Instructional Video3:00
Curated Video

The Evolution of Optical Media

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Optical media, such as CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs, encode data as binary code and are read by lasers. We explore how these discs work and the impact they have had on music and video distribution. Additionally, we discuss the emergence...
Instructional Video4:00
Curated Video

The Fascinating World of Helium

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video provides a comprehensive overview of helium, covering its properties, discovery, and various applications. It explains how helium's unique characteristics make it ideal for cryogenic purposes, such as preserving food and...
Instructional Video5:20
Physics Girl

How does laser cooling work?

9th - 12th
Lasers are known to burn things, fix eyes, and dance on powerpoint presentations. But they can also be used to cool objects to some of the coldest temperatures in the universe.
Instructional Video0:54
Next Animation Studio

NASA to use lasers for space communication

12th - Higher Ed
NASA has announced that it is building a new satellite dish as part of the Deep Space Network that would be able to communicate with far away robotic spacecrafts.
Instructional Video6:37
Science ABC

Can We Harness Electricity From Lightning?

Pre-K - Higher Ed
It is very difficult to harness power from lightning power because of its volatile nature, sporadic appearance and uneven geographical distribution. Lightning is one of the incredible forces of nature. A single bolt of it carries a few...
Instructional Video4:00
Curated Video

The Fascinating Uses of Neon

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In this video, we learn about the element neon and its significance in the periodic table. Despite its classification in the "sad" group of the periodic table, neon holds great value. The video highlights its use in electric lights,...
Instructional Video8:37
Instructional Video3:06
Science360

Biophotonics poised to make major breakthroughs in medicine

12th - Higher Ed
Imagine having the ability to manipulate light waves in order to see through a skull right into the brain, or being able to use lasers to diagnose a bacterial infection in a matter of minutes. At the Center for Biophotonic Sensors and...
News Clip4:56
Press Association

Grant Shapps visit defence laboratory in Porton Down

Higher Ed
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps visits Porton Down military research hub in Salisbury. A new British military laser could be rushed on to the front line in Ukraine to take down Russian drones.
News Clip4:29
British Movietone

NEW LIGHT ON TOMORROW

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The newest form of light, the Laser beam, made by passing ordinary light through a ruby, has proved to be an amazing source of new power. Though still in its early days, it is already being used in industry, for precision measuring, for...
News Clip1:53
Curated Video

Engineers compete and test the potential reality of the science fiction concept of space elevators. The AP's John Mone on why leaving the Earth, may not require rocket science

Higher Ed
HEADLINE: First floor Earth; second floor space CAPTION: Engineers compete and test the potential reality of the science fiction concept of space elevators. The AP's John Mone on why leaving the Earth, may not require rocket science....
Instructional Video6:13
Instructional Video6:13
News Clip2:30
Bloomberg

Apple Makes Headway in Secret Bid to Track Glucose on Watch

Higher Ed
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman joins Caroline Hyde to discuss Apple's moonshot-style project dating back to the Steve Jobs era: noninvasive and continuous blood glucose monitoring.
News Clip4:06
Curated Video

Why Is There New Interest In Fusion Energy?

Higher Ed
A company by the name of Zap Energy is trying to find a way to develop more energy output from fusion reactions.
News Clip3:26
Teen Kids News

Animation Careers: How to Make an Animated Cartoon

6th - 8th
The art of animation is a lot older than you think. Walt Disney might have brought it to the masses in the 1920s, but the first projected animation came courtesy of a machine called the magic lantern invented way back in 1650.
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Scholastic

Study Jams! Light

3rd - 6th Standards
Let there be light in your classroom with a video that explains that light travels in waves, the electromagnetic spectrum contains seven colors, and the color of an object depends on which light waves it reflects and absorbs. With...
Instructional Video5:36
TED-Ed

How Does Laser Eye Surgery Work?

6th - 12th
Everything you wanted to know about laser vision correction surgery but was afraid to ask; can be found in a short animated video. While highly technical, the animations that accompany the narration, make the surgery easy to understand....
Instructional Video5:24
TED-Ed

How Do Self-Driving Cars “See”?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
What do you get when you mix LiDAR and integrated photonics technology? Why a self-driving car, of course. A fascinating short video describes how light detection and ranging, LiDAR for short, and integrated photonics technologies enable...
Instructional Video8:22
Veritasium

Science of Laser Hair Removal in SLOW MOTION

9th - 12th Standards
Lasers attack hair cells from the outside in. Young scholars observe a laser hair treatment in slow motion. They watch as the pulses of the laser destroy the external hair. The Veritasium instructor then describes the process happening...
Instructional Video4:33
Physics Girl

Why Do We Care about Gravitational Waves?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Advances in technology lead to advances in science. As part of a larger playlist on physics, the video presenter explains the history of the discovery of gravitational waves. Using these waves provides insight into many different...
Instructional Video5:56
Physics Girl

How Does Laser Cooling Work?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
We typically think of lasers adding heat energy, but lasers can be used for cooling, too! An episode of a physics playlist discusses the science of lasers. Learners watch how to place lasers to effectively slow subatomic particles.
Instructional Video4:23
American Chemical Society

Nerding out on Star Wars Science

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Are light sabers possible? Could the Death Star really vaporize a planet the size of Earth? Take a look at the science behind the fiction with a video from the American Chemical Society's Reactions series. Physicists sound off on the...
Instructional Video1:42
MinutePhysics

How Lasers Work (In Theory)

9th - Higher Ed
Show laser focus through an engaging video lesson that explains the design of a laser. It includes an explanation of the behavior of photons as they work together to produce the laser.