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Half life
Half life | Radioactivity | Physics | FuseSchool This atom has an unstable nucleus. Any moment now it may undergo radioactive decay. Any time now... Or it may not! We just don’t know, as decay is a random event. We cannot predict when...
Curated Video
Understanding Background Radiation: Sources and Exposure
This video is a lecture that explains the concept of background radiation, which is a type of ionizing radiation that humans are exposed to every day but at low levels. The video discusses the four main types of ionizing radiation, which...
Next Animation Studio
Russia testing doomsday torpedo, nuclear-powered missile
Moscow is testing a cruise missile with a nuclear warhead at the front and a nuclear engine at the rear, plus a huge torpedo designed to cause radioactive tsunamis.
Next Animation Studio
Iodine I131: effects on health and prevention with Iodine tablets
This animation explains how radioactive Iodine is absorbed in the body and how taking Iodine tablets can prevent its carcinogenic effects. It also explains side effects of Iodine tablets.
Next Animation Studio
Polonium suspected in death of Arafat: reports
Tests by a Swiss laboratory have found significant levels of Polonium on the clothing of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. The test results will raise doubts about the 2004 death of Arafat, in which poisoning was initially ruled...
Next Animation Studio
Ten years after tsunami, Fukushima cleanup just starting
Experts say cleaning up the leaking nuclear reactors will take another 30 years and billions of dollars more.
Curated Video
Radioactive Contamination: Understanding the Difference and Staying Safe
This video is a lecture on radioactive contamination, exploring the difference between contamination and irradiation. The video uses examples of famous incidents of radioactive contamination, such as Chernobyl, and explains how...
Kult America
Chernobyl - Idiotic Tourism
On the 26 April 1986, the world faced one of the worst man made disasters in history. Nuclear meltdown in Chernobl Ukraine. Three decades later, the location where things transpired become somewhat mythical, oddly attracting tourists by...
AllTime 10s
10 Shocking Nuclear Disasters That Were Covered Up
From atomic explosions occurring at the height of the Cold War to North Korea allegedly flexing its nuclear muscles' nuclear disasters are big news. However, many are shrouded in mystery, cover-ups and downright lies. Join Alltime 10s as...
The March of Time
Sweden artistry chisel paintings
MOT 1949: DIAGRAM: Diagram of nuclear reactor, blocks of graphite, Uranium tubes, control rod, ZI graphite holder
Science360
Removing radioactive waste from water 5 not-so-easy steps
Chemists at the University of Iowa, led by associate professor Tori Forbes, are using National Science Foundation funding to investigate how to remove radioactive substances from water. Forbes' team creates and tests various chemical...
Professor Dave Explains
Periodic Table Part 7: Chalcogens (O, S, Se, Te, Po, Lv)
It's time to check out Group 16 on the periodic table, the chalcogens. This includes oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium, polonium, and livermorium. What can we say about their properties, reactivities, and applications? Let's find out!
Professor Dave Explains
Periodic Table Part 9: Noble Gases (He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn, Og)
It's time to check out Group 18 on the periodic table, the noble gases. This includes helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, radon, and oganesson. What can we say about their properties, reactivities, and applications? Let's find out!
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: Nevada
This program explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of the Southwestern Region of the United States. The individual states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada are presented in detail.
Curated Video
Writing Complex Sentences with Subordinating Conjunctions
In this video, the teacher explains the concept of complex sentences and how they can be used to clarify the relationship between ideas in writing. The teacher provides examples and guidance on using subordinating conjunctions to create...
Curated Video
Applications of Ionizing Radiation: Uses of Radioactivity for Our Benefit
The video discusses various applications of ionizing radiation in our daily life, including irradiation of food, sterilization of equipment, smoke alarms, thickness gauging, and medical applications like tracers, PET scanners, and cancer...
Espresso Media
Chernobyl: The Story of the Chernobyl Arch
Chernobyl part 4/7: This video explores the construction of the world's largest land-based movable object, the arch that covers the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. It covers the challenges faced by the French engineering consortium that won...
FuseSchool
PHYSICS - What Are Radioactive Isotopes - Properties of Matter
The identity and chemical properties of any atom are determined by the number of protons in its nucleus. As atoms get bigger and heavier, the nuclei get bigger and heavier and the protons need a “nuclear glue” to help hold them together....
Curated Video
Introduction to Radioactivity and Types of Radiation
This is a educational video that explains the concept of radioactivity in atoms. The video covers three types of radiation that are emitted by unstable atomic nuclei to become more stable - alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma...
Curated Video
Chien-Shiung Wu: The First Lady of Physics
We hear a lot about famous scientists like Marie Curie and Albert Einstein, but have you ever heard of Chien-Shiung Wu and her work on the Manhattan Project?
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...
The Backyard Scientist
How 'Bright' is Deadly Radiation?
I was curious how bright a deadly dose of radiation would be after I watched Chernobyl. Hopefully this video helps you visualize what a dangerous dose of radiation would look like.
DoodleScience
Nuclear Radiation _ GCSE Physics
Doodle Science teaches you high school physics in a less boring way in almost no time!
Soliloquy
Radioactive Steel
Since the beginning of atomic testing steel has become weakly radioactive making it useless for applications sensitive to radiation such as in the manufacture of Giger Counters.