Instructional Video4:44
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Why doesn't anything stick to Teflon? - Ashwini Bharathula

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Teflon was in the spacesuits the Apollo crew wore for the moon landing, in pipes and valves used in the Manhattan project, and it may be in your kitchen, as the nonstick coating on frying pans and cookie sheets. So what is this slippery...
Instructional Video5:17
SciShow

Here's What Kevlar and Your Smartphone Have in Common

12th - Higher Ed
You might not believe it, but the same chemistry that brought us bulletproof vests and modern sailing sails also gave us the technology to build your smart phone. But that doesn’t mean these chemists were thinking about these...
Instructional Video6:04
Curated Video

Black History Month Living Black Chemists

3rd - 12th
In celebration of Black History Month, learn about these 5 accomplished Living Black Chemists! 0:09 - Professor Isiah Warner 1:18 - Professor Paula T. Hammond 2:10 - Professor Joseph S. Francisco 3:35 - Dr. Sharon Haynie 4:56 - Professor...
Instructional Video1:42
Curated Video

Dr. Sharon Haynie - Women in STEM

3rd - 12th
Recognizing Dr. Sharon Haynie as a part of Women's History Month!
Instructional Video1:51
Great Big Story

The fascinating history of nylon stockings and WWII

12th - Higher Ed
Explore the intriguing past of nylon stockings, from WWII shortages to the Nylon Riots of 1946.
Instructional Video0:28
The March of Time

1953: CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA: DuPont Orlon Plant, turning raw material into acrylic fiber, drum drying, Jack Seymore taking dried samples, ma chine operator pushing buttons, walking down steps from ceiling vat & valve wheel.

12th - Higher Ed
MOT 1953: CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA: DuPont Orlon Plant, turning raw material into acrylic fiber, drum drying, Jack Seymore taking dried samples, ma chine operator pushing buttons, walking down steps from ceiling vat & valve wheel.
Instructional Video2:33
Sustainable Business Consulting

Stories of Success

Higher Ed
Delivers case studies of companies who have successfully implemented sustainability and their approach for reaching their goals
Instructional Video
National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Chance Discoveries: Kevlar

9th - 10th
Richard Engel tells the story of lab work done in 1965 by DuPont chemist Stephanie Kwolek that unexpectedly produced Kevlar, a lightweight fiber five times stronger than steel. [4:06]