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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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Video: Automating time-consuming water quality tests
18 Jan 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinAn autonomous monitoring solution streamlines the measurement of trace metal cations and anion applications for the water quality industry. -
Video: Welding simulation solution for classroom training
18 Jan 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinThe AugmentedArc Augmented Reality Welding System is a highly realistic multi-process welding simulation solution for classroom training. -
Soft robotic gripper scoops, picks and grasps
18 Jan 2023Source: Marie DonlonThe new reconfigurable workspace soft (RWS) robotic gripper is designed for use in the logistics and food sectors where it can perform picking and packing tasks, according to its developers. -
Video: AGILOX introduces new ODM robot
17 Jan 2023Source: Engineering360 News DeskThe intelligent dolly mover travels autonomously and navigates freely on the production floor or in the warehouse. -
Dobot debuts cobots for the retail and physical therapy sectors
17 Jan 2023Source: Marie DonlonThe Nova cobot series features the Nova 2 and Nova 5 cobots, which are capable of carrying 2 kg and 5 kg payloads, respectively. -
Video: Carbon storage in depleted offshore oil and gas fields
16 Jan 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinProject Greensand is expected to start storing up to 1.4 million tons of carbon dioxide annually by 2025 in the depleted Nini oil and gas field in the Danish North Sea. -
Video: Hydro turbine design a boon for biodiversity
12 Jan 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinA novel hydro turbine designed to both protect important riverine fish communities and efficiently produce renewable power has been demonstrated. -
This spray-on smart skin uses AI to understand hand tasks
12 Jan 2023Source: Marie DonlonThe new stretchable biocompatible material can reportedly be sprayed on the skin and features an electrical network that senses when the skin is stretched or bent. -
Shell-based helmets designed for fishing, cycling and disaster zones
12 Jan 2023Source: Marie DonlonThe aptly named Shellmet is protective head gear composed of a mixture of scallop shells from the seafood industry and recycled plastic — a material dubbed Shellstic. -
Video: Building the world’s largest radio telescope
11 Jan 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinConstruction is now underway to erect the Square Kilometer Array, the world's largest radio telescope. -
Video: Subsea battery storage for offshore renewable energy systems
11 Jan 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinDesigned for the harsh subsea environment, the Halo system is engineered to provide a reliable, uninterrupted power supply predominantly for seabed use. -
Video: A deeper view of eye diseases with bioprinted tissue
11 Jan 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinThe understanding and treatment of degenerative retinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration should improve with the ability to 3D print eye tissue. -
Video: Nanomedicines with gold prove small but mighty against disease
11 Jan 2023Source: Cari CooneyResearchers believe that gold nanoparticles could be used in almost all areas of medicine, including diagnosis, treatment, prevention and hygiene. -
Watch the implosion of New Jersey’s last coal-fired power plant
10 Jan 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinThe site will soon host large-scale battery energy storage systems. -
Video: Air-to-water heat pump for cold climates
10 Jan 2023Source: Engineering360 News DeskThis inverter-driven cold climate air-to-water heat pump provides hydronic heating, cooling and domestic hot water without the use of fossil fuels. -
Video: Molecular imaging in six dimensions
09 Jan 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinThe radially and azimuthally polarized multi-view reflector microscope images the 3D positions and 3D orientations of single molecules. -
Video: Robot performs dental implant surgery with less pain, faster healing times for patients
09 Jan 2023Source: Marie DonlonThe precision and accuracy of the robot, according to its developers, was made possible thanks to haptic feedback, audio cues and intuitive visualization. -
Video: Efficiency gains fuel solar water-splitting
05 Jan 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinA new photocatalytic system is nearly 10 times more efficient, and markedly lower cost, than comparable solar water-splitting systems. -
Video: Testing fuels for SMRs
05 Jan 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinCanadian researchers are exploring the behavior of advanced nuclear fuels for small modular reactors (SMRs). -
Three-limbed bot designed for space tasks
31 Dec 2022Source: Marie DonlonAhead of a space-qualified iteration of MARM being developed, the researchers will test the MARM prototype in a physical simulator arrangement.