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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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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. -
Video: Precision Control Stands Ensure Correct Assembly
30 Jun 2017When a uniform screw-assembly is needed and the sequenced placement of your fasteners is a must, the DEPRAG PKS is your answer. -
Watch: Ex-NASA engineer creates a friendly car horn. Electricity from urine can now be used to kill salmonella and E Coli. Solar paints can create fuel from sun and vapor.
26 Jun 2017Watch: Ex-NASA engineer creates a friendly car horn. Electricity from urine can now be used to kill salmonella and E Coli. Solar paints can create fuel from sun and vapor. -
Video: Removing Derelict Satellites and Other Space Debris
22 Jun 2017Source: S. HimmelsteinThe volume of space junk orbiting our planet is growing, posing collision risks for operating manned missions and satellites. -
Video: Car Manufacturing is Starting to Utilize 3-D Printing
21 Jun 2017Source: Siobhan TreacyUltimaker has announced that Volkswagen Autoeuropa is using its solutions to quickly and cost effectively produce tools that aid in the manufacturing of Volkawagen cars. -
Video: Using Only Sunlight to Turn Saltwater into Fresh Drinking Water
19 Jun 2017Source: Peter BrownThe desalination method could change how more than 1 billion people get drinking water -
Video: Multi-touch System Allows Navy Flight Decks to Shuffle Configurations
16 Jun 2017Source: Peter BrownThe system upgrades the current “Quija board” used to organize hanger bays. -
Shape-changing Tensegrity Objects Open Up Many Possibilities
16 Jun 2017Source: Nancy OrdmanBy combining the principles of tensegrity with components 3D printed from shape memory polymers, Georgia Tech engineers produced an object that can be compressed and re-expanded to its original shape. -
Video: Assembling a Monster Cruise Ship
14 Jun 2017Source: Nancy OrdmanSovereign-class cruise ships, the first “mega-ships” built for the cruising market, have now been eclipsed by Royal Caribbean’s enormous Oasis-class vessels. -
Video: Max Catches Some Rays with UV Curable Adhesives
13 Jun 2017Surf’s up! Max hangs ten at the beach and is reminded of Master Bond’s UV curable adhesives. These one part systems offer exceptionally fast processing times and excellent adhesion to a variety of substrates. -
VIDEO: Furniture System Moves with the Push of a Button
12 Jun 2017Source: Siobhan TreacyMIT Media Lab has developed a new furniture system named Ori which transforms your apartment in seconds. -
Watch: A plyscraper grows in Portland. Engineering is one of the most sex-segregated jobs a study says. A big utility is shelving $2b in project work
12 Jun 2017Source: Engineering360 News DeskWatch: A plyscraper grows in Portland. Engineering is one of the most sex-segregated jobs a study says. A big utility is shelving $2b in project work. -
VIDEO: Transformative Food Could Reshape the Way Food is Transported
09 Jun 2017Source: Siobhan TreacyMIT’s Media Lab and Tangable Media Group have teamed up to revolutionize food printing called the transformative appetite. Using food printing technology, pasta is printed in a 2-D shape that is flat until it is put into boiling water.