Curated Video
Understanding the Hazards and Benefits of Nuclear Radiation in Medicine
In this video, the different forms of radioactive emissions are discussed, including alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma radiation. The potential uses of nuclear radiation in medicine and its potential hazards are also explored....
Science360
Melting Mountain Glaciers -- Changing Planet
The world's glaciers are shrinking at alarming rates, and many scientists believe it is due to changes in climate. Dr. Lonnie Thompson of Ohio State University and Dr. Douglas Hardy of UMass-Amherst discuss glaciers and how they melt,...
FuseSchool
Uses Of Nuclear Radiation
"Uses of Nuclear Radiation What have the Hulk and Spiderman got in common? They both gained their super powers because of radiation. Well, in films and comics at least. In real life, radiation has never given anyone super powers. But...
FuseSchool
Penetrating Properties of Radiation
Penetrating Properties of Radiation
Radioactivity. What is it? Should we be worried?
It was Marie Curie who first used the word radioactive to describe a phenomenon discovered by Becquerel in 1896. It would be Rutherford who would...
The Backyard Scientist
How 'Bright' is Deadly Radiation?
I was curious how bright a deadly dose of radiation would be after I watched Chernobyl. Hopefully this video helps you visualize what a dangerous dose of radiation would look like.
NASA
NASA | What is a Sungrazing Comet?
Sungrazing comets are a special class of comets that come very close to the sun at their nearest approach, a point called perihelion. To be considered a sungrazer, a comet needs to get within about 850,000 miles from the sun at...
DoodleScience
Heat and Thermodynamics _ A-Level Physics
A Level Physics - Doodle Science teaches you GCSE and A Level physics in a less boring way in almost no time!
DoodleScience
Nuclear Radiation _ GCSE Physics
Doodle Science teaches you high school physics in a less boring way in almost no time!
Soliloquy
Radioactive Steel
Since the beginning of atomic testing steel has become weakly radioactive making it useless for applications sensitive to radiation such as in the manufacture of Giger Counters.
Let's Tute
Understanding Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
The video discusses the concept of light as a type of electromagnetic radiation and explains the different types of radiations in the electromagnetic spectrum based on their wavelength, frequency, and energy. It also highlights the...
Red Rock Films
Women's History Activator: Marie Curie
Event: October 1921. Scientist Marie Curie, winner of two Nobel prizes, visits the White House to accept a gift of one gram of radium. Story: Marie Curie worked hard to study science and was sometimes rejected because of her gender. She...
Higgsino Physics
The Fastest Way to Cool Coffee?
The physics of how to cool down your cup of coffee or tea fastest. Testing with physics how to cool down your coffee or drink. And explaining heat transfer: convection, conduction, evaporative cooling. The basics of thermodynamics...
Professor Dave Explains
Nuclear Reactions, Radioactivity, Fission and Fusion
Radioactivity. We've seen it in movies, it's responsible for the Ninja Turtles. It's responsible for Godzilla. But what is it? It's time to learn exactly what nuclear reactions are, and what it is that makes atomic bombs so destructive,...
FuseSchool
PHYSICS - Radiation - Emitting Radiation
What do you think of when you hear the phrase “emitting radiation”? Do you think it’s a good thing or a bad thing? What if I told you it was vital for life on Earth?
DoodleScience
Heat Transfer - Radiation _ GCSE Physics
Heat can be transferred from place to place by conduction, convection and radiation. Today though we'll be focusing on radiation. All objects emit and absorb thermal radiation, which is also called infrared radiation. Even we do, just a...
Physics Girl
The ULTRAVIOLET CATASTROPHE
How did the field of quantum mechanics come about in the first place? The Rayleigh-Jeans catastrophe, also known as the ultraviolet catastrophe was a prediction by the Rayleigh-Jeans law that a blackbody would radiate infinite amounts of...
Curated Video
Unveiling the Mystery: Black Holes and Their Enigmatic Nature
This video provides a brief yet intriguing overview of black holes, explaining their formation, characteristics, and different types. It highlights the challenges scientists face in directly observing black holes and explores the...
The Viral Fever
Are Microwaves a Help or Hazard?
Are microwaves dangerous? We investigate the invisible and turn the heat, on microwaves. Help or hazard?
NASA
NASA | How to Cook a Comet
A comet's journey through the solar system is perilous and violent. Before it reaches Mars - at some 230 million miles away from the sun - the radiation of the sun begins to cook off the frozen water ice directly into gas. This is called...
FuseSchool
PHYSICS - Radiation - Nuclear Fusion
At the start of the 20th century scientists had a good estimate of how old the Earth was. At least several billion years of age. This led to the tricky question as to how the Sun not only generated heat and light, but how it had done...
ATHS Engineering
The Laws of Thermodynamics
Now that we're done with circuits, we are going to talk about heat transfer and temperature. This video explains the laws of thermodynamics and covers the three methods of energy transfer (conduction, convection, and radiation, as well...
Curated Video
Understanding Thermal Radiation: Absorption and Emission of Infrared Energy
This video explains how thermal energy is transferred by infrared radiation and compares the ability of different material surfaces to absorb and emit this radiation. Examples of different objects and surfaces are given to illustrate...
Wonderscape
Marie Curie: A Pioneer in Science
This video is a lesson about the life and achievements of Marie Curie, a pioneering female scientist. It covers her early life in Poland, her struggles to pursue education in France, her marriage to Pierre Curie, and their joint research...
FuseSchool
Earth's Atmosphere
Our rocky planet Earth is wrapped up in a gaseous blanket, known as the atmosphere. It’s this atmosphere that we can thank for all the life on earth. In fact, it is the only planet in our solar system with an atmosphere that can sustain...