SciShow
Do Polar Bears Have Fiber Optic Fur?
Humans may use fiber optic technology to make everything from novelty desk toys to high speed internet cables, but Nature has its own ideas. For decades, scientists have debated to what extent polar bears may use the optical properties...
SciShow
Can Sponges “Think” Using Light?
Sponges might not look like particularly complex animals, but they've had billions of years to evolve their own special systems. And one of those systems might involve sending messages through their body in the form of light.
SciShow
The Scientist Who Made the Internet Possible | Great Minds: Narinder Singh Kapany
Thanks to Qualcomm for sponsoring a portion of this video.
TED Talks
Janine Benyus: Biomimicry's surprising lessons from nature's engineers
In this inspiring talk about recent developments in biomimicry, Janine Benyus provides heartening examples of ways in which nature is already influencing the products and systems we build.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The hidden network that makes the internet possible - Sajan Saini
View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-hidden-network-that-makes-the-internet-possible-sajan-saini↵↵In 2012, a team of researchers set a world record, transmitting 1 petabit of data— that’s 10,000 hours of high-def video— over...
Curated Video
Illuminating Innovations: Harnessing Natural Light in Urban Spaces
Discover how innovative technologies are revolutionizing the way we light our homes and workplaces without relying on electricity. This documentary explores the use of light tubes, fiber optics, and even bioluminescent plants to enhance...
NASA
The Invisible Network: 19. LCRD - The Dream | NASA's The Invisible Network Podcast
In this second episode of an LCRD-focused season of The Invisible Network podcast, we take a look at the reasons NASA is embracing optical communications technologies and what challenges LCRD will overcome.
Next Animation Studio
Google proposes data cable to link U.S. and Europe
Data cable will link New York City to the city of Bude in Britain and the city of Bilbao in Spain, according to Alphabet Inc.
Professor Dave Explains
Periodic Table Part 5: Carbon Group (C, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, Fl)
It's time to check out Group 14 on the periodic table, the carbon group. This includes carbon, silicon, germanium, tin, lead, and flerovium. What can we say about their properties, reactivities, and applications? Let's find out!
Packt
CompTIA Network+ Certification N10-007: The Total Course - Transceivers
This video focuses on the various types of transceivers and how they are specified as vendor-neutral devices. This clip is from the chapter "Modern Ethernet" of the series "CompTIA Network+ Certification N10-007: The Total Course".In...
Physics Girl
How to control light with water
How fast is the internet? How fast can we send data? This easy DIY experiment allows you to control light with water! Drill a hole in the bottom of a 2 liter bottle, fill the bottle with water allowing the water to stream out the hole,...
Curated Video
World of Computer Networking Your CCNA start - Copper, Fiber, and Wireless Media
This video introduces you to copper, fiber, and wireless media. This clip is from the chapter "Ethernet" of the series "World of Computer Networking: Your CCNA start".This section introduces you to Ethernet.
Curated Video
Introduction to Germanium: Properties and Applications
This video provides an overview of the element germanium. It describes the physical properties of germanium and its discovery by Clemens Winkler. The video also discusses the various uses of germanium, such as in semiconductors, optical...
Curated Video
The Advantages and Functionality of Fiber Optic Technology
Fiber optics is a form of data transmission that uses light and glass rather than metal and electricity. It offers higher bandwidth and longer transmission distances compared to traditional metal cables, while also being immune to...
Curated Video
Lisbon fashion week kicks off.
New blood and legacy, young and established designers presented their summer collections as Moda Lisboa - Lisbon Fashion Week - kicked off in the Portuguese capital.
Legacy is the theme for the 43rd edition of ModaLisboa - Lisbon Fashion...
Curated Video
Exhibition shows off see-through concrete
Washington, DC 12 July 2004
1. Wide view of man walking behind wall with shadow coming through
2. ExCU of hand seen through the translucent concrete wall
3. ExCu of bricks of the wall
4. Pan down to show cement bricks stacked
5. ...
PBS
Career Connections | Network Architect
Network architects are the people who build those computer networks that we use every day. Advice? "Keep learning!" binary.
TED-Ed
The Hidden Network that Makes the Internet Possible
Many use the Internet but few know how it works. Viewers learn more about the network behind the Internet with a short video that explains the fiber optics and integrated photonics that make global communication possible.
Code.org
The Internet: Wires, Cables and WiFi
You thought hooking up your TV was difficult! Scholars learn about the various components that allow Internet users to send information across vast distances. This includes wires, fiber optic cables, and WiFi.
Physics Girl
How to Control Light with Water
Can you bend light waves using water? Physics Girl demonstrates this phenomenon and explains how it happens as part of her larger series. She then details the applications and even explains how the Internet works.
Curated OER
How Do They Do It - Jet Engines
Jet engines generally work to generate thrust by creating a high-speed exhaust. See how this is done with fans, air compressors, a combustion chamber, and fuel. The precision is specific, especially for the turbine blade. Hear exactly...
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: What Are Fiber Optics?
Learn all about the process and uses of the most fascinating technology known as fiber optics [3:59]
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Total Internal Reflection
Demonstration and explanation of total internal reflection, and description of its use in fibre optics.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Future Fibers
Today, fibers are dumb strands of material. But could those fibers have more functions than just keeping the wearer warm and dry? Just over a year ago, some of the same researchers described engineering optoelectronic fibers capable of...