The Backyard Scientist
My Favorite Experiments in Virtual Reality! Backyard Scientist in VR
I know a lot of you have been asking for more rocket knife and giant mousetrap so this was the perfect time to try some new stuff. The Rocket knife was giving me problems though, I couldn't get the track aligned 100% and the rockets kept...
Science Buddies
The Wagon Wheel Effect | Optical Illusion Science Experiment
Have you ever seen a video where it looked like a car's wheels or a helicopter's blades were spinning backwards? This optical illusion is called the wagon wheel effect, named after old movies where it looked like wagon wheels were...
Curated Video
I WONDER - How Does A Laser Beam Work To Read Data?
This video is answering the question of how does a laser beam work to read data.
Science360
New multilayered materials ready for take off
When it comes to aircraft engines, rocket motors and nuclear power plants, the ""heat"" is constantly on to make the parts inside stronger, more reliable and more durable. In fact, when an airplane takes off, the materials in the hottest...
The Backyard Scientist
Do Not try to charge a LiPo Battery like this!
This is what happens when you ignore the warnings on a Lithium (LiPo) Battery. First I tried Disassembling the battery to learn about it. Then I tried shocking the battery with a tesla coil. Surprisingly that did not work, so I connected...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
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.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Strontium Atomic Clock
The world's most accurate atomic clock based on neutral atoms has been demonstrated by physicists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder. The JILA...
Physics Girl
Why are there giant concrete tunnels in the desert?
The Physics Girl team visited LIGO once again. This place is Dianna's obsession.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Making a Mini Laser Frequency Comb in Minutes
NIST physicist Scott Papp describes NIST's process for making a miniature laser frequency comb in minutes. The process involves machining a piece of quartz to produce a small, smooth disk within which light can circulate.
Dom Burgess
Is Time Travel Possible? Ring Laser - Every Think Part 3 of 3
Tipler Cylinders? Wormholes? Ring Lasers? Is it possible to travel BACK in time? In this action packed episode, Dom is hunted down by a government agent who wants to know how he made a time machine. Part 3 Can we create upscale versions...
NASA
The Invisible Network: 18. LCRD - The Launch | NASA's The Invisible Network Podcast
Today, Tuesday, December 7, 2021, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Test Program Satellite-6 launched from Kennedy Space Center on Florida’s space coast. The spacecraft contains a revolutionary space communications mission, NASA's Laser...
NASA
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 62, Laser Communications Relay Demonstration Small Steps, Giant Leaps
NASA's Laser Communications Relay Demonstration Principal Investigator Dave Israel discusses the dynamic power of laser communications technologies.
Next Animation Studio
NASA launches laser to scan Earth's polar ice caps
NASA says it plans to launch an advanced laser instrument which would be used to monitor our planet's melting polar ice.
NASA
The Invisible Network: Bonus - LCRD: Your Questions Answered | NASA’s The Invisible Network Podcast
In this bonus episode of NASA's The Invisible Network podcast, NASA subject matter experts answer questions about the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) submitted on social media.
Science360
THESE BIOBOTS SHOW SOME REAL MUSCLE
WARNING: THIS VIDEO HAS SCENES WITH FLASHING LIGHTS. The tiny BioBots engineered at one NSF-funded Science and Technology Center (STC) move a bit like inchworms, but they represent giant strides in science and engineering. They can be...
Next Animation Studio
Swallowable camera pill provides imaging of esophageal lining
Researchers at Ninepoint Medical and Massachusetts General Hospital have developed a new tethered, pill sized endoscope that can provide cross-sectional and three-dimensional images of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Researchers placed...
NASA
Gravity Assist: Let’s Talk About Climate Change, with Gavin Schmidt
What’s the difference between climate and weather? How does NASA monitor changing sea levels, melting glaciers, and other effects of climate change? Gavin Schmidt, NASA’s acting senior climate advisor, explains how rising temperatures...
Physics Girl
How 3D holograms work
Holograms are photographic recordings of 3D scenes. Unlike a camera, which captures one view through a small viewer focused by a lens, holograms capture an entire light field which allows them to recreate the 3D scene. Shimmery 2D...
Next Animation Studio
Curiosity rover zaps martian rock to test equipment
The Mars Curiosity rover has tested its laser and spectroscopy equipment on a 7cm rock dubbed 'Coronation'. The rover's ChemCam (Chemistry and Camera instrument) unit hit the rock with 30 pulses of infrared light over a 10-second period,...
NASA
The Invisible Network: 02. Lemnos | NASA's The Invisible Network Podcast
The mythic hunter Orion, son of the sea-god Poseidon, was himself mortal, but his godly lineage enabled impossible heroic feats, earning him a place in the night sky as a constellation. NASA has developed its own Orion, a hunter for...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Richard Gerrig - Experiencing Narrative Worlds
Richard Gerrig, Ph.D. graduated from Stanford University. He is currently a Professor, Cognitive Science at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. Dr. Gerrig's research focuses on several theoretical issues in psycholinguistics...
Curated Video
The Ruby Laser: A World First
Lasers aren't just for sci-fi fans. We use them to scan barcodes in shopping malls, conduct surgeries, even remove tattoos! All thanks to the very first, the Ruby Laser.