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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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Video: UN report claims climate is at the crossroads
05 Apr 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinWithout immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors, limiting global warming to 1.5° C is beyond reach. -
Video: Bio-battery as a greener power generation source
05 Apr 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinThe battery based on DNA technology could be potentially game-changing for both military and civilian applications. -
Video: Developing a digital twin of Earth
01 Apr 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinDigital models of Earth are seen as key to predicting the effects of and building resilience to climate change. -
Video: Free tool introduces youngsters to sustainable computing
01 Apr 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinBudding engineers can now build and program sustainable, battery-free energy-harvesting devices with a new tool from Northwestern University. -
Sensata IQ — A complete platform for asset monitoring
31 Mar 2022Predict machine failures, increase productivity and reduce operational costs with Sensata IQ complete asset monitoring. -
Video: Non-magnetic armoring wire for submarine power cables
31 Mar 2022Source: Engineering360 News DeskThe heavily galvanized, austenitic stainless-steel wire is designed to protect three-phase submarine power cables serving offshore wind energy projects. -
Watch this Sony robot get down!
31 Mar 2022Source: Marie DonlonThe EVAL-03 robot from Sony Interactive Entertainment is capable of mimicking the complex motions of dancing, according to its makers. -
Video: Optimize testing tasks with software subscription
30 Mar 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinDesign and automate a test or measurement system through a single software license. -
Video: Transformer-like robot preparing for deliveries
30 Mar 2022Source: Marie DonlonFeaturing both legs and wheels, the delivery robot can travel up to almost 14 mph while carrying payloads up to 110 lbs, according to its developers. -
Video: Magnetic robot reaches deep inside the lung
29 Mar 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinUnlike the commonly used bronchoscope, the magnetic tentacle robot can travel into narrow airways in the lung. -
Video: EggNest thwarts scattered radiation
29 Mar 2022Source: Cari CooneyRadiation bounces off a patient and spreads to everyone else in the room during an x-ray. -
Video: Bread eating fungus produces yarn, paper and leather
28 Mar 2022Source: Marie DonlonThe bread was dried and ground into breadcrumbs and mixed with water in a reactor. The researchers then added spores of Rhizopus delemar — which are often found on decaying food. -
Video: Chippy joins Flippy in the kitchen
25 Mar 2022Source: Marie DonlonIn Chipotle’s R&D facility located in Irvine, California, Chippy is cutting tortilla chips into triangles, frying them for 50 seconds in hot oil, placing them in a bowl and spraying them with lime. -
Video: Gas-condensing boiler is hydrogen-ready
25 Mar 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinWith a maximum operating temperature of 95° C, they are ideal for use in district heating/heat networks. -
Watch the Loctite pro pump handheld dispenser in action
23 Mar 2022Source: Engineering360 News DeskThe system can be used with 50 ml or 250 ml bottles of Loctite anaerobic adhesives to create a complete dispensing system. -
Video: Robotic arm bends with help from AR smart goggles
22 Mar 2022Source: Marie DonlonThe system, according to researchers, is appropriate for manufacturing, building and vehicle maintenance, and injury rehabilitation applications. -
Video: Travel the world’s longest suspension bridge
22 Mar 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinThe €2.5-billion bridge was completed 18 months ahead of schedule and will enable the crossing between the Asian and European continents in six minutes. -
PRECiV™ 2D image and measurement software
22 Mar 2022The PRECiV™ software gives you control over your microscope so that you can perform precise inspections. -
Video: Startup launches Kickstarter campaign for its invisibility shield
21 Mar 2022Source: Marie DonlonThe company, aptly dubbed Invisibility Shield Co., has reportedly engineered a lens array that deflects light from the subject — positioned behind the shield — away from the observer — positioned in front of the shield. -
Video: GE's worm-like tunneling robot gets "whiskers"
17 Mar 2022Source: Marie DonlonDuring tests, the Pipe-worm successfully navigated more than 100 m of pipeline, navigating turns and other changes, without disturbing normal operation.