SciShow
Future Space News of 2016
Hank Green brings in 2016 with some space missions to look forward to!
SciShow
How SpaceX Launched the World's Most Powerful Rocket
We've found the first evidence of planets outside of the Milky Way, and SpaceX has finally launched the Falcon Heavy rocket into space!
TED Talks
Bill Gross: A solar energy system that tracks the sun
Bill Gross, the founder of Idealab, talks about his life as an inventor, starting with his high-school company selling solar energy plans and kits. Learn here about a groundbreaking system for solar cells -- and some questions we haven't...
SciShow
Buran: The Space Shuttle That Almost Was
Did you know the Soviet Union had its own Space Shuttle? Learn all about the Buran, what happened to it, and what innovations set it apart from its NASA counterpart.
Crash Course
Thermodynamics: Crash Course History of Science
It's time to heat things up! LITERALLY! It's time for Hank to talk about the history of Thermodynamics!!! It's messy and there are a lot of people who came up with some ideas that worked and other that didn't and then some ideas that...
SciShow
The Future of Air Travel
It used to be that you could get on a Concorde jet and fly across the Atlantic ocean faster than the speed of sound, but what does the future hold for supersonic flight?
SciShow Kids
How to Make a Paper Airplane
Learn how to make a great paper airplane, and find out what makes it fly!
Crash Course
Reversibility & Irreversibility: Crash Course Engineering #8
How do we design the most efficient machines and processes? Today we’ll try to figure that out as we discuss heat & work, reversibility & irreversibility, and how to use efficiency to measure a system.
SciShow Kids
How Do Rockets Fly? | Let's Explore Mars! | SciShow Kids
Rockets are super amazing, but how do we get something that weighs as much as 100 elephants all the way into space?
SciShow
Is Premium Gasoline Really Better for Your Car?
Are you slowly killing your car by using below average gas? Olivia talks about octane ratings and how your vehicle is designed to handle them.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Biodiesel: The afterlife of oil - Natascia Radice
How could you dispose of your cooking oil when you're done cooking? The easiest thing to do might be to pour it down your drain -- but if you save it up and send it to a processing plant, it can gain useful new life as biodiesel, a...
Crash Course
Why We Can't Invent a Perfect Engine: Crash Course Engineering #10
We’ve introduced the 0th and 1st laws of thermodynamics, so now it’s time to move on to the second law and how we came to understand it. We’ll explain the differences between the first and second law, and we’ll talk about the Carnot...
TED Talks
TED: The carbonless fuel that could change how we ship goods | Maria Gallucci
Every day, tens of thousands of cargo ships, filled to the brim with goods, release heavy pollution into the air as they make their way across the ocean. In this eye-opening talk, reporter Maria Gallucci introduces a planet-friendly...
SciShow
A New Way to Move Tiny Spacecraft Electrospray Propulsion
Big, fiery rocket launches are just too powerful for something like a toaster-sized CubeSat once it’s in space. Electrospray propulsion is a promising new way to move these little satellites.
Curated Video
The Airbus A380 and the Rolls Royce Trent 900: Revolutionizing Commercial Aviation
The video discusses the introduction of the Airbus A380, a groundbreaking aircraft that will revolutionize commercial aviation. With a capacity to carry over 550 passengers and a range of up to 14,800 kilometers, the A380 is a...
Curated Video
Rolls Royce: A Century of Engineering Excellence
Rolls Royce is an engineering giant that has been at the forefront of innovation for over 100 years. From building luxury cars to developing jet engines and powering aircraft, ships, and industrial applications, Rolls Royce has made...
Curated Video
Introducing Scania's New R Series: Improvements in Economy, Safety, and Environmental Impact
Scania has launched its new global truck range, the R Series, which offers improvements in operating economy, environmental impact, and safety. With interchangeable components and a focus on customer demand and legal requirements, these...
Curated Video
Factpack: Horsepower
What is a horsepower? How many horses would it take to power your car? Physics - Energy And Radioactivity - Learning Points. A Twig FactPack Film. Open a discussion on what has been already learnt in a topic, or use to grab attention at...
Curated Video
Leaded and Unleaded Petrol
In USA in the 1970s, 200,000 tonnes of lead was added to petrol every year. Now leaded petrol for cars is banned. Discover the dangers of tetraethyl lead in petrol. Chemistry - Chemical Industries - Learning Points. Midgley Junior added...
Curated Video
Danger: Volcanic Ash
When a volcano in Iceland erupted in 2010, hundreds of planes were grounded by volcanic ash. Why? Past experience had shown just how dangerous flying in an ash cloud can be. Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. In March 2010, the...
Curated Video
Energy Transformation
Discover how energy from the Sun is converted into different forms, and what happens to energy that is 'lost' from a system. Physics - Energy And Radioactivity - Learning Points. The Sun provides almost all the energy on Earth. Energy...
Curated Video
Beatrice Shilling
Learn about Beatrice Shilling, the British engineer who discovered an improved design for the Spitfire engineer and raced motorcycles.
Curated Video
Why Don't Commercial Planes Fly Faster?
The main reason commercial aircraft have not gotten any faster in recent decades is due to fuel efficiency. Airplanes consume more energy the faster they fly, so airplane manufacturers favor slower speeds to save on operating costs....
Prime Coaching Sport
Fun exercises for Kids: This or that Workout
Today we’re learning about amazing flying inventions, and doing some fitness exercises - I've put together 5 rounds of 'this or that' choices for you to do - Choose your favourite, then do the fitness activity for 30 seconds. Great for...