Explore the fascinating properties and uses of nickel. From its historical significance as a coinage metal to its role in alloys like stainless steel and permanent magnets, nickel proves to be a versatile element. We also learn about its...

I was curious if molten aluminum is bulletproof, and now you are too!

Pouring molten aluminum in a watermelon turned out to be really popular, So I poured aluminum in two more melons, honeydew and cantaloupe. It turned out really cool, giving a perfect cast of the inside of a melon. It looked just like a...

Why is mining important? How is bauxite mined responsibly? Smelting And Refining Aluminium, Part 1

So today I decided I was going to pour molten aluminum on something. I just finished a new propane powered furnace and I wanted to put it to the test! I don't know why my brain jumped to watermelon, but I'm glad it did. What was going to...

Pouring lava in my pool!

When you hear the roar of traffic, the bark of a dog, or your teacher's voice, you are experiencing sound. This program uses colorful animations to explore important characteristics of sound, including intensity, loudness, pitch, and...

This video shows how to build an ion wind rotor with a Van de Graaff generator. This is a good demonstration to show the working principles of an ion thruster.

Let's take a look back at the elements platinum, iodine, aluminum, iron, and tungsten.

MOT 1952: CANADA: ALUMINUM INDUSTRY: Alcan (Aluminum Company of Canada) robotic arm lifting large square shaped block, pulling back, placing into shaping machine, top pressing uniform dents. CU Stacked bars on loader, moving back REVEALS...

This video highlights the suite of instruments aboard the Lucy spacecraft that will be used to collect data on the Trojan asteroids. Since Lucy will be the first space mission to explore the Trojans, the information gathered will provide...

Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Tajikstan.

Stephen Moore, Donald Trump's new nominee for a seat on the US Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, has proposed that the Fed follow commodity prices as a measure of inflation. There are a lot of ways to measure inflation. Sometimes...

Melting and combining 19 elements! Does it make a Super-Alloy?!

Why is aluminium ideal for transportation vehicles? What careers handle the smelting, refining and recycling of aluminium? Smelting And Refining Aluminium, Part 4

Afsaneh Rabiei is a materials engineer at North Carolina State University who, with support from the National Science Foundation, has developed metal foam that's lighter but much stronger than "real" metal. It's designed for use in...

This program makes the Modern Periodic Table come alive to students. Numerous real-life examples of elements are exemplified in the table. Animations and graphics illustrate concepts not easily achieved through other instructional...

We know about a lot of different oxidizing and reducing agents that facilitate a variety of different transformations. But we haven't touched upon the precise transformation that can be achieved by diisobutylaluminum hydride, also known...

MOT 1952: NEW ORLEANS PORT: HA WS Cranes on dock w/ docked barges, Open grab bucket of dock crane dumping unidentified material into barge cargo hold, WS Bucket dumping unidentified material into hold, dust rising. Ore, bauxite, calcined.

When we learned about periodic trends, we learned about ionization energy. Just how much energy is required to remove an electron from an atom? What about a second electron, or a third? Let's compare a few different ionizations and see...

MOT 1941: WWII HOME FRONT: Girl Scout 'Carol Davis' dumping collected tin foil. 'Carol' placing aluminum pots, pans in car, scrap, recycling. Girl Scouts placing books, board games into car. 'Carol' putting up 'Young America Wants to...

Silicates are a particularly complex class of minerals that all contain silica tetrahedra. What are the characteristic structures of the last three sub classes of silicates? How are they different from one another? The 8 Classes of...

This program covers the very important topic of hydrate compounds. We begin by discussing what a hydrate compound is and why they exist in nature. We discuss how to name hydrate compounds using numerous examples. The entire lesson is...

I couldn't find any info on any projects like this, so I thought I would have a try myself. I thought an oven would be the perfect platform, it already has a door, space for insulation, and comes with heating elements! Im not giving the...