by msander | Aug 3, 2018 | Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Physics
UV cameras expose a hidden world and reveal the incompleteness of our perception. In summary, ultraviolet light interacts differently with matter for a number of reasons: 1. Some pigments selectively absorb UV so they may appear white in the visible but dark in the...
by msander | Mar 19, 2018 | Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Physics
MIT Media Lab researchers have created a new imaging system that can acquire visual data at a rate of one trillion frames per second. That’s fast enough to produce a slow-motion video of light traveling through objects. Video: Melanie Gonick/MIT Read more:...
by msander | Mar 1, 2018 | Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology, Gr. 11-12 Physics
With the help of a specialist doctor and an opera singer, Sophie Scott investigates how the different parts of the voice box come together to create the human voice. Watch the full lecture here: https://youtu.be/MbvoQoOn2YE Link to the site the monkey pointed out:...
by msander | Feb 8, 2018 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology, Gr. 11-12 Physics
Idea Submitted by Doug Fraser. I try to build a camera in the most absurd way I could think of: by starting with a penny. The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins: http://amzn.to/2DKkO7k My primary camera: http://amzn.to/2DZO3GD Macro Lens (for shots like the eye):...
by msander | Nov 9, 2017 | Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science
Food availability is limited in some regions of the world for many reasons, such as access to natural resources (sunlight, space, water, soil). Due to urbanization, access to fresh fruit and vegetables in urban areas is becoming more limited. How do we feed our...
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