National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST Vision Science Lab: Illuminating the Way to Better Lighting
In a unique laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), vision scientists can simulate lighting from virtually any source, including incandescents, fluorescents or LEDs. With this capability, they can test...
Curated Video
Light
Investigating different light sources. The world around us - Light and sound - Light Learning Points An object that gives out (emits) light is called a light source. A Twig Junior Film - Core science concepts explained in an easy way for...
Science360
Human geneticist and leukemia research pioneer, Dr. Janet Rowley discusses her career
Janet Rowley was an American human geneticist and the first scientist to identify a chromosomal translocation as the cause of leukemia and other cancers. She received the National Medal of Science 1998. As a medalist, this year she...
Curated Video
UK's Largest Science Investment: Diamond Light Source and European Collaboration
The video describes the construction of the Diamond Light Source, the UK's largest investment in science in 30 years. This synchrotron will provide the most powerful source of X-rays in the world, allowing researchers to study a wide...
Curated Video
Exploring Light: Natural and Man-Made Sources
Join us in this MightyOwl video and learn all about light. Natural light, like the sun, provides us with light so that we can see in the daytime. At night, when there is no sun, we can use manmade light like flashlights and lamps to be...
Crash Course
3D Graphics: Crash Course Computer Science
Today we’re going to discuss how 3D graphics are created and then rendered for a 2D screen. From polygon count and meshes, to lighting and texturing, there are a lot of considerations in building the 3D objects we see in our movies and...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Is light a particle or a wave? - Colm Kelleher
Can we accurately describe light as exclusively a wave or just a particle? Are the two mutually exclusive? In this third part of his series on light and color, Colm Kelleher discusses wave-particle duality and its relationship to how we...
SciShow
Why Solar Eclipses Create Those Crescent-Shaped Lights
Everyone is watching the sky during a solar eclipse, but but if you look down, you'll catch another kind of light show.
SciShow
The Strange Scourge of Light Pollution
Light pollution -- it's not just the bane of light sleepers and frustrated astronomers. It also is tinkering with the biological cycles of all kinds of living things, including us! SciShow takes you behind the glare to understand the...
Curated Video
The Function and Evolution of the Light Bulb
This video provides a concise explanation of how a light globe, or light bulb, works. It discusses the invention and history of the light bulb, as well as the science behind its operation. Understand how electricity passes through a...
Curated Video
The Science of Seeing - Part 2
Part 2 of a 2-part series, students will continue to learn that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen. This animated sequel expands on the original experiment set out in Part 1. Students will make a...
Learn German with Herr Antrim
How to Use Subordinating Conjunctions in German: dass, weil, ob, wenn & more!
Learn how to use the German subordinating conjunctions dass, weil, ob, wenn and a whole lot more with this intermediate German lesson. If you really want to bump up your German skills, mastering these subordinating conjunctions will...
Independent Producers
Border States in the Civil War
Kentucky was one of four states that were slave states but did not declare secession from the Union during the U.S. Civil War. They are known as "border states." Kentucky began the U.S. Civil War as officially neutral. This public radio...
The Business Professor
Journalizing Fringe Benefit Entries for Payroll Accounting: A Step-by-Step Example
This video is a tutorial on how to complete three separate journal entries for a uniform company's payroll. The focus is on the accrued benefits entries for the month, including health insurance premiums, retirement matching, and...
SciShow
We Found Water on a Habitable Zone Exoplanet
Researchers found water in the atmosphere of an exoplanet about 110 light-years away, and there's another rock from interstellar space flying through our solar system!
FuseSchool
PHYSICS - Waves - Shadows
It’s important to remember that light travels in straight lines.Transparent materials allow light to pass through them… translucent materials allow some light through, but not all and opaque objects don’t let any light pass through, and...
SciShow
Why are Insects Attracted to Light?
You know how moths like to fly into lamps or crawl all over your tv screen at night? Why do they do this?! The answer is more complicated than you might think...
PBS
The Cosmic Dark Ages
In astronomy we study things that are very far away. It’s a powerful challenge because even the brightest objects are almost impossibly faint when you view them from the other side of the universe. But there’s an up side. If the light...
NASA
What Is NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT)? (Mission Overview)
Soon to be operating from the International Space Station, NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission will comprehensively measure the mineral composition of Earth’s mineral dust source regions to help...
Curated Video
What If Something Travels Faster Than The Speed Of Light?
Can anything travel faster than the speed of light? Is it even possible for something to undertake the “speed of light” travel? And what if something can actually travel faster than light? What is Cherenkov radiation and how is it...
Science360
A smart headlight that’s easy on the eyes-Science Now 27
In this week’s episode we’ll test drive a new smart headlight that’s easy on the eyes. Discover the source of gas contamination in drinking water from wells --and finally we’ll learn how one breath could possibly save your life.
Science360
One breath could possibly save your life! NSF Science Now 27
In this week's episode, we’ll test drive a new smart headlight that’s easy on the eyes. Discover the source of gas contamination in drinking water from wells--and finally, we’ll learn how one breath could possibly save your life.