SciShow
Could We Hide The Earth?
Theoretically, we could hide the Earth from faraway telescopes, using a properly placed laser pointer.
TED Talks
TED: How humanity can reach the stars | Philip Lubin
Could we exit our solar system, and enter another? Astrophysicist Philip Lubin discusses the awesome potential of using lasers to propel small spacecraft, enabling humanity's first interstellar missions. Learn how this transformative...
PBS
Will Starshot's Insterstellar Journey Succeed?
Yuri Milner's Breakthrough Starshot is an interstellar travel expedition unlike any other before it. It's many years in the making and is contingent on a series of incredible advancements in nanotechnology, materials science and laser...
SciShow
How Scientists Protect the World's Most Famous Art
Conserving and restoring art can be pretty tricky. Thankfully, scientists have been learning how to restore artwork in some pretty cool ways that are effective, safe, and a little weird, to be honest.
SciShow
The Cosmic Lasers That Form in Outer Space
Lasers are incredible narrow beams of light we can use to do everything from cutting metal to operating on people's eyeballs. But even though we came up with the idea on our own, humans didn’t actually make the first lasers.
TED Talks
Patience Mthunzi: Could we cure HIV with lasers?
Swallowing pills to get medication is a quick, painless and often not entirely effective way of treating disease. A potentially better way? Lasers. In this passionate talk, TED Fellow Patience Mthunzi explains her idea to use lasers to...
PBS
The Real Star Wars
Anti-Satellite weaponry, giant X-ray lasers and kinetic impact missiles nicknamed the "Rods from God." Find out about the history of the real star wars that have been waged over the past 50 years.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How does laser eye surgery work? | Dan Reinstein
In 1948, Spanish ophthalmologist Jose Ignacio Barraquer Moner was fed up with glasses. He wanted a solution for blurry vision that fixed the eye itself, without relying on external aids. The surgery he eventually devised was called...
SciShow
The Future of Space Telescopes: Umbrellas & Glitter!
After Hubble and Webb, what's the future of space telescopes? Two ideas in planning stages right now involve the space-age versions of umbrellas and glitter.
SciShow
The Quantum Theory that Connects the Entire Universe
Quantum mechanics is weird and seems a bit...complicated. But understanding it can help us to understand the universe.
SciShow
Tractor Beams: Almost Real!
Hank tells us about some developments that are being made in the dramatic area of laser tractor beams.
SciShow
How Close Are We to Building Force Fields?
Sci-fi technology is often more fiction than science, but it turns out there are actually some real-world labs that are working on developing force fields!
Curated Video
Scientists in Spain make giant leap in accuracy with industrial robots
The world’s purportedly biggest robot has been constructed in a research centre near Zaragoza, Spain. Engineers have used lasers to make a record-breaking industrial robot – with amazing levels of accuracy. The robotic platform measures...
Curated Video
Who Is a Good Candidate for Skin Laser Treatments?
Howcast - Learn who's a good candidate for skin laser treatments from dermatologist Elissa Lunder in this Howcast skin care video.
Curated Video
Pros & Cons of Laser Treatment for Acne
Howcast - Learn the pros and cons of acne laser treatment from dermatologist Cybele Fishman, MD in this Howcast skin care video.
Curated Video
Pros & Cons of Electrolysis
Howcast - Learn the pros and cons of electrolysis from Completely Bare owner (and former Real Housewife of New York City) Cindy Barshop in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
3 Types of Lasers Used for Hair Removal
Howcast - Learn about three types of hair removal lasers from Completely Bare owner (and former Real Housewife of NYC) Cindy Barshop in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
How to Find the Best Waxing or Laser Hair Removal Spa
Howcast - Learn how to find the best waxing or laser hair removal spa from Completely Bare owner (and former Real Housewife) Cindy Barshop in this Howcast video
Curated Video
Laser Cap & Home Lasers vs. In-Clinic Laser Treatments
Howcast - Learn about laser cap and home lasers vs. in-clinic laser treatments from hair transplant surgeon Craig Ziering, MD in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
Satellite Data: Who’s benefitting?
How can we best understand how climate change is affecting our planet? Data collected by satellites are helping us fill in the gaps in what we need to know. But as Colin Baker explains, not everyone can access it, including the countr
Curated Video
Behind US Crazy Idea to Install Powerful Laser on Massive Boeing 747
Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel for a video on the use by US forces of massive lasers in targeting everything from missiles to transmitting electricity. Fluctus is a website and YouTube channel dedicated to sea geeks. Whenever you...
Curated Video
FAA temporarily bans drones over 22 areas in New Jersey due to security concerns
The banned areas are primarily located near local airports, including Teterboro and Trenton-Robbinsville Airport.
Professor Dave Explains
Archeological Surveys
Before archeologists can excavate a site, they need to know where to dig. Surveys are the techniques used to find these places. What are the techniques used in archeological survey, as well as the technologies? What is LiDAR and how is...
Curated Video
How lasers are used to treat cancer
In medicine, we use different types of lasers to fight cancer. In this video, we will learn everything about carbon dioxide (CO2), argon and neodymium: yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) lasers and how they are used to treat cancer in a...