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5 Delightful Color-Changing Minerals
From corundum to alexandrite, there are rare minerals have multi-colors caused by how they form their structure!
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How to Make Snow (If You're Not Elsa)
In this episode Hank explains how snow is made using science.
SciShow Kids
What’s Inside These Rocks?
Jessi and Squeaks have some cool rocks. What do you think is inside them?
Curated Video
What Are Time Crystals and How Might They Affect Time?
New ReviewIs the Time Stone in the Eye of Agamotto from Marvel's Dr. Strange based on real science? Yes! The Time Stone is in fact an example of an object that physicists have recently dreamed up and actually made, called a time crystal. Spiros...
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How to Develop Psychic Powers Using Crystals
Howcast - Learn how to develop psychic powers using crystals from renowned psychic Paula Roberts in this Howcast video.
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Let's Play Final Fantasy XIII-2 Part 4 - New Bodhum 003 AF
Howcast - Vince plays icebreaker games with Noel in FFXIII-2, the RPG from Square Enix and tri-Ace.
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How to Vajewel Yourself
Howcast - Learn how to vajewel yourself from Completely Bare owner (and former Real Housewife of New York City) Cindy Barshop in this Howcast video.
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How to Make Ionic Compounds
Howcast - Ionic compounds consist of two or more ions held together by electrical attraction. Ions with a positive charge are called cations while ions with a negative charge are called anions.
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Let's Play Final Fantasy XIII-2 Part 12 - Paradox Alpha [HD]
Howcast - Vince discovers he's a VIP in FFXIII-2, the RPG from Square Enix and tri-Ace.
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Let's Play Final Fantasy XIII-2 Part 5 - Winding Way [HD]
Howcast - Vince traverses the Winding Way in FFXIII-2, the RPG from Square Enix and tri-Ace.
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OTD In Space - May 31: Kristall Module Launches To Mir Space Station
On May 31, 1990, the Soviet Union launched a new module to the Mir space station. The new component was named Kristall, and it was the third addition sent to Mir since the core module launched in 1986. Including the core module, Mir...
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How About the Crystal That Can Absorb All the Oxygen Out of a Room?
Discover the mysterious crystal that can absorb all the oxygen in a room—science or danger?
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Alexis and Kaleb's 433-Square-Foot NOLA Apartment | Tiny Tours
Alexis and Kaleb originally planned on building a double shotgun house in New Orleans. "It seemed natural to us to build something that could make us residual income," Alexis writes. "But the week we were breaking ground, we got a phone...
Brave Wilderness
Found in a Grizzy Bear Cave!
Ten years ago, deep in Montana’s remote Tom Miner Basin, Casey Anderson made a choice few would dare: instead of running from a grizzly bear den… he crawled inside. Now, in one of our boldest episodes yet, Coyote teams up with Casey to...
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Understanding Frenkel Defects
Switching Locations: Understanding Frenkel Defects In the event that an ion is absent from its lattice site, resulting in a vacancy or a hole in that location, and it occupies an interstitial site, the compound will be able to maintain...
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Anion Vacancies and F Centres in Metal Excess Defects
The formation of F-centers in a crystal is caused by the presence of anion vacancies, which are caused by the presence of metal excess defects. Alkali metal halides, such as sodium chloride and potassium chloride, are examples of...
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Metal Excess Defect in Zinc Oxide ZnO
Metal excess defect due to excess cations occurs when extra positive ions (cations) are present in the crystal lattice, occupying interstitial sites to maintain electrical neutrality. To balance the excess positive charge, electrons are...
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Understanding Interstitial Defects Hidden Spaces
Imperfections in solids are irregularities or deviations from the ideal arrangement of atoms or molecules in a crystalline solid structure. These defects can occur during the crystallization process when the rate of crystal formation is...
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Revolutionizing Virus Detection: Cambridge University's Breakthrough Diagnostic Device
Cambridge University's department of Chemistry has developed a revolutionary diagnostic device using quartz crystals and antibodies. This handheld unit can quickly and accurately identify and monitor the strength and type of viruses,...
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Build and Learn ASP.NET 6.0 Blazor Hands-On - The Program Class and Host Object
This lecture explains the hosting process of a Blazor application where the Program class main method is the entry point to the application. This clip is from the chapter "Create a CRUD Application in Blazor" of the series "Build and...
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A linear Reason One-dimensional Closed Packing
A linear Reason: One-dimensional Closed Packing" One-dimensional close packing is a simple arrangement of particles in a single row, with each particle touching its two neighboring particles. It is a straight line with no gaps and is in...
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Impurity Insights Defects in Strontium chloride
When strontium chloride (SrCl2) is added to molten sodium chloride (NaCl), it introduces impurity defects in the NaCl crystal structure. Sr2+ ions from SrCl2 replace Na+ ions in the NaCl crystal lattice, occupying sites normally occupied...
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F Centres and the Yellow Colour of NaCl - Colour Hint
NaCl, a perfect ionic crystal, has an alternating pattern of Na+ cations and Cl- anions. When heated, some Cl- anions can be lost, leaving anionic vacancies. These vacancies are occupied by electrons, creating F-centers, which are...
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The Schottky defect and its consequences
The Schottky defect and its consequences Ionic crystals of type A B exhibit a Schottky defect, where an equal number of anions and cations are absent from lattice sites to maintain electrical neutrality. This defect is present in highly...