using Molecular 'Pulleys'
20 Jul 2017Source: Peter BrownA new method expands and contracts to relieve the stress on the anode inside the battery. -
Video: A DNA Movie Projector?
20 Jul 2017Source: Tony PalloneA primitive film recorded into DNA demonstrates the possibility of recording sequential events at the molecular level. -
Video: A Call for Negative Emissions
19 Jul 2017Source: Tony PalloneAccording to a new study, reducing greenhouse-gas emissions isn't enough. We need to remove the CO2 already in the air. -
Video: 9.1 Billion Tons of Plastic Have Been Produced, Majority of Which Ends Up in Landfills
19 Jul 2017Source: Peter BrownAs of 2005, only 9 percent of all plastic was recycled. -
Watch: Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, BorgWarner's Turbocharger, and Robotic Bricklaying
13 Jul 2017Source: David WagmanJuno spacecraft flies close to Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, BorgWarner rolls out a powerful turbocharger, and Caterpillar is looking at robotic bricklaying. We’ll show you how it works. -
A Telescoping Robot Arm? New Research Shows How It's Done
12 Jul 2017Source: Nancy OrdmanA new computational design methodology provides a practical tool for designing telescoping structures. -
Video: Watch a Parrot Use a Touchscreen to Determine How Birds Explore New Objects
11 Jul 2017Source: Peter BrownResearchers are investigating how individual birds, not as a species, are willing to explore and try new things -
Video: Watch a Parrot Use a Touchscreen to Determine How Birds Explore New Objects
11 Jul 2017Source: Peter BrownResearchers are investigating how individual birds, not as a species, are willing to explore and try new things. -
Watch: Video projections float in mid-air. NASA plans for asteroid deflection. And a start-up promises a commercial solar car in two years.
10 Jul 2017Interactive Screenless Projections A French artist has added motion tracking to traditional video projections to make them appear like they are floating in air and following the viewer’s perspective. Unlike augmented reality and virtual reality, there is no device or screen required for this -
Video: Polymer Takes a Walk
05 Jul 2017Source: Tony PalloneResearchers have developed a new polymer material that propels itself forward when illuminated. -
Watch the Newest Episode of Ask the Specialist
03 Jul 2017The Specialist is answering questions with some help from Special Agent Harwin! -
Tiny Guillotine Slices Cells Fast
30 Jun 2017Source: Nancy OrdmanA Stanford University mechanical engineer has developed a new tool that helps in the study of cellular regeneration and that has applications in many kinds of cellular research.