Next Animation Studio
CERN scientists close in on confirming Higgs boson
Scientists at the CERN research center have said it is now almost certain they found the Higgs boson, or "God Particle," so named because it gives other subatomic particles their mass. Extensive analysis of findings from July last year...
Next Animation Studio
CERN approves proposal for €21 billion successor to Large Hadron Collider
On June 19, the CERN Council in Geneva Switzerland approved the construction of a new 100-kilometer circular supercollider called the Future Circular Collider.
Science360
Is the Higgs boson really the Higgs boson?
University of Florida Professor of Physics Darin Acosta explains what we know about the Higgs boson and what is left to discover. Higgs graphic from CERN Standard Model graphic from Wikimedia Commons Video courtesy of CERN
NASA
NASA | What Are Gamma Rays?
What we call "light" is actually just a tiny fraction of the broad range of radiation on the electromagnetic radiation spectrum. The entire span stretches from very-low-energy radio waves through microwaves, infrared light, visible...
Curated Video
Houston We Have a Podcast: Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer: The Science
Dr. Brandon Reddell discusses astrophysics, cosmology, and the science behind the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), an experiment looking for evidence of antimatter and dark matter in the cosmos. This is part one of a three-part series...
A Capella Science
Started From A Bottom Quark (Drake Parody)
A particle physics take on Drake's "Started From the Bottom," explaining the Higgs-to-bottom-quark decay pathway and shot on site at the Large Hadron Collider
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST Unscripted: Eric Cornell
Eric Cornell, NIST Fellow and Nobel Laureate tells the exciting story of how he and colleague Carl Weiman made the first-ever observation of a new state of matter, the Bose-Einstein condensate, in 1995. The breakthrough led to the duo,...
Curated Video
Higgs Boson (The God Particle) and Higgs Field Explained in Simple Words
The Higgs boson is a wave, ripple or disturbance in an invisible, all-permeating field called the Higgs field. In the year 1964, Peter Higgs, François Englert and four other scientists proposed a rather unique idea to explain why certain...
Next Animation Studio
CERN unveils proposal to build new bigger and more powerful particle accelerator.
Researchers at CERN revealed a conceptual plan for a new particle accelerator called the Future Circular Collider, or FCC.
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...
Professor Dave Explains
The Standard Model of Particle Physics
Once you start learning about modern physics, you start to hear about weird particles like quarks and muons and neutrinos. What are all these things? Why are there so many? How do we know they exist? What do they do? Within lies the...
Curated Video
Hawking Radiation Explained: What Exactly Was Stephen Hawking Famous For?
Hawking radiation was first discovered by English scientist Stephen Hawking in 1974. Prior to this discovery, our knowledge of black holes was very limited. It was believed that black holes were completely black and that they did not...
TED-Ed
Dark Matter: The Matter We Can't See
It's looking like the dark side is bigger than we thought! Physicists speculate that perhaps 96% of the universe consists of invisible dark matter and dark energy, while only 4% is what we can view with the aided eye. This flabbergasting...
Curated OER
A Unified Theory of Forces
Scientists have found that weak nuclear force can be unified with electromagnetism. The forces that initiated our universe are being investigated with a Large Hadron Collider, which Dr. Brian Cox visits and explains for the viewers. The...
Curated OER
The Weak and Strong Nuclear Forces
Part of a longer series, "In Search of Giants," this video covers the strong force that holds atoms together. A weak nuclear force can convert neutrons into protons and protons into neutrons, emitting electrons, positrons, or neutrinos...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Chemistry: Mass Defect and Binding Energy
Using the mass defect to calculate the energy released when a helium nucleus formed. Introduction to the nuclear strong force. [11:24]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Celebrating the Superconductor, as It Turns 100
Since their discovery, superconductors have been used for particle physics, mag-lev trains and MRIs. Physicist David Cardwell discusses their use for applications as diverse as particle physics experiments and magnetic resonance imaging.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Big Questions in Cosmology
Find out how particle physics and cosmology fit together in this scientific discussion.
Other
Colliding Particles: Hunting the Higgs
An episode from a documentary series that follows a team of physicists conducting research at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland. [5:29]
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Energy Mass Equivalence
Paul Andersen explains how the law of conservation of energy applies to both energy and mass. Einstein showed that mass and energy are equivalent and that the amount of energy contained within matter can be calculated using the famous...
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #31: Marie Curie and Spooky Rays
It's time to talk about one of the most awesome scientists: Marie Curie. She figured out ways to get an education despite limitations of her homeland, was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and was the first person to win two Nobel...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Graphing Motion Over Time
First let's review position, velocity and acceleration vs. time curves. This video [2:56] focuses on developing mathematical formulas to do three things: Describe how particles move, how particles collide, and track particles forward...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Vector Addition
This video [2:02] focuses on every force in our particle system to be represented with a vector.