Curated Video
Stuxnet
Stuxnet, a powerful cyber weapon used to disrupt Iran's nuclear advancements at the Natanz facility in 2010, marked a pivotal moment in the history of cyber warfare.
Curated Video
GCSE Physics - Nuclear Fission #38
This video covers: - How the process of nuclear fission works - What a 'chain reaction' is - The pros and cons of nuclear fission General info: - Suitable for all GCSE and IGCSE courses - See below for whether it is higher or foundation...
Professor Dave Explains
Methods of Dating the Earth Part 2: Absolute Dating (Radiometric Dating)
We just learned about relative dating, but if you really want to calculate the age of a rock, absolute dating is what you need. This takes advantage of the presence of radioactive nuclides that decay at a reliable rate, so it is also...
Curated Video
The Nuclear Disaster of Chernobyl
The Nuclear Disaster of Chernobyl analyzes the nuclear disaster of Ukraine and Chernobyl and the effects on health and society.
Curated Video
What Happens If You Try To Shoot Down A Nuclear Missile Mid-Air?
It’s highly unlikely to shoot down a missile mid-air. But there's more to it than that! Causing a nuclear bomb to detonate requires a precise orchestration of events, without which the chain reaction does not initiate and the bomb...
Next Animation Studio
China opening molten-salt nuclear reactor that uses thorium as fuel
Having completed its construction in the Gobi Desert, China will test a thorium-powered nuclear reactor in the next two weeks.
TLDR News
The Iran Nuclear Crisis Explained - TLDR News
Following recent developments, some are beginning to worry about the nuclear future of Iran. With the country dropping out of their nuclear commitments they are now free to develop nuclear technology, whether that be domestic or...
Science360
NUCLEAR CSI
In episode 73, Jordan and Charlie investigate a new procedure developed by researchers at the University of Missouri that could be used to identify individuals exposed to uranium within the past year. Scientists and homeland security...
Physics Girl
5 AMAZING stars we’ve discovered in space!
5 of the most unusual, amazing and interesting stars we've discovered in our universe. Red giants, supernovas, hybrid stars, orbiting binaries, large stars, old stars, small stars, we've discovered thousands of stars within our milky way...
Ancient Lights Media
Kyrgyzstan
Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Kyrgyzstan.
Curated Video
Manhattan Project Human Experiments
When scientists at the top secret 'Manhattan project' wanted to discover how radioactive bomb materials could affect the human body – they secretly injected terminally ill patients with uranium to find out.
The March of Time
Sweden artistry chisel paintings
MOT 1949: DIAGRAM: Diagram of nuclear reactor, blocks of graphite, Uranium tubes, control rod, ZI graphite holder
Hip Hughes History
The Iranian Nuke Deal Explained: Yea or Nay?
In this video we look at the Iranian Nuke deal as well as a short history of what brought us to this point.
The March of Time
1952: SCREENING URANIUM: Middle-aged male in lab coat working in laboratory, adjusting machine, CU Male hand turning valve on beaker, dark liquid rising in tube. Cold War.
MOT 1952: SCREENING URANIUM: Middle-aged male in lab coat working in laboratory, adjusting machine, CU Male hand turning valve on beaker, dark liquid rising in tube. Cold War.
Next Animation Studio
Harvesting uranium from seawater
Researchers have come up with a potential new method of harvesting uranium - the fuel source for nuclear power - from seawater. Scientists at the 224th meeting of the American Chemical Society reported that when Chitin - a long-chain...
Science360
Removing radioactive waste from water 5 not-so-easy steps
Chemists at the University of Iowa, led by associate professor Tori Forbes, are using National Science Foundation funding to investigate how to remove radioactive substances from water. Forbes' team creates and tests various chemical...
The March of Time
1952: SCREENING URANIUM
MOT 1952: SCREENING URANIUM: Angled WS Building behind fence w/ guard house, New Brunswick Laboratory USAEC sign on building. WS Men in lab coats w/ samples of uranium in room w/ scale, male hands holding ore sample under Geiger counter,...
Professor Dave Explains
Periodic Table Part 10: Transition Metals, Lanthanides and Actinides
With the main-group elements covered, it's time to check out the other sections of the periodic table, those being the transition metals, as well as the lanthanides and actinides. We rarely discuss most of these elements, so what are...
Professor Dave Explains
Periodic Table Part 9: Noble Gases (He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn, Og)
It's time to check out Group 18 on the periodic table, the noble gases. This includes helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, radon, and oganesson. What can we say about their properties, reactivities, and applications? Let's find out!
Higgsino Physics
Why you can live in Hiroshima but not in Chernobyl
Radiation and fallout in Hiroshima vs in the Chernobyl accident. Hiroshima and Chernobyl both suffered a major atomic disaster, where radioactive atoms was released. Hiroshima was nuked by the uranium fissile atomic bomb, little boy with...
Curated Video
How Robert J. Oppenheimer became the ‘Father of the Atomic Bomb’
Robert J. Oppenheimer, born on April 22, 1904, is known as the father of the atomic bomb. Oppenheimer was awarded a PhD in theoretical physics and was interested in the emerging field of quantum physics. As a scientist at the University...
Vlogbrothers
What /Actually/ Happened at Chernobyl
This video was so dang fun to research, which, of course, I feel super guilty about because, like, real people died. But, after watching the HBO miniseries, I knew there was more to the science of this. I've also heard a lot of stuff...
FuseSchool
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear Fission In a nuclear reactor the controlled slow release of energy is used to heat up a closed loop of coolant which passes to heat exchangers which then boil water to provide steam to turn electrical generators. The output of...