SciShow
SciShow Quiz Show: The Ultimate Tiebreaker
Each of these contestants has won against the other on Quiz Show before. But this time, we will truly find out who is the best!
Crash Course
Reaching Breaking Point: Materials, Stresses, & Toughness: Crash Course Engineering #18
Today we’re going to start thinking about materials that are used in engineering. We’ll look at mechanical properties of materials, stress-strain diagrams, elasticity and toughness, and describe other material properties like hardness,...
Curated Video
Substrate
In materials science, the substrate is the surface on which a coating is deposited. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science...
Great Big Story
This Scientist’s Work Might Be the Future of Energy-Efficient Vehicles
Join Professor Soovin Matharu and his team as they draw inspiration from superhero comics to create real-life metallurgical innovations. Discover how their work with metals like magnesium and aluminum is shaping a sustainable future,...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
A Conversation with Dr. John Cahn
On June 24, 2011, it was announced that NIST Emeritus Senior Fellow Dr. John Cahn had been selected to receive the 2011 Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology for his fundamental contributions to the study of materials. In this interview,...
Professor Dave Explains
Synthetic Biology and Materials Science Part 2: Nature-Made Plastics
In the previous tutorial we outlined the basics regarding synthetic biology as applied to materials science. We can engineer microorganisms that will produce virtually any compound we want, via a series of reactions that are catalyzed by...
Catalyst University
Fick's First Law (3): Graphical Estimation of Concentration Gradient
Fick's First Law (3): Graphical Estimation of Concentration Gradient
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Head Health Challenge III: Semifinalists Selected
On December 15, 2015, the NFL, Under Armour, GE, & NIST announced the semifinalists for Head Health Challenge III, an open innovation competition to develop advanced materials for use in a wide variety of impact absorbing gear.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Speckles for Safety: NIST Helps Measure Stress in Bridges
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) are using random patterns of speckles painted on metal connectors for bridges to better understand how stress and strain could lead...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Wave of the Future: In Their Own Words
Looking for a hands-on summer job in a research laboratory? If you are an undergraduate student majoring in physics, materials science, chemistry, applied mathematics, computer science or engineering, the National Institute of Standards...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Out of the Mouths of Apes: Teeth Provide Insight on Evolution
Whats a biological anthropologist from George Washington University doing teamed with a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) materials researcher? Together, they study the teeth of great apes to support the theory that...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
A Crack in the Mystery of Oobleck: Friction Thickens Fluids
NIST materials scientist John Royer explains the science behind “oobleck” – and other shear-thickening fluids – in this NIST in 90 (seconds) video, potentially putting an end to a long-running scientific debate. Royer is the lead author...
Professor Dave Explains
The Materials of the Future Interesting Allotropes of Carbon
One of the most impressive aspects of our modern understanding of the world around us is our ability to manipulate matter on the molecular level to generate new materials with interesting properties. This practice has brought about both...
Professor Dave Explains
Synthetic Biology and Materials Science Part 1: Biological Manufacturing
We've discussed some aspects of biotechnology already, but we have yet to discuss the promising field of synthetic biology. We are now able to manipulate biological organisms in ways that have technological applications, and one of the...
Curated Video
Affordable, flexible solar power technologies
AP Television
San Francisco, California - December, 18 2012
1. Low angle solar panels on roof of Chinatown Public Health Centre
2. Charles Sheehan walking next to solar panels
3. Profile Charles Sheehan
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Charles...
Curated Video
Scientist develop new water filter
AP Television
Stanford, California, recent
1. Close shot bottle of carbon nanotubes
2. Various David Schoen preparing water filter demonstration
3. SOUNDBITE (English) David Schoen, Postdoctoral Researcher in Materials Sciences, Stanford...
Curated Video
Scientist develop new water filter
AP Television
Stanford, California, recent
1. Close shot bottle of carbon nanotubes
2. Various David Schoen preparing water filter demonstration
3. SOUNDBITE (English) David Schoen, Postdoctoral Researcher in Materials Sciences, Stanford...
Curated Video
Using nanomaterials to make solar panels more efficient
AP Television
Boston, Nov. 5, 2010
1. General shots Boston skyline
2. Various solar panels on roof of MIT library
3. Wide shot entrance to MIT Building 66
AP Television
Boston, Nov. 3, 2010
4. Zoom in sign for MIT Institute for Soldier...
Curated Video
Report on nuclear materials threat from research facilities
Mtskheta, Georgia - April 1997
1. Wide exterior Mtskheta nuclear research reactor
2. Wide of two armed guards standing near the facility
3. Close up of a guard talking over radio
4. Wide of interior nuclear research reactor shell
5....
Curated Video
Latest interior and architectural designs on display in London
The 100% Design Show is one of the UK's leading design & architecture events.
Designers from all corners of the globe are at the 15th annual show from Korea, Bulgaria, Brazil, Chile, Slovenia and the Czech Republic to the more...
Curated Video
Science behind zips, teabags and everyday objects
AP Television
London, UK - November 8, 2011
1. FADE FROM BLACK Close of light bulb switching on
2. Close of light bulb and filaments
3. Mid pull of lightbulbs piled up
4. Close pull focus from rubber band to ball of bands
5. Close pan...