Science360
Fuel Cell Efficiency - Science of Innovation
To operate and function efficiently, machines of all shapes and sizes need a source of energy. A series of innovations is helping to make energy conversion within fuel cells as efficient as possible. Provided by the National Science...
FuseSchool
Condensation Polymerisation
Learn the basics about condensation polymerisation within the overall organic chemistry topic.
Next Animation Studio
Methane hydrate test well shows promising results
The US Department of energy recently completed a successful test on a methane hydrate well. Methane hydrate consists of methane trapped in crystalline structure of frozen water and it is being explored as a future source of natural gas...
Curated Video
Factors Affecting Dynamic Equilibria: Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions, Dynamic Equilibrium, and Le Chatelier's Principle
The video discusses the factors affecting dynamic equilibrium by explaining the difference between exothermic and endothermic reactions, and how they relate to reversible reactions. The concept of dynamic equilibrium is explained using...
FuseSchool
Making Insoluble Salts
Learn the basics about how to make insoluble salts as a part of the overall acids and bases topic.
Professor Dave Explains
Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
When you take a shot on a pool table or tackle someone in a football game, you're participating in a collision. But the two events we just mentioned are totally different kinds of collisions! We have to learn the varieties and what they...
FuseSchool
Making Soluble Salts
Learn the basics about how to make soluble salts as part of the acids and bases topic.
Curated Video
Cellular Respiration: How Do Cells Get Energy?
Cellular respiration is the process through which the cell generates energy, in the form of ATP, using food and oxygen. The is a multistep biochemical process where food, primarily the carbohydrate glucose, is broken down to produce...
Curated Video
Understanding the Physical Properties of Substances: Bonding and Structure
The video discusses how the physical properties of substances depend on the bonding between particles. It covers ionic compounds, small molecules, giant covalent structures, metals, and alloys, and explains how the nature of the bonding...
Professor Dave Explains
Lipids Part 1: TAGs, Fatty Acids, and Terpenes
What's butter made of? What about olive oil? Well they're lipids, which are largely nonpolar substances. Why is one solid at room temperature and the other is liquid? What are trans fats and why are they bad for you? Let's find out all...
Catalyst University
Telomeres and Telomerase: Aging Theory and Nutritional Applications
Here we discuss shortening of telomeres, factors that affect this phenomenon, and the function of telomerase.
Mazz Media
Thermal Energy, Heat and Temperature
What is the difference between heat, thermal energy and temperature? This program explores the differences between each and explains that temperature indicates how hot or cold a substance is, heat is the transfer of thermal energy from...
Professor Dave Explains
Processing Auditory, Somatosensory, Olfactory, and Gustatory Information
We just looked at the process by which visual information makes its way from your eyes to your brain, and what happens when it gets there. So what about the other four senses? Those are pretty important too, so let's take a look!
Physics Girl
How to Make a Hurricane on a Bubble
How do scientists mimic the physics of a hurricane on the surface of a bubble? What other types of crazy research are bubbles used for? Learn how to create colorful vortices on a bubble in your kitchen!
Mazz Media
Bailey's Big Back Yard: Air and Wind
In this program, Bailey learns about the wind as he experiences it. With help from his magical magnifying glass, Bailey and viewers learn about the complexity of wind and air and they come to understand that air is moving all around us.
Curated Video
Understanding Metabolism: Synthesizing and Breaking Down Molecules in the Body
This video is an educational tutorial on metabolism, describing it as the sum of all reactions in a cell or body, and the continuous enzyme-controlled metabolic processes which require energy from cellular respiration. The video uses...
Catalyst University
The Biosynthesis of Ketone Bodies | Pathway & Explanation
This video explains how the liver manufactures the three ketone bodies (beta-hydroxybutyrate, acetoacetate, and acetone). We will explore the biosynthetic pathway here.
Curated Video
The Role of Digestive Enzymes in Breaking Down Food Molecules
This video is about the role of digestive enzymes in the chemical breakdown of large, insoluble molecules in our food into smaller, soluble ones. The video focuses on the three main types of digestive enzymes - carbohydrase, protease,...
Next Animation Studio
How soap destroys a virus
Washing your hands thoroughly with soap is one of the most effective ways to eliminate SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, from your skin, according to Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control.
Professor Dave Explains
Endosymbiosis, Choanoflagellates, and the Origin of Animal Life
When we discuss zoology, we are always also talking about evolutionary biology. And with evolution, we are sometimes concerned with origins. What is the origin of animals? What is the origin of eukaryotes? What is the origin of life on...
Next Animation Studio
Water on Mars is disappearing faster than expected
New research by France’s National Center for Scientific Research suggests that water on Mars is evaporating faster than previously thought.
Curated Video
Properties of Covalent Molecules and Giant Covalent Structures
The video is about covalent molecules, their properties and behavior. The video then goes on to discuss polymers, which are formed by the reaction of monomers with a C-C double bond. The video also discusses giant covalent structures,...
NASA
NASA | DNA Building Blocks Can Be Made in Space
NASA-funded researchers have evidence that some building blocks of DNA, the molecule that carries the genetic instructions for life, found in meteorites were likely created in space. The research gives support to the theory that a "kit"...
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Liquefaction of Gases
Description of the conditions required for liquefaction of gases in terms of critical temperature, critical pressure and critical volume.