Zach Star
Is Engineering Experience Needed Before College
Some students ask if engineering experience is needed before they enter college. And the good news is you really don't need any engineering experience. In fact most students who enter college don't have much, if any. There are some...
The Backyard Scientist
Making Plasma, Microwaving grapes --- SMS#2
Plasma, like solid liquid and gas is considered a state of matter. Plasma is ionized gas, and can be created by applying energy to a gas, like electromagnetic or electrical energy like this transformer. As you can see it puts out an...
Science ABC
If An Appliance Is Plugged In But Turned Off, Does It Still Use Electricity?
When the charger is plugged in with the switch turned on, it still draws some power from the outlet even when no device is attached to the charger. Though this amount is trivial, the total becomes significant when multiplied by 4-5...
Zach Star
Robotics Subfields and Which Majors to Pick
This video covers just a few examples of research and companies that you might find interesting in the field of robotics. I only cover a few examples but remember there are SO many more. Many companies encompass some version of robotics...
Next Animation Studio
U.K. switches on giant floating power plant with twin turbines
Dubbed the world’s most powerful tidal turbine, the device is the size of a jumbo jet and can produce enough power to supply electricity to 2,000 U.K. homes.
Next Animation Studio
China starts huge project to beam power from space
Beijing aims to put miles of solar panels in space and use them to power a massive microwave emitter that will hang 23,000 miles up in the sky.
Next Animation Studio
Revolutionary spine implants let paraplegics walk again
Patients whose spinal columns had been severed in accidents can now walk again, thanks to an amazing medical invention.
Curated Video
Time Delay Relays Explained
Time Delay Relays, in this video we learn the basics of how time delay relays work. Looking at time on delay and time off delay using transistors, capacitors and diodes as well as switches, mechanical relays and optical couplings to...
Next Animation Studio
Dubai says freak rain was caused by cloud-seeding drones
The people of the United Arab Emirates were amazed by torrential rains falling on their parched desert.
NASA
Solar Wind at Martian Moon Could Impact Future Missions
Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Both are small, airless bodies with irregular shapes. Because they lack protective atmospheres and magnetospheres, Phobos and Deimos are directly exposed to the solar wind for part of their orbits....
NASA
Training the Next Generation of Planetary Scientists
Each year in early March, a new class of postdocs at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center gathers for the Planetary Science Winter School. This intensive training program takes the young scientists and plunges them into the Instrument...
Curated Video
What is a stepper motor
What is a stepper motor? Find out what a stepper motor is in this quick video about what a stepper motor is.
Curated Video
Voltage Explained
Voltage explained. What is voltage and what does it do? In this video we discuss how it work and its purpose to understand how electricity works. We'll look at voltage for both alternating current and direct current starting off very...
Curated Video
Learn the Basics of a 3 Phase Rectifier
In this video, we're going to learn the basics of a 3 Phase Rectifier. This rectifier is used in power supplies and can be a major part of your electrical engineering education.
Curated Video
Consumer Unit Explained - Fuse Board
How do consumer units work. Learn the service head, fuse, circuit breaker, miniature circuit breaker, residual current device, live, phase, neutral, earth, bus bar, main breaker, RCD, MCB in this video.
Curated Video
AC & DC Electricity
In this video, we'll cover the basics of AC and DC electricity. From what AC and DC are to how they work, this video will make sense of the confusing topic of electricity!
Curated Video
Step Down Transformer Calculations
How to calculate step down transformers, learn how in this easy video on step down transformer calculations
Curated Video
How Do Power Outlets Work
In this video, we're going to learn how electric outlets work! We'll explore how an electric current flows through the outlets, and we'll see how to turn them off and on. By the end of this video, you'll know everything you need to know...
Next Animation Studio
Short circuits in magnetosphere cause radiation spots on Earth
Scientists are starting to understand how solar storms use currents in Earth’s magnetic shield to land some punches.
Curated Video
Step up transformer calculations
Learn how to perform basic step up transformer calculations with this video on basic transformer calculations
Curated Video
How Diodes Work
In this video, we're going to learn how diodes work. We're going to start by reviewing the basic properties of diodes, and then we'll move on to discuss how diodes are used in circuits. By the end of the video, you'll have a basic...
Zach Star
What is Biomedical Engineering?
Biomedical engineering is a broad major that encompasses mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials engineering, biology, computer science, and computer engineering. It's about using all these disciplines and applying the...
Curated Video
Risk Management 101 for IT Professionals Essential Concepts - The Three Categories of Threats
This video explains the categories of threats. This clip is from the chapter "Understanding Risk" of the series "Risk Management 101 for IT Professionals: Essential Concepts".This section explains how to understand risk.