The Backyard Scientist
150 mph Rocket Knife
I recreated my favorite MythBusters experiment and tried to chop a car in half with a Rocket Knife. I also tried to chop a chicken, steak, and fruits in half!
Science360
Marine Mammals' Need for Speed!
In this episode of NSF Science Now, we also learn about a new tool for combating mosquito-borne disease, we explore how kirigami is inspiring new materials, and finally, we discover new hydrothermal vents. Check it out!
Science360
Scientists Discover Oldest Croc-Like Cousin to the Dinosaur!
Scientists have discovered the oldest cousin to the dinosaur! The creature named Teleocrater rhadinus, is a carnivorous animal living more than 245 million years ago during the Triassic Period, before dinosaurs. Recently unearthed in...
Science360
Science of the Winter Olympics - Bobsledding
The winter games in Vancouver provide a chance for the United States' four-man bobsled team to win its first gold medal in more than 60 years. And with the help of Paul Doherty, senior scientist at the Exploratorium in San Francisco,...
Science360
Cell talk
In episode 40, Charlie and Jordan demonstrate how the cells responsible for relaying information from the ear to the brain adapt to noise levels in an environment. A cell in the auditory nerve exposed to loud sounds for a prolonged...
The Backyard Scientist
We Made A Toilet Paper Drone!
We made a drone to toilet paper peoples houses!
The Backyard Scientist
Fire Vortex Cannon
Pretty cool huh? The fire rings are amazing! How do you guys like the new style of video? In this video I show how easy it is to make a vortex shooter out of an old paint bucket. All you need to make the vortex ring cannon is an old...
The Backyard Scientist
Making Plasma, Microwaving grapes --- SMS#2
Plasma, like solid liquid and gas is considered a state of matter. Plasma is ionized gas, and can be created by applying energy to a gas, like electromagnetic or electrical energy like this transformer. As you can see it puts out an...
Curated Video
Amylase and pH Experiment - Observing Results
The video is the second out of three lecture presentations on an experiment involving amylase and pH. The presenter introduces Catherine, who performs the experiment and collects results. Equipment for the experiment is shown and...
Science360
Marine Biologist - Careers in Science and Engineering
What's it really like to be an engineer or a scientist? What do they really do all day? You're about to find out! Meet the next generation of engineers and scientists in these profiles of young professionals, who may just inspire you to...
Science Sparks
How to make a lava lamp
step by step instructions of how to make a lava lamp. Full instructions here http://www.science-sparks.com/2012/01/05/making-lava-lamps/
Science360
Very Large Array observatory reveals the universe - Science Nation
Black holes, star births and deaths, colliding galaxies and more -- all in a day's work at the VLA The Very Large Array, or VLA, is a complex of 27 massive antennas on the Plains of San Agustin in central New Mexico, all pointing skyward...
Science360
Software helps farmers use image data to analyze crops - ViSUS
ViSUS LLC, a small business funded by the National Science Foundation, has created software to help farmers analyze aerial photos of crops. Farmers often gather crop data using drones to take aerial photos, but it can take up to two days...
Science360
New technology for the blind! NSF Science Now 57!
In this week’s episode, we learn about new technology for the blind; a newly engineered yeast, and finally, we explore the oceans with Mantis cam. Check it out!
Science360
Designing robotic sharks to study vertebral columns
Dive in with NSF funded researcher John Long and his robotic sharks. A professor at Vassar College, Dr. Long and his team study real live sharks and their vertebral columns. They then take these findings and design computer models and...
The Backyard Scientist
Molten Aluminum Vs Steak
Just how dangerous IS molten aluminum? Will it instantly burn a hole through your arm or just slide off? Will the leidenfrost effect save the day? Will I set my kitchen on fire?
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Marc Murbach Talks About Building Small Cube Satellites
A conversation with Marc Murbach, the Principal Investigator for the Technology Education Satellite (TechEdSat) based at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
Science360
The National Science Foundation - A Foundation for Innovation
A video highlighting how NSF support for fundamental research is critical to discovery, innovation and the economic growth of the nation.
Science360
Researchers develop modular robots that can autonomously adapt to changing environment.
In this week’s episode, we test a new breed of drones that can navigate without GPS; we explore changing terrain with shapeshifting autonomous robots, and finally, we examine a new 3D bioprinting technique that could someday create...
Science360
Next-generation optogenetics -- early concept brain research
Researchers all over the world use a technology called optogenetics, which allows them to turn neurons on and off in living laboratory organisms, by exposing them to certain types of light. Stephen Boppart of the University of Illinois...
Science360
A drone helping farmers better manage their crops! NSF Science Now 17
This week’s episode explores silicon chip technology that could possibly extend cell phone battery life, babies and higher math ability, a drone helping farmers better manage their crops and, finally, how more than 83,000 volunteer...
Science360
Working to better forecast the size of future earthquakes and tsunamis! Science Now 29
In this week's episode, we discover a new genetic toolkit for achieving increased plant production. We explore what our brain is doing when we read. We discover ways of making a more reliable prosthesis--and finally, we learn how...
Science360
Small, low-cost light sensors using photonic crystals
Chromation, a small business funded by the National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research program, makes small, low-cost sensors for light and color measurement. An optical spectrometer is an instrument used to measure...