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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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Watch: LEGO assemblies of complex mechanical principles
02 Aug 2021Source: Kevin J. HarriganNo matter the complexity or ubiquity, this YouTuber aims to turn complex motion control techniques into something understandable, and even reproducible for LEGO fans. -
Video: Aluminum pillars de-ice airplanes on the fly
02 Aug 2021Source: S. HimmelsteinThe de-icing method exploits how frost grows on pillar structures to suspend ice as it forms into a layer less likely to adhere. -
Video: This lithium-ion battery is reusable and recyclable
02 Aug 2021Source: S. HimmelsteinDisposable battery technology may soon be challenged with the advent of a renewable and recyclable lithium-ion battery that can be repaired, traded or upgraded. -
Video: High performance leak tester for pharma packaging testing
30 Jul 2021Source: Engineering360 News DeskThe leak tester for container closure integrity testing applications can detect leaks as small as 1 µm. -
Watch: Fast-charging sodium-ion battery developed
30 Jul 2021Source: S. HimmelsteinThe device promises high-energy density, fast-charging capability and excellent thermal stability. -
The electropolishing solution for common metal surface problems
28 Jul 2021Learn why engineers in industries with no room for error rely on electropolishing for ultra-smooth and defect-free metal parts. -
Video: Coil Driver technology extended to electric vehicle technology
27 Jul 2021Source: S. HimmelsteinThe technology can reduce the cost and complexity of deploying EVs and the charging infrastructure at scale. -
Watch how ESA tracks carbon emissions from space
26 Jul 2021Source: S. HimmelsteinSatellite observations track atmospheric greenhouse gases in addition to other carbon stocks on land and sea. -
Watch how material cloaks soldiers, makes them invisible to thermal imagers
26 Jul 2021Source: Marie DonlonMaterial masks soldier's heat signatures. -
Video: DNA database proposed to avoid child labor, environmental abuses along cocoa supply chain
25 Jul 2021Source: Marie DonlonDatabase could let consumers and governments avoid products with ties to forced labor, environmental abuses. -
Video: Portable high capacity home battery launches
23 Jul 2021Source: S. HimmelsteinThe emergency power consumption of an average family can be covered for a week with just one charge. -
Video: Coal waste as a remedy for coal mine and water reclamation
22 Jul 2021Source: S. HimmelsteinA by-product of coal mining can be of value in remediating land and water resources despoiled in that mining process. -
Keep workers comfortable and safe in extreme temperatures
21 Jul 2021The newly redesigned Vortec Cooling Vest directs cold air around the torso for continuous body cooling. -
Watch as this pneumatically actuated soft robot plays the piano
21 Jul 2021Source: Marie DonlonThe team devised a pneumatic random access memory (RAM) chip featuring microfluidic valves in lieu of electronic transistors. -
Video: World record for longest solar-powered flight in a production electric aircraft
21 Jul 2021Source: S. HimmelsteinA 227 nautical mile trip over central California marks the longest flight for a production electric aircraft powered by solar energy. -
High-performance laser distance sensor for industrial applications
19 Jul 2021The high-performance optoNCDT ILR2250 laser distance sensor is used whenever large measuring ranges and high accuracy are required. It can be installed at distances up to 100 m, and even up to 150 m with a reflector film. This sensor impresses when measuring dark, structured and poorly reflecting -
Video: Online tool automates solar permitting process
19 Jul 2021Source: S. HimmelsteinThe platform reduces barriers to residential solar deployment. -
New wearable calorie counter promises more accurate counts than smartwatches, smartphones
15 Jul 2021Source: Marie DonlonNew wearable focuses on the legs, not the wrists or heart rate. -
Video: Marines test feasibility of grenade carrying drones
15 Jul 2021Source: Marie DonlonDrones were tested at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. -
Watch how an app enhances UK consumer energy efficiency
15 Jul 2021Source: S. HimmelsteinThe low-carbon technology platform will help consumers efficiently manage energy usage at home and on the road.