SciShow
How Do I Make My Batteries Last Longer?
Do you wait to charge your phones battery until it's close to dying? If you do- surprise! You're doing it wrong.
SciShow
The First Flight in Another Sky
What’s happening with the helicopter on Mars? We have an update on Ingenuity’s progress. Meanwhile, Curiosity’s camera are helping geologists find clues to the mysteries of Martian water!
SciShow
Why Does Lithium Help Bipolar Disorder?
There’s no doubt that lithium has a diverse list of uses. But the way that it interacts with our bodies to help treat bipolar disorder is aiding us in better understanding the disorder and potentially developing new drugs to combat it.
MinuteEarth
The Energy Use of a YouTube Video
FYI: We try to leave jargon out of our videos, but if you want to learn more about this topic, here are some handy keywords to get your googling started: Data - information, typically stored on computers via electrical signals Electrons...
Crash Course
DC Resistors & Batteries: Crash Course Physics
Batteries power much of your daily life, so today we're going to talk about how they work. We're also explaining how terminal voltage results from the natural internal resistance of every real battery. We'll get into both series and...
SciShow
Batteries: A Big Idea That Turned on the World
Even though they power many of our modern conveniences, batteries have a long history. Hank explains how and why these marvels work and what they've been used for over the past 2,000 years!
SciShow
Get Charged Up for the Gigafactory
Hank shares the latest ambitious project from SpaceX and Tesla entrepreneur Elon Musk: The Gigafactory. Learn more about how batteries work, what the big deal is about lithium, and why people are getting so charged up. See what we did...
SciShow
Is the Power Grid Ready for Green Energy?
Despite the rise of renewable energy, the backbone of the power grid is fossil fuels. Adapting the grid to green energy sources is more complicated than flipping a switch.
SciShow
Why Are Smartphone Batteries Combusting
Why did some of Samsung's Galaxy Note7 phones explode? And what can Tardigrades teach us about protecting our DNA?
SciShow
Why Haven't We Built a Better Battery?
Improving batteries is a tough problem, but it’s also an important one because in many ways the future of our planet also depends on the future of batteries. Luckily, scientists are on the case, figuring out ways to give this essential...
SciShow
Could We Have Saved the Opportunity Rover? - SciShow News
For more than a decade, Opportunity has been one of our best tools for understanding Mars, but after eight months of listening and hoping, it was officially time to put the rover to bed.
Crash Course
Electric Current: Crash Course Physics
So, electric current works like a river... kinda... Instead of flowing based on elevation, electric current works a little differently. But it's a good metaphor. In this episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini talks to us about electric...
SciShow
Hydrogen: The Savior of the Shipping Industry
Huge container ships relying on fossil fuels transport all kinds of goods across the ocean, creating a huge climate change impact. But there's a better way to power this transport using, of all things, water.
TED Talks
TED: The carbonless fuel that could change how we ship goods | Maria Gallucci
Every day, tens of thousands of cargo ships, filled to the brim with goods, release heavy pollution into the air as they make their way across the ocean. In this eye-opening talk, reporter Maria Gallucci introduces a planet-friendly...
Crash Course
Electrochemistry: Crash Course Chemistry
Chemistry raised to the power of AWESOME! That's what Hank is talking about today with Electrochemistry. Contained within, Hank discusses electrochemical reactions, half reactions, how batteries work, galvanic cells, voltage, standard...
TED Talks
TED: How cities are detoxing transportation | Monica Araya
People around the world are demanding clean air -- and cities are starting to respond, says electrification advocate Monica Araya. She takes us on a world tour of urban areas that are working to fully electrify their transportation...
PBS
Should I Get An Electric Car?
If you've been in the market for a new car in the last couple years, you've probably at least considered an electric vehicle. But tracking all the pros and cons can be daunting, and it seems like there are new technological and policy...
Curated Video
How to Repair a Garage Door Opener
Howcast - Electric garage doors are a great convenience -- until, of course, they break. The bad news: a dozen things could be to blame. The good news: many are easy to fix yourself.
Curated Video
How to Maintain Your Motorcycle Battery
Howcast - Learn how to maintain your motorcycle battery in this Howcast motorcycle video with expert Kenyon Kluge.
Curated Video
Battlefield 3 Walkthrough Part 17 - Thunder Run
Howcast - Check out part 18 of this walkthrough for the first person shooter, Battlefield 3, made by DICE, and find out how to beat "Thunder Run".
Curated Video
5 Battery Tips for a Digital Camera
Howcast - Learn five digital camera battery tips from commercial photographer Dan Bracaglia in this photography lesson from Howcast.
Curated Video
How to Take Great Winter Pictures
Howcast - Winter wonderlands are a picturesque sight, so why not capture them in photographs to gaze at during the hot summer months?
Curated Video
How to Survive Summer Camp
Howcast - Learn from summer camp veterans with these insider tips.
Curated Video
How to Install an Xbox 360
Howcast - Congratulations! You're the proud new owner of an Xbox 360. But before you can play, you need to hook it up.