nsf's videos (186)


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Nov 30, 2011
SCIENCE OF THE WINTER OLYMPICS: FIGURING OUT FIGURE SKATING

Every four years, we watch the stakes for Olympic figure skaters get higher, as they try to increase rotation in the...

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Jun 12, 2012
Science Nation - Sleep Deprived Kids

Getting enough shut-eye really matters for children, and those who are poor need it the most - We all know kids,...

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Jun 12, 2012
Science Nation - Creeping Crawling Caterpillars

Roly-Poly role models for future robots Sometimes it pays to be spineless. Take the caterpillar--it can squirm and...

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Dec 19, 2012
Biochemist - Profiles of Scientists and Engineers

What's it really like to be an engineer or a scientist? What do they really do all day? You're about to find out!...

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Dec 19, 2012
Electrical Engineer - Profiles of Scientists and Engineers

What's it really like to be an engineer or a scientist? What do they really do all day? You're about to find out!...

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Feb 7, 2012
Cabinet of Wonders

Discovered by a Washington, DC lawyer in search of antique furniture, this is truly a Cabinet of Wonders, for inside...

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Jun 13, 2012
Science Nation - Follow the Water

Already parts of the world suffer from lack of water, and with increasing demand it's expected to get worse. To...

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Dec 5, 2011
GREEN REVOLUTION: SOLAR POWER

Arizona gets plenty of sunlight, and researchers there are working hard to turn that energy into electricity we can...

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Dec 5, 2011
GREEN REVOLUTION: GREEN ROOFS

A green roof can certainly make a building look nicer, but can it measurable lower energyrequirements and improve...

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Dec 8, 2011
CHALK TALK: MITOCHONDRIA

This episode of Chalk Talk gives viewers a look inside the "power plant" of most complex cells. Mitochondria provide...

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Nov 30, 2011
SCIENCE OF THE WINTER OLYMPICS: SLAPSHOT PHYSICS

One of the most popular team sports in the Winter Olympics is hockey. More than just a physical game, for scientists,...

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Nov 30, 2011
SCIENCE OF THE WINTER OLYMPICS: SCIENCE FRICTION

Curling has been in the Winter Olympics for four years now, but it still seems a little strange to most of us. John...

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Nov 30, 2011
SCIENCE OF SPEED: TIRES AND PRESSURE

NASCAR tires don't have "air pressure" because they're filled with nitrogen. The culprit responsible for increasing...

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Dec 2, 2011
GREEN REVOLUTION: ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Host Lisa Van Pay visits the scientists and engineers working to make the electric car of the future a reality today....