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Wil Wheaton Hosts Gen Nano Awards show with message from Stan Lee
The Generation Nano competition challenged high school students to create unique superheroes based on nanotechnology. The three finalists presented their entries at the 2016 USA Science & Engineering Festival for a panel of expert judges...
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Fresh Water in the Arctic -- Changing Planet
Scientists are concerned that melting Arctic sea ice will increase the amount of fresh water in the Beaufort Gyre, which could spill out into the Atlantic and cause major climate shifts in North America and Western Europe. The Changing...
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Plugging things in that SHOULD NOT be plugged in
I was curious what would happen if you plugged in a subwoofer so thats how this video was born. Then I plug in a hotdog, electrify a can of shaving cream, tickle a pickle (with 120 volts), and show you my new method of rapid plasma...
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CO2 Cartridge powered Rocket Launcher!
Im going to show you how to make rockets using CO2 cartridges. These are used for Airsoft, Paintball, and BB guns. They contain high pressure Carbon Dioxide gas behind a thin metal disc. If you puncture the disc, the gas will escape and...
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Green Flamethrower Squirtgun
In this video I make and demonstrate how I made a green flamethrower from a squirt gun, antifreeze (methanol), and Roach killer (Boric Acid). I hacked this squirt gun flamethrower together for only $10! The ratio of methanol/boric acid...
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Cancer-scanning device detects residual cancer cells post-surgery – Biotech’s future
Despite a surgeon’s best efforts, residual cancer cells often remain after a tumor is removed. Now, a technology from NSF-funded small business NovaScan detects cancer cells in living tissue in real-time. The cancer-scanning device has...
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4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About This Week - Episode 23
Copper lights the way, nano delivers for osteoarthritis, machine learning fast tracks a gene hunt, and new tech breaks through sign language barriers. It’s 4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About This Week. Copper Lights the...
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Researchers create unique ice storm lab. NSF Science Now 40
In this week’s episode of NSF Science Now, we create an ice storm lab, discover gravitational-waves, track the path of chemo drugs, and finally test out new deep-sea ROV grippers for handling fragile coral and sponges. Check it out.
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Bio-logging collar reveals unprecedented detail about California mountain lions - Science Nation
How do you get to know a free-roaming California mountain lion? Very carefully! Actually, you may never be able to spend time on the trail with a wild cat, but if the cat is wearing the new high tech collar designed by University of...
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Giant Mouse Trap [Smashes Everything]
I've got a bit of a Raccoon problem at my house… I built something to fix the problem. It breaks multiple local ordinances and a few international treaties, but I give you THE GIANT MOUSETRAP! It took over 3 weeks to build and cost...
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New LHC detector technology - Installing the ATLAS IBL
Scientists and engineers installed a new component in the core of the ATLAS detector--one of two general-purpose detectors at the Large Hadron Collider. This new component, called the Insertable B-Layer, sits merely centimeters from the...
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Bumble Bees in Peril!
In NSF Science Now 54, we discover why some bumble bees are in peril; that some of the earliest primates were adept leapers; we explore a new technique that can print drugs and finally, we learn about a new app capable of detecting...
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Tetraamminecopper(II) sulfate and copper hydroxide
Reacting copper sulphate solution with ammonia hydroxide. If you do not want copper hydroxide use an excess of ammonia.
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Searching for Answers - Mysteries of the Brain
For more than a century, scientists have studied the brain, and yet there is still so much about it that remains a mystery. New research is underway to develop and use cutting-edge technologies, and scientists across disciplines are...
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From Navy weather forecaster to NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Navy veteran Amy Battocletti describes her military service and her transition to academe. She is now a second-year Ph.D. student in the Biology Program at Georgetown University.
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The oldest fossil evidence of modern, venomous snakes in Africa! NSF Science Now 21.
In this week's episode, we discover the oldest fossil evidence of modern, venomous snakes in Africa; we discover what was going on in the earliest moments of our universe just after the Big Bang; and, finally, we learn about a weather...
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Anti-Counterfeiting Devices - Science of Innovation
Biosensors designed for food and water safety allow a manufacturer to embed a unique biomarker into their products, helping authorities instantly detect whether it's real or fake. Provided by the National Science Foundation & NBC Learn
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How to choose the next President
I pour molten aluminum on hillary clinton, Flamethrower donald trump, and squirt metal at the berninator.
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National Science Foundation’s Community College Innovation Challenge changes lives
Watch past NSF Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC) Finalist, Dallas Elleman, speak at a National Science Board meeting and explain how the National Science Foundation and the CCIC has opened doors and made him passionate about...
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When Nature Strikes - Flash Floods
Flash floods can happen anywhere, but factors such as heavy precipitation, geography and soil conditions can put some areas at greater risk. Russ Schumacher at Colorado State University is studying these factors to make more accurate...
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New 3-D Structures Assemble with Remarkable Precision - Science Nation
While it is relatively straightforward to build a box on the macroscale, it is much more challenging at smaller micro and nanometer length scales. At those sizes, 3D structures are too small to be assembled by any machine and they must...
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Science Now Episode 6
This episode highlights how the Southwest is heating up and drying up, a new device called ACCESS4KIDS is helping children with disabilities, and finally how researchers have discovered that a unique quality of the porcupine's quill...
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Black holes and coffee - Scientists & Engineers on Sofas (and other furnishings)
Over a cup of coffee, astrophysicist Dan Evans chats about black holes, his research and what’s on the horizon. According to Dan, black holes are probably the simplest objects in the universe. They only consist of three basic parameters:...
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CASA radar tracks tornadoes up to the minute, literally - Science Nation
A new generation of smaller, highly capable radar systems in the Dallas/Fort Worth area is able to track with more accuracy the location of tornadoes and other severe weather conditions, such as heavy rain and ice storms, compared to...