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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: 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. -
ABB introduces new robot to the warehouse, manufacturing spaces
30 Dec 2022Source: Marie DonlonWith a payload capacity of up to 11 kg (24.3 lb), a top speed of 6.2 m/s (20.3 ft/sec) and a reach between 900 mm (35.4 inches) to 1,400 mm (55.1 inches), the ABB SWIFTI CRB 1300 is expected to improve a facility’s production efficiency by as much as 44%. -
New gelatinous robot crawls in response to temperature changes
30 Dec 2022Source: Marie DonlonInspired by the inchworm, the robot is able to move according to the swelling and shrinking of the gel — and in the absence of batteries, wiring and external power of any kind. -
Forabot handles, sorts and identifies fossils
29 Dec 2022Source: Marie DonlonBecause this analysis can be time-consuming, the North Carolina State University team created the Forabot, which can identify six different foram types with a 79% rate of accuracy and process 27 forams an hour. -
Video: Photocatalyst lights up ammonia-to-hydrogen conversion
29 Dec 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinAn inexpensive plasmonic photocatalyst harnesses energy from light to turn ammonia into hydrogen fuel. -
Watch this robot climb walls, ceilings using magnetized feet
29 Dec 2022Source: Marie DonlonDubbed MARVEL, the quadruped robot can reportedly walk straight up walls and across ceilings thanks to its magnetized feet. -
Video: Sustainable packaging sown on the farm
28 Dec 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinReusing Agricultural Waste (RAW) Packaging is derived from agricultural waste produced by sugar cane farms across India. -
Watch: More mechanical complexities in the LEGO medium
28 Dec 2022Source: Kevin J. HarriganThe creator behind the redshoebox YouTube channel is back at it again. Whomever runs this account, has a very creative mind and is clearly an expert in motion control systems. -
Video: Novel heat pump trial steams ahead
27 Dec 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinThe electrically powered Greenstream heat pump is designed to help industrial users recycle heat and reduce fuel use by up to 90%. -
These robots can self-heal
27 Dec 2022Source: Marie DonlonAccording to its developers, the soft, self-healing robot can detect when and where it was damaged and subsequently heal itself. -
Video: Printfrastructure primed for UK water sector
26 Dec 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinAdditive manufacturing technology has made its debut in the U.K. water sector.