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Squid Proteins, but Make Them Fashion
Humans often take inspiration from nature when coming up with inventions, and this includes breakthroughs in fabric design that help to forward the fabulous and functional world of fashion.
Curated Video
The Properties of Carbon: Diamonds, Graphite, Graphene, and Fullerenes
The video discusses the unique properties of different forms of carbon, including diamond, graphite, graphene, and fullerenes. The presenter explains how the four electrons in the outermost occupied electron shell of the carbon atom give...
NASA
NASA | Blacker Than Black
The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has a team of scientists testing micro and nano technology to use on spacecraft. The goal is to reduce the reflection off the surface of the instruments so that the data does not get polluted by...
Science360
Fuel Cell Efficiency - Science of Innovation
To operate and function efficiently, machines of all shapes and sizes need a source of energy. A series of innovations is helping to make energy conversion within fuel cells as efficient as possible.
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National Science Foundation
Science of the Winter Olympic Games: Alpine Skiing and Vibration Damping
Alpine skiers have engineers looking out for their safety and for their performance. Physics and materials engineers consider how to dampen the vibrations that can be caused by bumps in the snow, vibrations that can cause the athletes to...
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Science of Innovation: Fuel Cell Efficiency
Scientists are working on trying to make fuel cells as efficient as possible using nanotechnology. The explanations are accompanied by helpful diagrams. [5:20]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Science Out Loud: Growing Nanotube Forests
What if we could grow elevators to space? Or make phones that last for weeks without a charge? These things could someday be possible someday with an amazing material like carbon nanotubes. Alex goes behind the curious way researchers...
University of Virginia
Uva Virtual Lab: Nanocarbon From Graphene to Nanotubes to Buckyballs
This lab explains how carbon atoms bond into rings which serve as the building blocks of graphene and graphite sheets, carbon nanotubes, and C60 Buckyballs.