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Computational biology of cancer
Endometrial cancer affects 48,000 women per year in the United States. For patients with tumors greater than two centimeters in diameter, the effected organ(s) and lymph nodes may be surgically removed. Yet post-surgery analysis shows...
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Early Scientific Revolution - Leondardo Da Vinci
Europe experienced one of the most remarkable periods in history roughly between 1550 and 1700, when three of history's most important events were occurring simultaneously: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution....
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NSF-funded research to forecast space weather, protect the power grid - Science Nation
Multidisciplinary approach to developing next-generation space weather modeling tools, with the goal of a five-day forecast capability Description: While Earth's weather reports center on precipitation, temperature, wind direction and...
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Catching early signs of autism in infants
Catching early signs of autism in infants. About one in fifty-nine children in the U.S. has an Autism Spectrum Disorder or ASD. Diagnosis usually takes place on or after the age of three. Is it possible to spot ASD earlier? A new study...
The Backyard Scientist
How to Grow A Lead Crystal Tree! Old Alchemy Demonstration.
AKA "Saturns Tree" or the "Tree of Saturn", it is a well known, but often forgotten demonstration. It is very easy to do at home, but you must be carefull.. Lead is very poisonous!
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Human Water Cycle - Agriculture
Water. It's an essential building block of life, constantly moving in a hydrologic cycle that flows in a continuous loop above, across and even below the Earth's surface. But water is also constantly moving through another cycle -- the...
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Purification of Water Experiments: The Effect of Distillation on pH and Salt Content of Seawater
The video is a lecture presentation on the purification of water experiments. The presenter carries out a series of short experiments to investigate the effect of distillation on the pH and salt content of seawater. The presentation...
Schooling Online
IB Chemistry: Validity Part 1
The archery contest has a long list of rules, but Chelsea the Cheater keeps breaking them! How does this affect the outcome (conclusion) of the competition? This lesson will begin our analysis of validity by examining the importance of...
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Fire it up! 'Blue whirl' fire tornado burns cleaner for reduced emissions
In episode 63, Jordan and Charlie discuss the "blue fire whirl", a type of fire whirl that could lead to beneficial new approaches for reducing carbon emissions and improving oil spill cleanup. Fire whirls, otherwise known as fire...
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Ancient shark in 3D, scary robofish, skin cancer answer, crops in deep water: 4 Awesome Discoveries
Ancient shark in 3-D, scary robofish, skin cancer answer, and crops in deep water. It’s 4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About. 3-D reconstructions show how ancient sharks found an alternative way to feed...
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Sound Wave Experiments
Sound Wave Experiments In this video, we are going to look at the factors that influence the speed of sound and how to measure it. We will look at sound waves in more detail in another video: Sound Waves Sound travels at about 340m/s in...
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Scientists detail Front Range air pollution - FRAPPE
Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and partner organizations are using specially equipped aircraft, mobile radars, balloon-mounted sensors, and sophisticated computer simulations to measure local and...
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Engineering slick solutions for sticky problems - Science Nation
The natural world has many tricks to teach us about efficiency and design. Take the carnivorous pitcher plant: its super slippery surface acts like a slide for unsuspecting ants that can't stop themselves from sliding right into the...
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Monitoring multiple biomarkers at once – Biotech’s future
NSF-funded small business Applied Biosensors has created sensors that continuously monitor multiple biomarkers. The core technology has implications for biomedical research, water quality management and metabolic monitoring, among...
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Women History Makers Talitha Washington
Talitha Washington, Mathematician and NSF Program Director shares how math didn't come easy for her, and if not for other amazing women in her life, she might not have become the award winning mathematician she is today! Women are making...
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Chemists form new center to reinvent how chemicals are made - Science Nation
Up until now, chemists who want to design breakthrough drugs, formulate better agrichemicals and develop new smart materials have designed their products using long-established laboratory methods. But, that's about to change. With...
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Fluorescent Fruit Flies Shed New Light - Science Nation
Syracuse University biologists are now able to study previously unobservable events tied to sexual selection. That's because they were able to genetically alter fruit flies so that the heads of their sperm were fluorescent green or red....
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Quantum Entanglement: Explained in REALLY SIMPLE Words
Quantum entanglement is a physical resource, like energy, that is possible between quantum systems. When a coin spins on a flat surface, it’s in a state of superposition between its two faces—head and tails. Similarly, electrons in their...
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Emperor Penguin Populations in Antarctica and Climate Change - Science Nation
You might call them the "poster children" of Antarctica. Penguins have long topped the charts as the iconic animal of the frozen continent. But now, a new study indicates melting sea ice, caused by climate change, may soon wreak havoc on...
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NIST Unscripted: Dave Wineland
Dave Wineland, NIST physicist and 2012 Nobel Laureate in Physics, discusses his landmark work developing laser cooling, a technique that has led to ultraprecise atomic timekeeping and advances in experimental quantum computing.
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Greenstreets Drexel University researchers investigate urban ecosystem improvements
"Greenstreets" are specially engineered vegetated areas, such as medians and traffic islands, with benefits that go beyond beautifying a city's landscape. From managing stormwater to alleviating air pollution, greenstreets can provide...
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Greenhouse Gases - How Do We Know?
What is the source of the increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
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Science Behind The News: Extrasolar Planets
Extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, are planets that orbit stars other than our sun. Astronomers like Dr. William Welsh at San Diego State University primarily use two methods to detect these distant planets: Doppler and Transit methods....