SciShow
5 Ways to Travel the Universe | Compilation
There are a lot of ways to get around in space, from using plain old sunlight to making super-hot plasma. We’ve talked about a lot of propulsion methods over the years, and now, it’s time for some highlights! Chapters Solar Sail 1:02...
SciShow
How Tech Designed for Space Is Saving Lives on Earth
Space technology gets applied in all sorts of ways down here on Earth, making us more comfortable, healthier, and even saving lives!
SciShow
The Strongest Acids in the World
Inside chemistry labs, chemists work with what they call superacids. No one's found a specific use for such a fantastically strong acid yet, but chemists are actively looking for one.
SciShow
SciShow Quiz Show: Pit Stains & Climate Change
Megan Toenyes, a former SciShow videomaker returns for a showdown with her former employer!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why doesn't anything stick to Teflon? - Ashwini Bharathula
Teflon was in the spacesuits the Apollo crew wore for the moon landing, in pipes and valves used in the Manhattan project, and it may be in your kitchen, as the nonstick coating on frying pans and cookie sheets. So what is this slippery...
Curated Video
Friction in Curling
Forces play a huge role in the sport of curling. Discover how curlers manipulate friction as they compete. Physics - Forces - Learning Points. Friction plays an important part in sports, including curling. Curlers use the power of...
Science ABC
Why Doesn't Aluminum Foil Get (Feel) HOT When Removed from the Oven?
The thermal mass of an object is its ability to store or absorb heat. Things that are considered ‘difficult’ to heat generally have a high thermal mass. Brick or concrete, for example, heat up only after they’re provided with a lot of...
Curated Video
The pan you don't have (but should)
Carbon steel pans are some of the most versatile pans in a home cook’s kitchen - here’s why.
Curated Video
Toxic Holiday Food and Items
What's fun, easy, or delicious to us may be toxic to the animals we share our homes with. Jessi gives you a quick rundown on some of the more common toxic holiday items - and some may surprise you.
Curated Video
Animal Horror Stories
Jessi shares some of the stories she's been told about sad or terrible things that have happened to animals. But, there's always something good that can come from every situation. So she also shares how to prevent the stories from...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Hydrogel Scaffold Library
This is a demonstration of how to make hydrogel scaffold libraries for rapid screening of cell-material interactions in 3D. This approach will help accelerate the development of new devices for tissue engineering applications.
Curated Video
The Discovery and Uses of Fluorine: A Highly Reactive Element
This video provides an overview of the element fluorine, its properties, and its uses. Despite its reactivity, fluorine is used in dental care and pharmaceuticals due to its beneficial effects on teeth and its stable carbon-fluorine...
Science360
Composite Nanocoatings
Adam Steel, the entrepreneurial lead of Composite Nanocoatings, discusses his company's development of ultra-low-friction surfaces.
History Hit
The Silk Roads: Trade and Movement: Mesopotamia
What was the purpose of canal building in this area at the time? What is special about the Tigris river? The Silk Roads: Trade and Movement, Part 4
AllTime 10s
10 Corporations That Almost Destroyed The World
Screw it, capitalism is destroying the world.
FuseSchool
What Are Designer Polymers
Learn the basics about what designer polymers are, some examples of them, and how chemical properties are used to perform a particular function. Polymers have been around for a long time. Some of the commonly named examples are found in...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Preparation of Middle Distillate SRM Blends
This video demonstrates how to blend NIST middle distillate certified reference materials. It is intended to be used in conjunction with NIST Special Publication SP 260-167 available at http://ts.nist.gov/MeasurementService...
Curated Video
USA: NEW YORK: "7TH ON SIXTH" FASHION EVENT: ROWLEY COLLECTION
English/Nat
New York's fashion week continued on Wednesday with a show by designer Cynthia Rowley - who had pundits eating out of her hand by marrying food to fashion.
Rowley served up a mixed menu of designs - from whimsical clothes...
Steve Spangler Science
Teflon Tape Secret Message - Sick Science! #119
Little learners will have fun playing with plastic if you do this activity with them. Have them write a message on Teflon tape, disguise it, and then pass it to a friend to decode. What they will find is that some polymers have an...