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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.
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Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
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A Twig Science
Glossary Film.
Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
Getty Images
TEMPUR memory foam, animated coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM).
This viscoelastic memory foam, made from polyurethane, was originally developed in the 1970s at NASA Ames Research Center, California, USA, to improve seating comfort and g-force protection in spacecrafts. After it was abandoned by NASA,...
Curated Video
Building electronics that can dissolve in water
Urbana, Ilinois, US, June 20, 2013
1. Close of electronic chip disappearing in laboratory at University of Ill
inois
2. SOUNDBITE: English), Professor John Rogers, materials science...
1. Close of electronic chip disappearing in laboratory at University of Ill
inois
2. SOUNDBITE: English), Professor John Rogers, materials science...
Curated Video
Renewable energy from articifial leaves
AP Television
Turin, Italy - May 9,
2011
1. Close
of leaves
2. Mid of
leaves on trees
3. Mid o
f sun through leaves
Politecnico of Turin,...
Turin, Italy - May 9,
2011
1. Close
of leaves
2. Mid of
leaves on trees
3. Mid o
f sun through leaves
Politecnico of Turin,...
Curated Video
Polymer coating repels bacteria which cause hospital infections
LEADIN:
A clinical study is underway to confirm whether a special bug resistant coating for medical devices can...
A clinical study is underway to confirm whether a special bug resistant coating for medical devices can...
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 Heal
th Centre
2. Charles Sheehan walking...
San Francisco, California - December, 18
2012
1. Low angle solar panels on roof of Chinatown Public Heal
th Centre
2. Charles Sheehan walking...
Curated Video
Scientist develop new water filter
AP Television
Stanford, California, r
ecent
1. Close shot bottle of carbon
nanotubes
2. Various David Schoen preparing water filte
r demonstration
3. SOUNDBITE...
Stanford, California, r
ecent
1. Close shot bottle of carbon
nanotubes
2. Various David Schoen preparing water filte
r demonstration
3. SOUNDBITE...
Curated Video
Medical ice cream combats side effects of chemotherapy
AP Television
Near Matamata, North Island - 10 November
2010
1. Various of cows grazing o
n hillside
>AP Television
Auckland, North Islan
d - 11...
Near Matamata, North Island - 10 November
2010
1. Various of cows grazing o
n hillside
>AP Television
Auckland, North Islan
d - 11...
Curated Video
Scientist develop new water filter
AP Television
Stanford, California, r
ecent
1. Close shot bottle of carbon
nanotubes
2. Various David Schoen preparing water filte
r demonstration
3. SOUNDBITE...
Stanford, California, r
ecent
1. Close shot bottle of carbon
nanotubes
2. Various David Schoen preparing water filte
r demonstration
3. SOUNDBITE...