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4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn't Hear About This Week - Episode 2
Here's your weekly briefing on the latest discoveries you might not hear about anywhere else, all with funding from the National Science Foundation. This week: 1. Researchers Operate Lab-Grown Heart Cells by Remote Control 2. What we...
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USF X-Labs 10ft tesla coils playing Mario
2 polyphonic Tesla coils playing Mario..
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Do actions speak louder than words? - Scientists & Engineers on Sofas (and other furnishings)
Why do we gesture? What role do simple hand movements play in some of the most fundamental aspects of language? Susan Goldin-Meadow has dedicated her career to asking, and answering, those big questions. Her eponymous lab at the...
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Liquid Crystals - Chalk Talk
They aren't quite liquids or solids, but they'll definitely be a force for the future. This animated series of short videos acts as a video glossary to define specific scientific terms or concepts in a fun, easy to understand way. In...
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Indirect Effects Of Greenhouse Gasses - Earth's Heat Balance
What about indirect effects of greenhouse gasses? Do they increase warming or reduce it?
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Bart Simpson Megaphone Challenge!
I've always wondered what would happen if you lined up 10 megaphones in a row and yell into them, today I put that idea to the test! That literal feedback loop was crazy loud!
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Ask a Scientist – Superhero Edition 3
We polled top nano experts for their nanotechnology enabled superpower of choice! In this edition, we hear from Oliver Brand, from Georgia Tech University; Jameson Wetmore from Arizona State University and Co-Director at the Center for...
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Scary sounds - Scientists expose cyber vulnerability of critical sensors
New work calls into question the longstanding computer science tenet that software can automatically trust hardware sensors, which feed autonomous systems with fundamental data they need to make decisions. The inertial sensors involved...
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Kate the Chemist - Where I Find My Motivation
Kate the Chemist explains her motivation -- beyond watching things explode. From NBC Nightly News to the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Kate has been a fixture on the talk circuit of late, blowing things up whenever she gets the chance....
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Kate the Chemist - First Dates Have Lessons for Teaching Tough Concepts
How can a lesson in quantum mechanics benefit from an understanding of "first date" psychology? Kate the Chemist explains. From NBC Nightly News to the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Kate has been a fixture on the talk circuit of late,...
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Kate the Chemist - Don't Tell Science, Do Science
You can't just tell someone science to teach it, the audience has to share in an experience. Kate the Chemist explains. From NBC Nightly News to the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Kate has been a fixture on the talk circuit of late,...
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Green Roofs - Innovation Nation
More than just a rooftop garden, green roofs improve our surroundings in a variety of ways. In this episode, Miles O'Brien speaks to Columbia University researchers about the benefits of building a better green roof.
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Steviol molecular structure - Sweet Side of Chemistry
Responsible for the sweet tasting leaves of the Stevia plant, steviol glycosides have become popularized as a no-cal alternative to sugar. With funding from NSF’s Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate, R. Graham Cooks at Purdue...
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Solid-state physicist John B. Goodenough is a 2011 National Medal of Science Laureate
Solid-state physicist John B. Goodenough, 2011 National Medal of Science Laureate, is known for developing lightweight rechargeable batteries now ubiquitous in today's portable electronic devices.
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How Rat Whiskers Can Help Technology - Science Nation
The image of a rat sniffing around for food with its little whiskers moving back and forth to help satisfy it's appetite is enough to make most people lose theirs! But those whiskers play a valuable role in helping rats determine what is...
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These Crocs Were Made for Chewing
Paleontologists scouring a river bank in Tanzania have unearthed a previously unknown crocodile from 105-million-year-old, mid-Cretaceous rock in the Great East African Rift System. More details on this cool croc can be found at...
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The Sizzle of Science
If at first you don't know what to say, tune in to watch videos from some amazing people and hear what sizzles them about science. So, what's your sizzle?
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Predictions - Climate Modeling
Are there some predictions that climate modelers are more certain of than others?
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PAEMST and PAESMEM 2019 Recognition Event Highlights
Last year the National Science Foundation honored 230 outstanding #STEM teachers and mentors from around the country. Awardees enjoyed an awards ceremony, a celebratory dinner, professional development activities, explored Washington,...
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Hydrokinetic energy to power our future - USA Science and Engineering Festival
Researchers at the University of Minnesota taught kids the science behind hydrokinetic energy at the USA Science and Engineering Festival.
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New portable device detects explosives and drugs!
NSF-funded researchers at Brigham Young University developed a mini mass spectrometer just as powerful as the larger instrument and less expensive. The device is compact enough for use in the field and can detect chemical weapons,...
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Evolving Brain - Mysteries of the Brain
Using amazing new technologies, evolutionary neuroscientist Melina Hale and her graduate students at the University of Chicago are discovering that the basic movements of one tiny fish can teach us big ideas about how the brain's...
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Chemist Allen Bard is a 2011 National Medal of Science Laureate
Chemist Allen Bard, 2011 National Medal of Science Laureate, has spent his entire career at the University of Texas at Austin. His work include three books, more than 800 peer-reviewed research papers, 75 book chapters, 23 patents and...
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Butterfly cam catches cancer!
NSF-funded researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Washington University in St. Louis, have developed a surgical camera inspired by the eye of the Morpho butterfly to more accurately find lurking cancer. See...