TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How X-rays see through your skin - Ge Wang
Originally discovered by accident, X-rays are now used about 100 million times a year in clinics around the world. How do these magic eyes work? Ge Wang details the history and mechanics of the X-ray machine and CT scanners.
NASA
Hitomi Measures Perseus Galaxy Cluster's X-ray Winds
Measurements of unprecedented detail returned by Japan's Hitomi satellite have allowed scientists to track the motion of X-ray-emitting gas at the heart of the Perseus cluster of galaxies for the first time. The results showcase the...
Curated Video
New Digital Imaging X-ray Equipment Unveils Secrets of Queen Nefertiti's Tomb
Archaeologists are using new digital imaging X-ray equipment to explore a seal tomb in Luxor and potentially uncover the remains of ancient Egyptian queen Nefertiti. This lightweight machine, developed in the UK, has wider applications...
Curated Video
Digitalization of X-ray Imaging: Revolutionizing Healthcare in England
This video highlights the transition from traditional X-ray films to digital imaging and storage in hospitals across England. The nationwide computerized system allows doctors to make diagnoses from screens, eliminating the need to...
Curated Video
Exploring the Universe: The Power of the X-ray Multi Mirror Satellite
The X-ray Multi-Mirror satellite, launched in 1999 by the European Space Agency, is the most powerful X-ray telescope in orbit. It captures detailed images by penetrating dust clouds in deep space, revealing new information about...
Curated Video
Breakthrough X-ray Imaging Technology Enhances Airport Security and Medical Diagnostics
Technological advances in X-ray imaging developed at Keele University in the UK have the potential to revolutionize airport security checks. This breakthrough, called elements specific imaging, allows for the detection of bomb detonators...
Curated Video
Decoding the Flight Abilities of Archaeopteryx: Insights from X-ray Scans
The video explores the fascinating Archaeopteryx fossil found at the Natural History Museum in London. Scientists have long debated whether this creature could fly or not, given its characteristics resembling both dinosaurs and modern...
Curated Video
Advancements in Medical Technology: From X-Rays to Bionic Limbs and Beyond
The video explores groundbreaking advancements in the field of surgery, from thought-controlled artificial arms to facial transplants and spinal reattachments. It delves into the history of X-rays and the future of surgery with robotic...
Curated Video
The most popular types of MEDICAL IMAGING techniques
X-Rays, CT Scans, MRIs, Mammograms, Ultrasounds, and PET Scans are some of the more important types of medical imaging techniques used by doctors and other healthcare professionals to look inside our bodies. DISCLAIMER: The content in...
NASA
NASA | What Are Gamma Rays?
What we call "light" is actually just a tiny fraction of the broad range of radiation on the electromagnetic radiation spectrum. The entire span stretches from very-low-energy radio waves through microwaves, infrared light, visible...
Curated Video
Exploring the Technology Behind Full Body Scanners
A body scanner is a security device used in commercial airlines to detect metallic and non-metallic threats. There are two types of scanners, one using X-rays and the other using millimeter wave technology. Understand the differences...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Is radiation dangerous? - Matt Anticole
When we hear the word radiation, it's tempting to picture huge explosions and frightening mutations. But that's not the full story - radiation also applies to rainbows and a doctor examining an X-ray. So what is it, really, and how much...
NASA
NASA'S NICER Does the Space Station Twist
This time-lapse video, obtained June 8, 2018, shows the precise choreography of NASA's Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) as it studies pulsars and other X-ray sources from its perch aboard the International Space...
NASA
NASA | Peer into a Simulated Stellar-mass Black Hole
Music: "Lost in Space" by Lars Leonhard, courtesy of artist. This animation of supercomputer data takes you to the inner zone of the accretion disk of a stellar-mass black hole. Gas heated to 20 million degrees F as it spirals toward the...
Curated Video
New CT Scanner Revolutionizes Heart Imaging: Faster, Safer, and Less Invasive
Experience faster, non-invasive heart examinations with the revolutionary 64 slice CT scanner at Beaumont Hospital. By capturing thousands of X-rays in seconds, this cutting-edge technology provides 3D images of the heart, allowing...
Curated Video
Precision and Safety: The Role of High-Tech Machines in Product Inspection
Take a behind-the-scenes look at how high-precision machines play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and safety of the products we buy every day. From using smart scales that guarantee exact weights to advanced X-rays that spot...
Curated Video
Revealing the Face of Tutankhamun: Digital Reconstruction Unveils the Boy Pharaoh
Experience the incredible journey of reconstructing the face of Tutankhamun, the boy pharaoh, using cutting-edge digital technology. For the first time in history, scientists have created a three-dimensional map of Tutankhamun's skull...
Curated Video
Smart One: Europe's First Mission to the Moon
The Smart One mission is the first European mission to the moon, equipped with an X-ray spectrometer that is four times lighter than previous instruments. This solar-powered probe will spend six months mapping the lunar surface, using...
Curated Video
Revolutionizing Cancer Treatment: The Comet Test for Predicting Radiotherapy Response
The Leicester University scientists have developed a groundbreaking Comet test that can predict a tumor's response to radiotherapy by examining the damage to irradiated cancer cells. This test offers a quick and accurate way for doctors...
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
The Inventor of the Light Bulb: Thomas Edison's Impact on Modern Technology
Thomas Edison, a brilliant inventor born in 1847, revolutionized the world with over 1000 big ideas during his lifetime. One of his most famous inventions is the practical light bulb, which he perfected by experimenting with different...
TED Talks
TED: Imaging at a trillion frames per second | Ramesh Raskar
Ramesh Raskar presents femto-photography, a new type of imaging so fast it visualizes the world one trillion frames per second, so detailed it shows light itself in motion. This technology may someday be used to build cameras that can...
Crash Course
The War of 1812 - Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about the War of 1812. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and its former colonial overlord England. It started in, you guessed it 1812. The war lasted until 1815, and it resolved very...
Science360
XROMM PUTS BIOMECHANICS ON THE FAST TRACK
The protective shells that have helped keep turtles around for millions of years have also kept scientists guessing about just what's going on inside. With support from the National Science Foundation, biologist Elizabeth Brainerd and...