Science360
Solar power to go
More energy from our sun hits the Earth in one hour than is consumed on the planet in a whole year! But, the burning question is - how can we put all that sunshine to work making usable fuel? With support from the National Science...
Curated Video
Properties of Hydrocarbons and Their Use as Fuels
The video talks about hydrocarbons, which are compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, and the different structures they can form. The properties of hydrocarbons are discussed, including boiling point, volatility, viscosity, and...
FuseSchool
Testing for Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Ammonia and Chlorine
Ever wondered how to conduct a chemical test for the presence of colourless and odourless gases? Watch this to find out how!
Next Animation Studio
Earth’s inner core is superionic — a state of matter distinct from solid, liquid or gas
Earth’s inner core is neither solid nor liquid, according to a new study in the Nature science journal cited by Science Alert. It’s in what is known as a superionic state.
Professor Dave Explains
Periodic Table Part 1: Hydrogen
It's time to start our survey of the periodic table, and we are going to start with just one element, hydrogen. This is the most abundant element in the universe by a wide margin. What does it do? What are its properties? What are its...
TMW Media
Properties Of Water: How water sustains living things
How do plants use water to live and grow? How does water help the human body? What food contains the highest amount of water? Properties Of Water, Part 3
TMW Media
The Powerhouse Sun: Learn how the sun lives and will die
Describe solar flares and their behavior. What makes the sun throb rhythmically? Describe what will happen when the sun dies. The Powerhouse Sun, Part 3
Curated Video
The Life Cycle of Stars and the Impact of Mass
The video explains the life cycle of a star, starting from a nebula, gravitational pull forming a protostar, the process of nuclear fusion, formation of a main sequence star, production of elements through fusion, expansion of a main...
Curated Video
Understanding Chemical Reactions: Collision Theory and Catalysts
This video discusses collision theory and how it applies to chemical reactions. The concept of activation energy and how it relates to the rate of a chemical reaction is explained. The video goes on to explore three ways that the rate of...
TMW Media
Creating Greener Cars: Learn about hydrogen cars
How do fuel cells work? How is hydrogen created to fill up the cars? Will there be a lot of hydrogen cars created soon? Creating Greener Cars, Part 2
Curated Video
Using Chemical Reactions to Produce Electricity: Cells and Batteries
The video explains how chemical reactions can be used to produce electricity, starting with cells and batteries. It describes how a simple cell is made by connecting two different metals with an electrolyte and explains how the potential...
Next Animation Studio
Korea’s tokamak artificial sun sets new plasma record
A tokamak is a machine that creates three powerful magnetic fields to keep a superheated plasma confined.
Curated Video
Using Standard Form in Chemistry: Expressing Large and Small Numbers for Calculations
The video explains the use of standard form in chemistry to express very large or very small numbers in a more manageable way for calculations. It provides examples of converting numbers to standard form and demonstrates how to multiply...
Curated Video
Introduction to Moles and Conversion of Grams to Moles
This video is on moles and how to convert between grams and moles. The speaker explains what a mole is, its significance in measuring chemical amounts, and the use of Avogadro's constant in determining the number of atoms or molecules in...
Astrum
How would we build a colony on Mars?
Mars is a world similar in a lot of ways to our own. That doesn't mean there aren't a multitude of hurdles to overcome if we were ever to consider settling there.
FuseSchool
Law Of Constant Composition
Learn the basics about the law of constant composition and how to apply it. The law of constant composition states that in a given chemical compound, all samples are made up of the same elements combined in the same proportions. So what...
Visual Learning Systems
Forming Bonds: Exploring Covalent Bonds
Upon viewing the Forming Bonds video series, students will be able to do the following: Understand that matter is made up of tiny particles called atoms. Explain that atoms consist of many different types of subatomic particles including...
NASA
Gravity Assist: NASA’s New “Gravity Assist” Podcast Debuts Nov. 15, 2017
Hi, I'm Jim Green, NASA's director of planetary science. I'm excited to tell you about a new podcast series. It's called NASA's Gravity Assist. Please join me as I talk with some of the greatest planetary scientists of our time.
Science360
Chemists from around the world form new center to reinvent how chemicals are made
Up until now, chemists who want to design breakthrough drugs, formulate better agrochemicals, and develop new smart materials have designed their products using long-established laboratory methods. But, that's about to change. With...