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Building A Brain - Mysteries of the Brain
Carlos Aizenman, a neuroscientist at Brown University, is studying the brains of tadpoles to understand how neural circuits develop and absorb information from the surrounding environment. "Mysteries of the Brain" is produced by NBC...
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Reaction between copper II chloride and H2O2
Copper chloride acts as a catalyst decomposing the hydrogen peroxide. May also form copper oxychloride copper I oxide, and copper I chloride
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How to Make an Aluminum Foundry - Backyard Scientist
How to Make an Aluminum Foundry - It was about time to make this video!
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Why is working memory so important to learning?
Why is working memory so important to learning? Paul Morgan of Penn State University answers the question on this edition of "Ask a Scientist."
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Engineers design new lead detector for water - Science Nation
New sensor offers continuous monitoring, immediate detection of lead Description: Mechanical engineer Junhong Chen and a team at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (UWM), have developed what you might think of as a "canary in the...
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NSF supports Array of Things prototype in Chicago - Science Nation
New urban-scale smart city technology acts as a fitness tracker for livability Description: University of Chicago scientists supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) are collaborating with researchers at the Argonne National...
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CIAN Research Experiences for Teachers
The NSF-funded Center for Integrated Access Networks (CIAN) is educating students about optical technologies for tomorrow's Internet, from instructors who took part in CIAN's inaugural Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program.
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Hands-on learning research that benefits the economy, environment - Science Nation
NSF-funded research expands on the Billion Oyster Project in New York Harbor, giving urban middle school students a hand in restoring oyster habitats Description: Research consistently shows that children who have opportunities to...
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Insect battles provide clues to evolution - Science Nation
There's much to learn from animal warfare, even when the animals are barely visible Description: The seemingly peaceful atmosphere in an organic garden on the University of Florida campus belies the battles happening among many of its...
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Marquis Reagent Synthesis and testing of Promethazine, modifinil, methylphenidate + more!
I show how to make the marquis reagent from formaldehyde and sulfuric acid, and preform tests on modifinil, promethazine, tizanidine, ritilin (methylphenidate), acetominiphen, and aspirin.
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The value of social, behavioral and economic sciences
The National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) directorate supports a wide range of research in the social, behavioral and economic sciences that investigates questions about people and our world. The...
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The Struggle to 'Fix' Math Education in the US
Whats behind the U.S.s struggle with fixing mathematics education? William Schmidt of Michigan State University, Deborah Loewenberg Ball of the University of Michigan, and Joan Ferrini-Mundy of the National Science Foundation discuss...
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4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About - Episode 37
Spider eyes - jumping wise, kirigami graphene, design for the blind, and coming up for landing! It's 4 Awesome Discoveries you probably didn't hear about! Kirigami inspires new method for wearable sensors...
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Smart and connected stormwater systems - Science Nation
Affordable sensors dramatically improve aging stormwater community infrastructures to handle flooding, pollution The city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, has turned to engineering research to tackle an issue facing many cities -- aging...
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Science of the Winter Olympics - Suit Up
Olympic athletes have long worn special competition clothing to gain an edge. Science and technology continue to improve on what they wear. Hear from Olympians Chad Hedrick, Steve Holcomb and Erin Hamlin, and Melissa Hines, the director...
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Changes in Greenland landscape affect carbon balance sheet - Science Nation
Warming temperatures in the Arctic are changing the tundra from a landscape dominated by grasses to one increasingly dominated by woody shrubs. In addition to affecting the habitat of local wildlife such as caribou and musk oxen, these...
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MICROWAVE CANNON! A High Energy Radio Frequence gun. (700 watts)
Hey guys, in this video I show you how I built my microwave gun, also known as a HERF gun. I take a magnetron out of the oven and connect it to a waveguide. The results were more than I expected! FIRST- Microwaves are not "dangerous"....
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How to make an electric match/detonator (squib) [Pingpong balls and Flashpowder/blackpowder]
In this video we make electric matches to safely detonate our experiments. You should aim for a 95-5% ratio of your propellent to nitrocellulose (pingpong balls). A pingpong ball weighs 2g, so use about 50g of powder. We used half that...
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NSF programs spur innovation
National Science Foundation innovation programs move ideas from the lab to the marketplace to strengthen America’s economy, health, and security. NSF's Directorate for Engineering's Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships...
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What are antibubbles?
Learn how to make antibubbles and the science behind these fun, unusual spheres. This cool and unusual demonstration is an easy DIY experiment. Antibubbles are a spherical shell of air enclosing a droplet of water, all submerged in...
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Engineering highly adaptable robots requires new tools for new rules - Science Nation
NSF-funded research aiming to making it easier for humans to work directly with a robotic partner in applications such as physical therapy Description: Northwestern University mechanical engineering professor Todd Murphey and his team...
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Engineering innovative seismic retrofits that don’t break the bank - Science Nation
Researchers at the state-of-the-art Structural Engineering and Materials Laboratory at the Georgia Institute of Technology are using a full-scale model building to test new ways to protect structures from earthquakes and potentially save...
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A lifetime of building learning communities
James Duderstadt has always considered himself a change agent. It might sound odd, when you consider that he’s spent nearly 50 years at one institution. Look a bit closer, however, and you quickly see what he means: Duderstadt, a...
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Propane Rifle
The torch is self-igniting, meaning it has an electric sparker built in. When the button is pressed halfway, the torch mixes a perfect combination of propane and air into the tube. When the button is fully pressed the torch sparks...