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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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Caltech's biohybrid robotic jellyfish to collect deep-sea data
05 Mar 2024Source: Marie DonlonEnabling the biohybrid jellyfish to record information about ocean temperatures, salinity and oxygen levels — all of which are impacted by the Earth's climate — is that the jellyfish are outfitted with electronics. -
World’s first quadrupole TOF mass spectrometer equipped with ion dissociation technology
04 Mar 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThe oxygen attachment dissociation (OAD)-time-of-flight (TOF) system is the world’s first quadrupole TOF mass spectrometer to provide detailed structural analyses of lipids and other natural compounds. -
Smith & Loveless Inc. highlights the PISTA VIO grit removal chamber
04 Mar 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThe design delivers superior grit removal with unprecedented design flexibility. -
Critical sealing needs for the nuclear energy lifecycle
01 Mar 2024Sealing systems are of paramount importance in a nuclear facility, as they ensure containment, control leaks and protect crucial components from damage due to extreme conditions. -
A robot that can open doors, drawers regardless of knob-type
29 Feb 2024Source: Marie DonlonThe team developed an adaptive learning approach that enabled a robot with a limited knowledge base to learn via hands-on experience. -
Volunteer to live on Mars
27 Feb 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinSeeking a change of pace or planet? NASA needs volunteers willing to reside in a simulated Martian environment for one year. -
New robot dog makes its debut at MWC
27 Feb 2024Source: Marie DonlonRecently introduced at the Mobile World Congress on Monday, February 26, in Barcelona, Spain, Dynamic 1 can reportedly climb stairs, bow and shake hands. -
The US returns to the Moon
23 Feb 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinThe robotic Odysseus lander launched on February 15 by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket touched down autonomously on the lunar surface on February 22. -
Uponor launches new Xpress Trak residential radiant heating panels
21 Feb 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThe single-panel system with lightweight XPS foam at its core and laminated aluminum around the entire surface provides exceptional heat-transfer capability. -
A robot designed to assist the elderly at home
21 Feb 2024Source: Marie DonlonADAM, which stands for Autonomous Domestic Ambidextrous Manipulator, is equipped with vision systems and grippers, enabling it to perform a variety of tasks. -
This robot picks up and places objects in an unfamiliar house
20 Feb 2024Source: Marie DonlonTo create such a robot, the team outfitted a system from manufacturer Hello Robot with visual language models (VLMs), which enabled the robot to recognize objects based on language prompts. -
Video: Production underway at the largest liquid green hydrogen plant in the US
16 Feb 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinThe facility is engineered to produce 15 tons per day of liquid electrolytic hydrogen, a supply sufficient to power approximately 15,000 forklifts per day. -
Newly designed padding could make football gear, packages safer
16 Feb 2024Source: Marie DonlonThe new design features a modified, 3D printed foam material that buckles under the force of an impact — unlike current foam cushioning materials that compress when squeezed. -
Team trains robot to read braille at double the speed of humans
16 Feb 2024Source: Marie DonlonThe team created machine learning algorithms to teach the robotic sensor to swiftly slide over lines of braille text, reading at an estimated 315 words per minute with roughly 90% accuracy. -
This robot toasts marshmallows, folds clothes and dances
15 Feb 2024Source: Marie DonlonMagicBot is being eyed for assorted applications including search and rescue missions, sports, entertainment, industrial automation, logistics, transportation and more. -
Investing in US hydropower efficiency
14 Feb 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinInvestments in 46 projects across 19 states will increase access to affordable, clean electricity. -
This monocycle robot rolls, balances on 2 tiny legs
12 Feb 2024Source: Marie DonlonThe monocycle robot prototype can reportedly move entirely without a human, thereby potentially paving the way for the development of a driverless mode of transportation in future cities. -
Video: Final flight for the Mars Ingenuity Helicopter
12 Feb 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinThe mission of the first aircraft to fly on another planet ended on January 18, 2024. -
E-Lectric audiogram series, episode 2: EV protect
12 Feb 2024Listen to learn about H.B. Fuller’s line of EV Protect adhesives provided by Ellsworth Adhesives. -
Video: A design to block the boom of supersonic flight
09 Feb 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinThe NASA X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft is expected to fly at 1.4 times the speed of sound, or 925 mph, while generating a quieter sonic thump.