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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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Action needed to tackle clean energy transition gridlock
16 Nov 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinAction is needed to improve and expand the world’s electricity grids to address climate change and ensure reliable supplies of electricity. -
Efficient landfill gas analyzer is portable and modular
15 Nov 2023Source: GlobalSpec News DeskA modular design, improved battery life and a large touch screen interface combine to reduce the extensive downtime often lost to servicing and recalibration. -
This AI noise-canceling headphone technology lets wearers selectively listen to their surroundings
13 Nov 2023Source: Marie DonlonThe system, dubbed "semantic hearing," reportedly lets headphones stream audio to a connected smartphone that eliminates select environmental sounds. -
Automating and advancing: Road Trippin with Steve
13 Nov 2023Source: Courtesy of IMTS+From the classic robo drill to fully collaborative robots programmed with icons to CNC simulators designed for education, Steve gets to sample the amazing innovations Fanuc delivers to manufacturers every day. -
Make your EV battery pack safer
13 Nov 2023Listen to learn about battery and EV adhesive solutions from Ellsworth Adhesives featuring H.B. Fuller. -
Paving the way for sustainable transportation and design breakthroughs
13 Nov 2023Explore sustainable e-mobility with TE Connectivity, diving into home charger technology for eco-friendly transportation solutions. -
A new TWIST for nuclear reactor testing
10 Nov 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinThe TWIST specialized experiment holder can be loaded into the U.S. Idaho National Laboratory's Transient Reactor Test (TREAT) Facility. -
A how-to-guide to calibrating and maintaining your pH sensor
10 Nov 2023Source: Kajal Jaiswal, courtesy of Mettler ToledoHere is how to perform regular calibration to ensure that the pH measurements obtained are accurate and reliable. -
Siglent increased frequency range of its RF signal generators to 40 GHz
10 Nov 2023Source: GlobalSpec News DeskAccording to the company, the SSG6000A has a broad frequency range of 100 kHz to 40 GHz, even at high output power levels. -
Watch engineered living material tackle water pollutants
08 Nov 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinThe water treatment material is based on the use of hydrated alginate to form a gel, which is then mixed with cyanobacteria and fed to a 3D printer. -
This shape-shifting spider robot is 2 cm long
07 Nov 2023Source: Marie DonlonThe 2 cm long mCLARI robot weighs less than 1 gram but can reportedly support more than three times its body weight. -
Video: New spaceplane to service the ISS
07 Nov 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinThe craft will be used by NASA to ferry cargo to and from the International Space Station (ISS). -
World Water Works Offers inDENSE technology through cost-effective ROI program
03 Nov 2023Source: GlobalSpec News DeskA new return on investment (ROI) program eases the implementation of inDENSE gravimetric selection technology into existing municipal activated sludge systems. -
PRO::FIT equipped to solve best-fit, gap closure struggles
01 Nov 2023The intelligent fit technology learns the relationship between reference objects and robot frame to evenly distribute changes in relationship or geometry of parts when they are fit or placed together. -
This robot promises to help diagnose breast cancer early
31 Oct 2023Source: Marie DonlonThe manipulator can reportedly apply specific forces — akin to those used by human examiners — to detect lumps via sensor technology at greater depths than previously achieved. -
This drone can detect small, hostile drones, even ones made of wood
31 Oct 2023Source: Marie DonlonThe so-called "Eagle Eye" multidomain surveillance radar system is designed to identify and track aerial targets — small drones in particular. -
New technique lets robots "hear" humans
30 Oct 2023Source: Marie DonlonThe acoustic localization approach described by the Georgia Tech team explores the use of machine learning algorithms to detect the subtle sounds inadvertently produced by humans as they move around. -
Lab and training expertise when time, budget or skillset fall short
30 Oct 2023ESPEC Solutions Group gets you from training and education all the way through successful test execution. -
Monitoring water discharges from the Fukushima nuclear plant
27 Oct 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinThe International Atomic Energy Agency is now conducting comprehensive and continuous safety reviews of treated water discharged from the damaged reactor. -
Textron, Rheinmetall introduce anti-drone weapon
26 Oct 2023Source: Marie DonlonThe "Skyranger 30” features an automated turret from Rheinmetall combined with a RIPSAW M5 robotic UGV developed by Textron Defense Systems.