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Technology for the blind!
NSF-funded researchers at Texas A&M have developed STAAR (Situated Touch Audio Annotator And Reader) e-reader that enables blind readers to read the same text sighted readers do. The system allows a user to scan the text with their...
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When Nature Strikes - Tornadoes
Tornadoes can form in minutes, making early and accurate warnings crucial to saving lives. Howard Bluestein at the University of Oklahoma and Adam Houston at the University of Nebraska are trying to understand why some storms produce...
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Psychologist Steven Clark - Sciencelives
Steven Clark, a Psychology Professor at the University of California, Riverside, has spent the last 29 years conducting research on human memory and decision-making. During that period of time, 269 people were convicted of crimes they...
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A Best Kept Secret: STEM Research at Tribal Colleges and Universities
Amazing things can happen when Native American tribes and the National Science Foundation work together. This documentary showcases original research being conducted by students and faculty at tribal colleges and universities, as well as...
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The Development of the Periodic Table: From Dalton to Mendeleev
The video discusses the history of the periodic table and how it was developed by various scientists over many years. It explains how atomic weights were initially used to organize the elements before the discovery of atomic number. It...
Science Sparks
Easy waterproofing experiment
Make umbrellas for Incy Wincy spider and test to see how waterproof they are
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Light-based virus detection – CES 2015
NSF-funded small business NexGen Arrays is developing tests for the detection of viruses, including Ebola, Lassa, and Marburg, directly from blood, near the site of patient care. These tests are based on technology designed to rapidly...
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Why Is It So Hard to Predict Hurricanes?
Chris Davis, lead scientist for PREDICT, on why predicting hurricanes is still a challenge for researchers.
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How do engineers help people and society? Solar power project
A career in engineering is a great way to solve problems that help people, society, the environment and more. Join this group from Engineers Without Borders as they travel to Nicaragua to help bring the first electrical power to the town...
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Levitating Ball & Bulb - Little Shop of Physics
A stream of air is used to levitate a small ball—and also a light bulb. Parts Needed 1 bendy straw 1 ping-pong ball 1 ball pit ball 1 light bulb 1 strong blower This demonstration is only for the experienced! Little Shop of Physics took...
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Theoretical physicist Sylvester James Gates is a 2011 National Medal of Science Laureate
Theoretical physicist Sylvester James Gates, 2011 National Medal of Science Laureate, devotes his career to making science accessible to the general public.
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Researchers develop Google glass type technology for the deaf! NSF Science Now 25
In this week’s episode, we learn about Google glass type technology for the deaf. We learn how studying tornado debris could help save lives. We discover how sweeping fingers could be the future in password security --and finally, we...
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Metal Foam - Innovation Nation
Lighter and stronger than regular metal, metal foam is designed for stronger body and car part replacements. This invention of materials engineer Afsaneh Rabiei is also being tested as body armor for the military. See how it works in...
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Economist Donna Ginther ScienceLives
Having children forced Professor Donna Ginther to better focus on her work and to budget time wisely. It also gave the University of Kansas economics researcher first-hand experience with being a mother in a rigorous, mostly male,...
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City Car - Green Revolution
A clean car that you can stack like a shopping cart? That customizes everything from its color to the radio the instant you step in? That you can always find a parking space for? Too good to be true? Nope, it's just one of the brilliant...
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Cheetah's are specialized hunters! NSF Science Now 56
In this week’s episode, we learn what makes cheetah’s specialized hunters; new ways of remotely sensing water trends, and finally, we examine fruit bat sonar. Check it out!
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Computer scientist Anthony Joseph - ScienceLives
The Cold War may be over, but silent dangers still lurk in cyber space. With increasing amounts of sensitive personal information — social security numbers, financial data, stock transactions — finding its way onto computing networks,...
The Backyard Scientist
Potato cannon powered glider!
My friend & I collaborated in Dropbox Paper to build a collapsible glider for a potato cannon!
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Summer Safety!
Summer is here, and as temperatures begin to rise, a real and dangerous threat lurks inside our cars. Researchers from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Arizona State University found that as the sun beats...
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Perception of Danger in Tornado Alley
Could lightning really strike twice? It often does in Tornado Alley, where storms wreak havoc and crush entire communities in minutes. But do people see it that way? After the 2006 Iowa City tornado, psychologist Jerry Suls and...
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Climate Models - How Do We Know?
How are climate models on climate change being improved?
Next Animation Studio
Tardigrades become ‘quantum entangled’ according to researchers, though claim is challenged
Earth’s most indestructible animal used in an attempt show that a multicellular organism can become “quantum entangled”
The Backyard Scientist
DIY MEGA Microwave! - Microwaving a Microwave
DIY MEGA Microwave! - Microwaving a Microwave
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Netherlands: Smelly Feet Fighting Malaria
The video discusses how scientists have discovered that mosquitoes are attracted to the smell of human feet due to the bacteria on the skin. The video features interviews with the researchers and footage of their experiments.