Next Animation Studio
Florida releasing millions of genetically modified mosquitoes
Health experts are releasing 750 million genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys to reduce local populations of disease-carrying mosquitoes, according to local news reports.
Crash Course
What Is Engineering?: Crash Course Engineering #1
So you think you know what engineering is? The first of 46 videos in the Crash Course Engineering series identifies and describes different types of engineering, including military, civil, mechanical, electrical, chemical, nuclear,...
Crash Course
Computer Engineering and the End of Moore's Law: Crash Course Engineering #35
Engineers make better computers, and computers make better engineers. An informative video describes the components of computers, including both hardware and software, and how engineers have a hand in improving these components. It also...
Crash Course
To the Moon and Mars - Aerospace Engineering: Crash Course Engineering #34
Did you know that space flight has its own field of engineering? The 34th video in the Crash Course Engineering series looks at aerospace engineering and its two branches, aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. It...
Crash Course
Why Moving People Is Complicated: Crash Course Engineering #41
We all want to get to where we're going. Get there faster using an engaging video that takes a look at transportation engineering. It explores different types of transportation systems, including subways, trains, and highways, as well as...
Crash Course
How Seawater Sabotages Ships: Crash Course Engineering #43
See how the seas wreak havoc on ships. The 43rd video in the Crash Course Engineering playlist focuses on marine engineering and how ships need to protect against corrosion from seawater and from marine life. It also looks at ways of...
Crash Course
How to Become an Engineer: Crash Course Engineering #45
Interested in becoming an engineer? An informational and educational video teaches viewers about the various ways to become an engineer. It uses an example of building an airplane wing to describe the branches of engineering that...
Crash Course
The History of Chemical Engineering: Crash Course Engineering #5
The American Revolution: the catalyst for the development of chemical engineering. Scholars watch an informative video that describes the history of chemical engineering, beginning with France's need to produce soda ash as a result of a...
Crash Course
Why We Can't Invent a Perfect Engine: Crash Course Engineering #10
Your car's engine is likely to be only 20 percent thermally efficient. Why so inefficient? Viewers of the 10th video in an engineering series learn how the second law of thermodynamics and entropy limit the efficiency of a car engine....
Crash Course
Silicon, Semiconductors, and Solar Cells: Crash Course Engineering #22
Not a conductor, not an insulator, just a semiconductor. An engineering video focuses on silicon and semiconductors. It first describes N-type and P-type semiconductors, and then shows how they work together in diodes, transistors, and...
Crash Course
Cheese, Catastrophes, and Process Control: Crash Course Engineering #25
Let's consider how cheese is an important consideration in engineering. An educational video introduces viewers to the concept of process control systems. It uses an example of a Toronto cheese factory to highlight the importance of a...
Crash Course
How the Leaning Tower of Pisa Was Saved: Crash Course Engineering #40
It's really not okay for buildings to start leaning. An informative video describes how geotechnical and seismic engineers consider the underlying bedrock and soil type when designing foundations for buildings. It looks at the Leaning...
Crash Course
The Mighty Power of Nanomaterials: Crash Course Engineering #23
Did you know that gold at the nanoscale level actually appears purple? An informative video looks at nanomaterials in engineering. Viewers learn about the properties of nanomaterials and their importance in medicine, manufacturing, and...
Crash Course
How Engineering Robots Works: Crash Course Engineering #33
Can you work out how robots work? An engaging video describes the field of robotics and how it is different from artificial intelligence. The narrator explains how sensors, actuators, effectors, and computers work together in a robot to...
Crash Course
Skyscrapers, Statics, and Dynamics: Crash Course Engineering #26
You definitely don't want skyscrapers to sway too much. An informative video discusses statics and dynamics, equilibrium, forces, and torque. It uses the Citicorp Building as an example to illustrate the danger of quartering winds and...
Crash Course
How Not to Set Your Pizza on Fire: Crash Course Engineering #15
Add a little sizzle to your lesson. The 15th video in the Crash Course Engineering playlist looks at heat exchangers, including concentric tubes, finned tubes, plate heat exchangers, and shell-and-tube heat exchangers. It describes how...
Crash Course
Mass Separation: Crash Course Engineering #17
Don't get separated from a great resource. Scholars view an informative video to learn about mass separation of chemicals in the 17th episode of the Crash Course Engineering series. The video looks at three different methods:...
Crash Course
Flirting with Disaster — the Importance of Safety: Crash Course Engineering #28
Here's a safe bet for a video. The 28th installment of the Crash Course Engineering series focuses on occupational and public safety. It looks at safety manuals and reviews, material safety data sheets, hazard and operability studies...
Crash Course
Why It's so Hard to Make Better Batteries: Crash Course Engineering #32
Better batteries may be just around the corner. Viewers of an engaging video first learn how batteries work and how charging batteries uses a reverse process. They then learn why it is difficult to make better batteries.
Crash Course
The Future of Clean Energy: Crash Course Engineering #31
Take a look into the future of energy with a video that focuses on future alternative sources of clean energy. Viewers looks at various forms of biomass, hydrogen fuel cells, and nuclear fission and fusion.
Crash Course
Metals and Ceramics: Crash Course Engineering #19
Do you want metal or ceramics for your braces? An informative YouTube video introduces learners to two basic materials, metals and ceramics. It looks at the properties of each material, and also describes ores, alloys, clay, and cement.