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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: Renewable energy storage on the seafloor
08 Feb 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinThe modular Ocean Battery pumped hydro system is engineered to be located on the seabed near offshore wind turbines or floating solar power plants to store the excess energy produced. -
Video: Building resilience to changing water cycles
08 Feb 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinHydrological data collected worldwide will inform action and strategies to reduce economic losses and deaths due to droughts and floods. -
Video: Micro-flying robots with flapping wings developed by Bristol scientists
08 Feb 2022Source: Marie DonlonEnhanced with a simplified flopping mechanism, the Bristol team is eyeing LAZA as the stepping-stone for future micro-flying robots capable of search and rescue, inspection and environmental monitoring tasks. -
Video: Students design a hydrogen-powered racing car
07 Feb 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinThe Forze IX is a hydrogen fuel cell-powered car capable of a 300 km/hour top speed with zero emissions. -
Video: Paper paves the way to perovskite solar cell production
07 Feb 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinA new method for depositing perovskite films with a piece of paper boosts solar cell efficiency by 82%. -
Video: New gripping solution seeks to improve automation in food processing
06 Feb 2022Source: Marie DonlonAccording to its developers, the mGripAI, which relies on machine learning to understand objects, improves throughput, reduces maintenance and reduces food waste in the food processing space. -
Video: 3D-printed OLEDs could mean future foldable big screens
05 Feb 2022Source: Cari CooneyA research team at the University of Minnesota has manufactured the first 3D-printed OLED display. This flexible display measures 3.8 cm by 3.8 cm and has 65 pixels. This could be the start of lightweight, cost-effective, foldable TV screens. -
MicroTIR™ Gages
04 Feb 2022ABTech Manufacturing LLC, has been producing custom built and designed air bearing systems since 1998! -
Video: Digital platform supports coal-to-nuclear transition
03 Feb 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinThe platform will enable replacement of coal-fired boilers at existing power plants with advanced modular nuclear reactors at scale and speed. -
Video: CES 2022 award-winning disinfecting bot launched
02 Feb 2022Source: Marie DonlonUsing hospital-grade UVC light, the ADIBOT-A kills bacteria, viruses and fungi in indoor settings such as hospitals, schools and other high-traffic spaces. The ADIBOT-A is a build-out of last year’s stationary disinfecting ADIBOT iteration. -
Video: Cut power use and extend tool life with upgraded Niagara Cutter solid carbide end mills
02 Feb 2022Source: Engineering360 News DeskA new aluminum nonferrous coating reduces built-up edge to extend tool life while geometry optimizations reduce cutting forces. -
THK company profile
02 Feb 2022THK linear motion solutions are offered worldwide. -
Video: Compact energy supply system transmits power, data and media
01 Feb 2022Source: Engineering360 News DeskThe e-spool flex 2.0 is the Igus version of a cable drum without a slip ring. -
Video: Cornell scientist developing a robotic arm to feed those with spinal injuries
01 Feb 2022Source: Marie DonlonBhattacharjee suggests that the machine learning algorithms could personalize the process by teaching the robotic arm to learn a user’s preferences in terms of feeding, including bite transfer and bite acquisition. -
Video: Pocket-sized tool for testing live fiber optics
01 Feb 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinThe handheld tester detects invisible near-infrared wavelengths used in fiber optic communications without the need for setup or interpretation of measurement readings. -
Video: Robotic hand deftly crushes cans, handles eggs
31 Jan 2022Source: Marie DonlonDuring testing, the robotic hand could also press buttons, use tweezers to handle small objects, squeeze soccer balls and cut sheets of paper using scissors. -
Video: Green light for spent fuel repository in Sweden
31 Jan 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinSweden is now the second country in the world after Finland to approve a plan for building a facility that could store the country's spent nuclear fuel for at least 100,000 years. -
Video: Rapid HIV self-test could curb infections globally
31 Jan 2022Source: Cari CooneyA self-testing HIV-1 chip is under development to selectively detect HIV from whole blood samples. -
Video: Tail-sitter drone takes off, lands without a runway
30 Jan 2022Source: Marie DonlonCalled a tail-sitter drone, the Vetal tips itself forward when in flight to propel itself and is capable of landing on moving objects such as ships, trains and trucks. -
Watch this shape-shifting drone from UC Berkeley
30 Jan 2022Source: Marie DonlonThe Midair Reconfigurable Quadcopter can squeeze through narrow openings, reconfigure itself to grasp objects and perch on hanging wires such as power lines.