from TV show Breaking Magic, Discovery Channel
posted by Suzie Chhouk Magicians Billy Kidd and Wayne Houchin take a tour through a haunted hospital... until a fire-starting ghost interrupts the tour. Can you figure out the chemistry behind all the spontaneous fires? from TV show Breaking Magic, Discovery Channel
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posted by Suzie Chhouk How much do you think the gravel underneath your feet is worth? Are there any hidden nuggets of silver, do you think? Learn the chemistry behind magician Wayne Houchin's "alchemy". from TV show Breaking Magic, Discovery Channel
posted by Suzie Chhouk If you're like me, your skin is so sensitive to the dry winter air that if you're not careful, it'll start looking like the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, USA. That means it's time to whip out the heavy duty moisturizer! There's a lot of complicated chemistry that goes on when you apply moisturizer, but Reactions has summarized it into a short 3-minute video. From Reactions posted by Suzie Chhouk You probably think you already know the answer to this question: GPS - easy peasy! That's what I thought, too. This is going to be a short video... right? Not so right. Yes, global positioning satellites (GPS) + triangulation math are responsible for your smartphone's ability to locate you most anywhere in the world. Did you know, however, the chemistry involved in GPS? Hint: it involves quantum mechanics and radiochemistry! from TEDEd Also, check out our past post on the elements of a smartphone! posted by Suzie Chhouk Good news, everyone! Scientists can now make microscopic molecular models using 3-D printers! Hopefully some day soon, all chemistry classes will have a proper set! Learn the latest news in the video below. from American Chemical Society posted by Suzie Chhouk If you could be like any animal, which would you be? --Did you say gecko? If so, you're in luck! (If you didn't... wait a few more years?) Find out how chemistry + technology can help you climb up the walls and ceilings! from SciShow posted by Suzie Chhouk "Imagine if your windows didn't just give you a view of the outside world, but also functioned as solar panels." - the first line of the following video. Sometimes it's so hard to take in and fully appreciate the amazing technology we have today because it's so rapidly advancing into even more amazing-ness! from the American Chemical Society; English subtitles available. posted by Suzie Chhouk It's getting colder now due to the tilt of the Earth. This is a very massive mechanism. How about the cold packs that can fit in the palm of your hand? How do can they become instantly ice-cold? John Pollard explains in the video below. Want to try to make your own? Click 'Read more'! from TEDEd posted by Suzie Chhouk photo credit: Tour Group/Rice University Here's another step toward a more sustainable future of energy generation: a team of scientists led by Yang Yang of Rice University published their investigations of molybdenum disulfide - a flexible material that can make flexible sheets only a few atoms thick, about 100,000 times thinner than a human hair. The new study has found that by turning it into a nanoporous film, molybdenum disulfide can be used to store energy or to catalyze hydrogen production through hydrogen evolution reaction (HER).
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