SciShow
This Material Is Nearly Uncuttable
European researchers claim to have developed a composite material that is basically uncuttable, so with this material, your bike might never be stolen.
SciShow
Why Scientists Are Cooking Ancient Pots
Unlocking the mysteries of ancient ceramics is a bit complicated. Radiometric dating tells us the age of the clay, but when was it first shaped by a human? We can find out by blasting it with heat again!
Bozeman Science
Periodicity
In this video Paul Andersen explains why atoms in the periodic table show trends in ionization energy, atomic radii, electronegativity and charge. All of these trends are explained through Coulomb's Law. A brief description of Dmitri...
Crash Course
Metals & Ceramics: Crash Course Engineering #19
Today we’ll explore more about two of the three main types of materials that we use as engineers: metals and ceramics. We’ll discuss properties of metals, alloys, ceramics, clay, cement, and glass-ceramic materials. We’ll also look at...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The secret society of the Great Dismal Swamp | Dan Sayers
Straddling Virginia and North Carolina is an area that was once described as the "most repulsive of American possessions." By 1728, it was known as the Great Dismal Swamp. But while many deemed it uninhabitable, recent findings suggest...
Curated Video
Landmarks - Lake Titicaca
LAKE TITICACA LAKE TITICACA IS THE HIGHEST NAVIGABLE LAKE IN THE WORLD. SPREAD ACROSS THE BORDER BETWEEN BOLIVIA AND PERU IT SPANS OVER 8,000 SQUARE KILOMETRES AT A HEIGHT OF OVER 3,800 METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
Curated Video
Insulation
How do insulators manage to keep the heat both in and out? Material processes - Changing materials - Insulation Learning Points Insulators do not allow energy to pass easily through them. Thermal insulators do not allow heat energy to...
Curated Video
Conductors and insulators
Find out what the difference is between a conductor and an insulator. Physical processes - Electricity and magnetism - Conductors and dangers of electricity Learning Points Conductors are materials that allow the flow of electricity....
Curated Video
Materials and Technology in Formula One: The Key to Performance and Safety
This video highlights the use of advanced materials in a BMW Williams F1 car, emphasizing the importance of safety and performance. It showcases the use of carbon fiber, kevlar, titanium, and other materials in different components of...
msvgo
An Introduction to Garbage
It talks about waste/garbage, identifies solid and liquid wastes and classifies them as biodegradable and non-biodegradable.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Clay Coil Vessels - Building Up Walls
Clay Coil Vessels - Building Up Walls
Curated Video
The Versatile Elements: N, Hg, Cu, Mg, Co
Let's take a look back at the elements nitrogen, mercury, copper, magnesium, and cobalt.
Curated Video
An Introduction to the Function and Varieties of Blades
Humans have used blades to cut food and as a weapon for over two million years! Explore the many materials used to make blades and ways blades are used from cooking to weapons to machines.
Food Farmer Earth
Raising Backyard Chickens - Heat Lamps and Baby Chicks
Naomi Montacre of Naomi's Organic Farm Supply explains some of the ins and outs when choosing a heating lamp to keep your chicks warm and reduce their stress levels. Part 7 in this ongoing series.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Clay Coil Vessels - Cleaning and Finishing
Cleaning and Finishing a Clay Coil Vessel
Curated Video
The Versatile Uses of Lithium
This video provides an overview of lithium, its properties, and its various uses, including its use in lithium-ion batteries and in medications.
Science360
New, printable and flexible ceramic bone grafts could be a game changer - Science Nation
"Hyperelastic Bone" can be matched to patients or used off-the-shelf and could be cheaper, better and less painful than conventional bone tissue
Description: The transplanting of bone tissue, known as bone grafting, typically involves...
Curated Video
Construction of a Bowling Ball
In this video, we learn about the two major parts that make up a bowling ball: the core and the cover stock. The core, which can be made from various materials and the cover stock, which is the outermost portion of the ball that comes...
Curated Video
Wood and ceramics turned into quirky, contemporary art
Striking and silver, this fine metal work is dazzling visitors at an international art fair in London.
From metal work to intricate ceramics, London's COLLECT 2014 is exhibiting a host of contemporary objects created by international...
Curated Video
Cheap imports flood Bethlehem shops
LEAD IN:Palestinian shops have been flooded with cheap imported Christmas gifts to sell during the festive season.But some shop owners are promoting only locally made products.STORY-LINE:These rosary beads are clearly not local...
Curated Video
German and Indonesian leaders address intl labour conference
1. Mid shot German Chancellor Angela Merkel arriving on stage
2. Wide of UN emblem tilt down to Merkel listening to speaker
3. SOUNDBITE (German) Angela Merkel, German Chancellor:
"Everybody knows under which barbaric circumstances...
Bridgeman Arts
Picasso displays and decorates his ceramics in his studio in Vallauris c.1952
Picasso in his studio in Vallauris, on the French Riviera, c.1952. He shows us his vases, pots and plates, and we see him paint them.