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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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Watch a bird-inspired robot capable of perching
08 Dec 2021Source: Marie DonlonThe robot, dubbed “stereotyped nature-inspired aerial grasper," or SNAG, is attached to quadcopter drone and is inspired by the peregrine falcon. -
Video: Robotape automates the industrial taping process
07 Dec 2021Source: David WilkersonThe automated platform is entirely flexible to the user’s needs, relying solely on programming to position and apply the tape for complicated tasks. -
Training for rooftop PV installation via video
07 Dec 2021Source: S. HimmelsteinVideo-based training materials cover rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) deployment. -
Video: The case for batteries in rail service
06 Dec 2021Source: S. HimmelsteinViable applications range from the replacement of polluting diesel propulsion in freight systems to the provision of emergency power supplies at railroad crossings. -
Video: Compact brushless DC motors deliver battery-driven automation
04 Dec 2021Source: Engineering360 News DeskThe motors are ideal for automated guided vehicle and automated mobile robot applications. -
See a new lunar rover prototype
02 Dec 2021Source: S. HimmelsteinThe vehicle was jointly developed by Nissan Motor Co. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. -
Video: Firgelli Automations targets robotics and linear motion industries with externally adjustable electric linear actuator
01 Dec 2021Source: Engineering360 News DeskThe actuators feature a patent-pending mechanical limit switch device, providing end users with unprecedented flexibility. -
Video: Drilling for deep ice in Antarctica
01 Dec 2021Source: S. HimmelsteinResearchers plan to collect the oldest continuous ice core in Antarctica and provide a record of the climate spanning some 1.5 million years. -
Video: IKEA Bot gets a touch-sensitive makeover
01 Dec 2021Source: Marie DonlonThe new Force Sensor Robust Compliance Control software will enable other touch-sensitive tasks such as assembly, polishing, sanding and fine manipulation, which had previously been carried out by humans. -
Video: Australian site selected for national radwaste facility
30 Nov 2021Source: S. HimmelsteinA site in South Australia has been selected for construction of a National Radioactive Waste Management Facility. -
Wanted: Space logo designed by UK students
29 Nov 2021Source: S. HimmelsteinA logo will be displayed on the first small satellite launched from the U.K. next year. -
Video: Learn fundamentals of fiber optics
29 Nov 2021Source: S. HimmelsteinUpdated course content is geared toward those who need to learn fundamental hands-on skills to specify and install fiber optic networks. -
Video: AI-powered platform maps sustainability from space
29 Nov 2021Source: S. HimmelsteinUsers can measure, report and address sustainability metrics for biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions and other sustainability issues. -
Video: Autonomous military vehicle featuring deployable drone introduced
27 Nov 2021Source: Marie DonlonThe fully autonomous, multi payload Rook can reportedly handle rough terrain both day and night, deliver supplies, evacuate casualties, track soldiers, conduct surveillance, function as a remote weapon system and form convoys with other Rooks. -
Video: New system automates leak detection in home appliances
27 Nov 2021Source: Marie DonlonOutfitted with an onboard camera and sniffer probe, the MIRAI lets manufacturers autonomously check seals or soldered joints for leaking refrigerant or gas — offering precise leak detection, according to the company. -
Video: Robots now clean Google offices
27 Nov 2021Source: Marie DonlonWatch the general purpose learning robots perform tasks such as sorting trash, squeegeeing tables and arranging conference room chairs, around Google’s Mountain View, California, campus. -
Video: Magnetically guided microbots promise to deliver chemo meds directly to cancer cells
26 Nov 2021Source: Marie DonlonAlthough the method is still a proof of concept and the microbots need to be made smaller and traceable, they promise to improve upon current methods for delivering chemotherapy drugs into the body. -
Watch the launch of NASA’s asteroid redirection mission
24 Nov 2021Source: S. HimmelsteinA NASA mission to demonstrate technology to deflect asteroids that could pose a threat to the Earth is now underway. -
Video: Wilo-Stratos unveils the GIGA2.0 — The first smart glanded pump for HVAC applications
23 Nov 2021Source: Diana AounThe pump features several interfaces that enable multi-pump control, can be easily integrated into building automation systems, and has advanced data acquisition capabilities as well as state-of-the-art options for mobile access via Wilo-Smart Connect. -
Watch an electric autonomous cargo ship set sail
23 Nov 2021Source: S. HimmelsteinWithout emissions and soon to be without a crew, the world’s first electric and self-propelled container ship has completed its maiden voyage.