Catalyst University
(NEW!) Glycolysis Part 2 4 The Preparatory Phase & Questions
(NEW!) Glycolysis Part 2 4 The Preparatory Phase & Questions
Visual Learning Systems
Introduction to Bonding
This video introduces the Bonding series. The process of chemical bonding is described and illustrated through engaging live action footage, and supported by vivid animations. The role atomic structure plays in the process of bonding is...
Curated Video
Why Doesn’t Water Burn, Despite Being Made Of Combustible Substances (Hydrogen And Oxygen)?
Water is formed as a result of the combustion of hydrogen. In simple words, water is what you get when you burn hydrogen. So, water doesn’t burn because, in a way, it has already burned. You get ashes when you burn paper; but when you’re...
Physics Girl
My Path into Physics (at MIT)
Dianna Cowern runs Physics Girl full time. Here she discusses her path to studying physics and doing physics research before moving on to other, less prestigious, career pursuits.
Science360
A glass conductor
A light bulb has the glass carefully removed, leaving the glass base and filament intact. The bulb is connected to AC electricity, and the filament quickly and dramatically burns out. This leaves the two wires that originally supported...
Curated Video
Combustion of Fuels and Balancing Chemical Equations
This video provides an overview of the combustion of fuels, including what fuels are and their various uses, the differences between complete and incomplete combustion, and how to balance an equation for the combustion of a particular...
Dom Burgess
What Happens When You Are Struck By Lightning?
Third degree burns, brain damage and heart attacks. In this episode, Dom investigates what happens to your body when you are struck by lightning and why high voltage electricity is just, like, really not good for you! Prepare to be SHOCKED!
Curated Video
Cracking Hydrocarbons: How and Why We Do It
The video discusses the process of hydrocarbon cracking and its purpose, which is to convert heavier, longer chain hydrocarbons into smaller chain hydrocarbons. The video explains two ways to crack hydrocarbons: catalytic cracking and...
Science360
Fire it up! 'Blue whirl' fire tornado burns cleaner for reduced emissions
In episode 63, Jordan and Charlie discuss the "blue fire whirl", a type of fire whirl that could lead to beneficial new approaches for reducing carbon emissions and improving oil spill cleanup. Fire whirls, otherwise known as fire...
Science360
Greenhouse Gases - How Do We Know?
What is the source of the increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
Packt
Introduction to computer hardware and software : Optical Media
From the section: Essential Peripherals. In this section, we learn more about optical media, USB standard, configure USB’s for keyboard and mIce. Shiny optical discs are an excellent media for transporting data and are still a very...
The Backyard Scientist
MICROWAVE CANNON! A High Energy Radio Frequence gun. (700 watts)
Hey guys, in this video I show you how I built my microwave gun, also known as a HERF gun. I take a magnetron out of the oven and connect it to a waveguide. The results were more than I expected! FIRST- Microwaves are not "dangerous"....
Weatherthings
Wildfire Safety: Threats and impacts
How, when, and where wildfires happen, with a focus on safety. Wildfires need fuel and heat, so they can happen in any dry place. They are a natural part of Earth and they do have benefits. Most are caused by human activity. Wildfires...
Language Tree
Bedtime vocabulary in French
Kids will enjoy continuing their French lessons with French for Kids. It takes your child on an unforgettable learning journey with Pénélope and her cuddly French puppy, “Pezi”. Along the way, your child will learn words and phrases...
STAT
Boddities | Episode 10 | What happens when skin gets sunburned?
What happens to your skin when it starts sizzling in the sun and how does it repair itself?
The Backyard Scientist
Do hot objects fall through water faster? Leidenfrost Effect!
Today I put the Leidenfrost effect to the test! Im trying out a great question from somebody on my facebook page. He wanted to know if a hot object will fall faster than a cold object through water. I set up my fishtank and dropped...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Built to House an Inferno The NIST National Fire Research Laboratory
The newly expanded National Fire Research Laboratory (NFRL) at NIST allows researchers to study how entire office buildings, hospitals and bridges react to fire under controlled laboratory conditions. This extraordinary nearly 2,000...
Science360
Science for a Sustainable Future - Innovators
Princeton University physical chemist Emily Carter is using fundamental scientific principles to create computer simulation tools that will help predict the behavior of different materials including renewable fuels. The research, which...
The Backyard Scientist
Steel Wool on a DRONE
You have probably heard of steel wool before. You can burn it and swing it around to create amazing sparks and effects. I thought it would be fun to attach steel wool to a drone and fly it around a beach at night. It turned our really...
Amor Sciendi
What Happened to Those Ancient Cities?
We explore the Temple of Artemis, The Library of Alexandria, and the city of Ephesus.
Curated Video
RAM vs ROM: What Is The Difference Between Them?
If you’re not an alien reading this from a galaxy far, far away, then you have probably heard these terms countless times—RAM and ROM. That being said, RAM is more commonly encountered by the common person. Yet a fair amount of the...
Learning Mole
Fires
A series that is perfect for PHSE and primary school students, each video will cover a dangerous situation and how to go about staying safe if ever students find themselves in these situations. This episode focuses on what to do when...