SciShow
Some Of You Can See The Invisible
We know that not everyone's vision is perfect, which is why some of us need glasses. But some people can also just see more stuff than others! From seeing UV and infrared light, to even having bonus color receptors in our eyes, there are...
SciShow
Magenta Is All In Your Head
The world is full of colors. Almost all of them can be described by a wavelength of visible light, but there are some colors out there that are just in your head!
SciShow
Futuristic Spy Tech Self-Destructs in Sunlight | SciShow News
This week scientists invented futuristic technologies that sound made up by Hollywood’s spy movies, and we might be able to have infrared supervision without goggles...soon.
SciShow
What’s Hiding Inside The Crab Nebula?
The Crab Nebula is one of the most studied things in the sky, but it took glimpses through various wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum to get a full picture of what’s hiding inside!
PBS
When The Earth Was Purple
Besides the blue of the oceans, the dominant color of our planet, as we know it, is green. But imagine a time when the Earth looked a little .... purple.
SciShow
How Do Blacklights Make Things Glow?
Join Hank Green as he explains why blacklights make some things glow!
SciShow
The Secret Behind Those Beautiful Hubble Images
Since it launched in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has snapped more than a million images and changed the way we see the universe, literally.
Curated Video
Why is the Sky Blue? - Atmospheric Colors
Find out why the sky is blue. Physical processes -Light - White light Learning Points The Sun emits white light. White light can be split into the spectrum of colours by a prism. Different colours have different wavelengths. A Twig...
Catalyst University
Infrared (IR) Light Therapy Theory, Use, & Parameters
In this video, we explore the theory, use, and parameters with infrared (IR) light therapy, a sub-type of thermotherapy with a different mechanism.
Catalyst University
Infrared (IR) Light Therapy | Theory, Use, & Parameters
In this video, we explore the theory, use, and parameters with infrared (IR) light therapy, a sub-type of thermotherapy with a different mechanism.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST Vision Science Lab: Illuminating the Way to Better Lighting
In a unique laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), vision scientists can simulate lighting from virtually any source, including incandescents, fluorescents or LEDs. With this capability, they can test...
Physics Girl
Solving crimes with INFRARED?
How can you use an infrared camera to see through walls? To inspect the scene of a crime? To catch a thief in hiding?! This cool device attaches to your smartphone and has an infrared/visible light camera combo that allows you to see the...
Curated Video
Wavelength and Color: Understanding Visible Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
This is a lecture video on the topic of wavelength and color. The video focuses on the visible light portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, which can be split into different colors. The video explains the relationship between...
Curated Video
The Science Behind Rainbows
This video provides a clear and concise explanation of how rainbows are formed through the reflection, refraction, and dispersion of sunlight by water droplets in the atmosphere. It also explores different types of rainbows, such as...
Catalyst University
Why is Poop Brown? 💩 | Heme b Metabolism & Elimination
In this video, we explore the pathway for red blood cell destruction including the full degradation of heme b from the liver and spleen to renal and gastrointestinal elimination.
Curated Video
How Do Rainbows Form?
In this video, you will learn how rainbows are formed through the behavior of light waves. Sunlight, composed of different wavelengths, enters raindrops, causing the light to split into a multitude of colors. As the light refracts and...
msvgo
Electromagnetic Waves EM Spectrum
This nugget explains the source, generation, properties and discovery of electromagnetic waves.
Professor Dave Explains
Quantization of Energy Part 1: Blackbody Radiation and the Ultraviolet Catastrophe
So we know that physics got turned upside down at the turn of the 20th century, but how did that all begin? What was the first thing that set this whole chain of events into motion? Well it all started with Planck and the ultraviolet...
Let's Tute
Understanding Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
The video discusses the concept of light as a type of electromagnetic radiation and explains the different types of radiations in the electromagnetic spectrum based on their wavelength, frequency, and energy. It also highlights the...
Ancient Lights Media
Introduction to Refraction
Refraction Set: 1. This clip explains the phenomenon of light refraction.
Professor Dave Explains
Edwin Hubble, Doppler Shift, and the Expanding Universe
So we've made it all the way to the 20th century with the history of astronomy. Plenty had to happen to get us to that point, but the most amazing stuff is yet to come! Shortly after Einstein did his best work, a guy named Edwin Hubble...
Visual Learning Systems
Light: Visible Light
Upon viewing the Light video series, students will be able to do the following: List some of the reasons light is important to all living things. Understand that light is a type of energy. Describe how light behaves both as a wave and as...
Visual Learning Systems
The Nature of Light: Visible Light
Students will learn about the different frequencies along the electromagnetic spectrum. Vivid animation is used to explore the visible spectrum of light and the colors it allows us to see everyday. The video also investigates various...
Curated OER
The Visible Spectrum
A prism breaks light into its seven colors to show the visible spectrum. Colored circles of light are combined to show that the primary colors can be incorporated to create every color imaginable! It seems to end abruptly with a...