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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 how soft robotic chains form minimally invasive surgical tools
24 Apr 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinReconfigurable soft robotic technology self-folds into large assemblies to form different surgical instruments with programmable shapes and functions. -
Video: These solar cells are on a roll
24 Apr 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinThe manufacture of perovskite solar cells can now be scaled up with a roll-to-roll printing process using a low-cost carbon ink formulation. -
Watch this robotic arm grasp a range of objects
20 Apr 2023Source: Marie DonlonResearchers reportedly accomplished what evaded earlier attempts at creating grasping robotic hands: a robotic hand that can grasp a range of objects using the appropriate amount of pressure while simultaneously using a minimal amount of energy. -
Solving noise control problems for industrial, architectural, commercial, residential and other industries
19 Apr 2023Discover how products from Kinetics Noise Control lower noise levels within facilities by as much as 30 decibels. -
Humanoid robot GARMI eyed for healthcare tasks
18 Apr 2023Source: Marie DonlonThe wheel-mounted GARMI can reportedly serve food and beverages, assist with household tasks, open bottles of water, make emergency calls and assist with physical activities. -
Smart cobot sands, grinds, polishes aerospace and defense components
18 Apr 2023Source: Marie DonlonThe GRITTM cobot, created by aeronautics and composite experts, works alongside human personnel to sand, grind and polish components for aerospace and defense manufacturers. -
Sarcos to automate solar installer tasks
18 Apr 2023Source: Marie DonlonAccording to Utah-based Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corp., final validation of its Outdoor Autonomous Manipulation of Photovoltaic Panels (O-AMPP) project has been achieved. -
Earth Day 2023: Invest in our planet
14 Apr 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinInvest in our planet is the theme for Earth Day 2023, and here are some ways participants can do so. -
Video: A concrete means to store captured CO2
14 Apr 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinThis process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and sequesters it in concrete. -
Video: This supercap traps and stores solar energy
14 Apr 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinEnergy is efficiently harvested from sunlight and simultaneously stored in a self-chargeable device. -
Video: A greenhouse gas emissions inventory for the UK
13 Apr 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinAn integrated network to monitor all sources and sinks of these pollutants in the U.K. will make such data accessible through an online dashboard. -
Future utensils could be composed of sugar, wood powders and dissolve on demand
13 Apr 2023Source: Marie DonlonTo create this material, the scientists turned to isomalt, a sugar alcohol commonly used by bakers to create rigid structures for their desserts that are dissolvable by water. -
Video: Hydrogen compression system for efficient fuel cell vehicle refueling
12 Apr 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinA linear motor-driven reciprocating compressor enhances the efficiency of fuel cell electric vehicle refueling. -
There's one compressor you can specify without hesitation
11 Apr 2023Everyone talks about reliability but who else has a Built for a Lifetime™ trademark? -
Video: SABIC ULTEM resin provides lightweight comfort for hearing-impaired and multi-language users of LLVision’s augmented reality eyeglasses
07 Apr 2023Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThe comfort and fit of these eyeglasses designed to compensate for hearing loss and provide spoken language translations are enhanced with SABIC ULTEM resin. -
Video: Times Microwave Systems introduces new XtendedFlex 178 high flex coaxial cable
06 Apr 2023Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThe cable delivers consistent electrical performance during continuous flexure for applications including robotics and industrial automation. -
Video: Indoor drones safely deliver radiation data
06 Apr 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinFlyability’s Elios 3 indoor drone is now equipped with a radiation survey meter from Mirion Technologies. -
See videos and 3D images snapped by this gigapixel microscope
05 Apr 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinA new kind of microscope stitches together videos from dozens of smaller cameras to provide researchers with 3D views of their experiments. -
Video: A COSMIC plan to capture orbital debris
03 Apr 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinThe U.K.-based initiative will demonstrate rendezvous and proximity operations and robotic debris capture technologies to remove two defunct satellites by 2026. -
Hutchinson presents power transmission solutions at Hannover Messe
03 Apr 2023Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThe company will display new high-performance belt drive systems at the world's leading trade fair for industry.