The Kessler syndrome is a scenario where, if too many collisions occur between pieces of space debris, low earth orbit will become filled with clouds of tiny particles. All those particles floating around... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 months 3 weeks ago • 55 views • 7:34

An experiment to show that light acts as a particle with energy and mass.

posted by newtboy 1 year 7 months 1 week ago • 131 views • 58 secs

At 2994 meters on a never-before-surveyed seamount north of Johnston Atoll, the team made a thrilling discovery — the chance to examine an animal spotted for the very first time in the Pacific Ocean!... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 11 months 3 weeks ago • 213 views • 1:46

From YouTube, In this lab, they use different flow visualization techniques to help detect contraband and residues and develop trace particle detection methods... Thanks to Rich Press and NIST for... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 2 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 213 views • 21:48

I show you what the delayed choice experiment looks like in real life

posted by newtboy 2 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 75 views • 5:40

When a theory makes a prediction that disagrees with an experimental test, sometimes it means we should throw the theory away. But what if that theory has otherwise produced the most successful predictions... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 436 views • 12:36

From Youtube, "Humans are proud of a lot of things, from particle accelerators, to poetry to pokemon. All of them made possible because of something humans value extremely highly: intelligence."

posted by w1ndex 4 years 8 months ago • 72 views • 9:45

From Youtube, "Dianna from Physics Girl visited CERN in Geneva Switzerland to find out what the detectors at the LHC are looking for, and dive into the fundamental question: what are particles? Creator/Host:... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 5 years 2 months ago • 294 views • 14:44

With the large hadron collider running out of places to look for clues to a deeper theory of physics, we need a bigger particle accelerator. We have one - the galaxy.

posted by w1ndex 6 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 147 views • 16:26

Without neutrons, harnessing nuclear energy would be impossible. Try Audible free for 30 days: http://audible.com/veritasium I have a new documentary coming out in a few months - sign up here to be... continue reading

posted by b4rringt0n 6 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 669 views • 7:38

This video is about using particle accelerators as part of the solar panel silicon wafer manufacturing process. The accelerators embed protons into the wafer crystals, allowing them to break and separate... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 568 views • 3:42

YouTube: For a long time we thought the Moon was completely dry, but it turns out there are actually three sources of lunar water.

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 1 month ago • 385 views • 6:04

YouTube description: In something like water, particles like electrons can beat light in a race – and cause a blue glow to prove it. Hosted by: Caitlin Hofmeister... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 341 views • 3:07

YouTube: Virtual particles are a way of talking about fields and their interactions as though particles are doing all the work. This is why there is some controversy around using the term 'virtual particles'.... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 6 months ago • 26 views • 8:43

For years marine biologists have puzzled over what the mysterious vampire squid eats. Recent research by Henk-Jan Hoving and Bruce Robison at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute finally reveals... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 957 views • 4:33

YouTube Description: What happens when single photons of light pass through a double slit and are detected by a photomultiplier tube? In 1801 Thomas Young seemed to settle a long-running debate about... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 year 12 months ago • 251 views • 6:00

YouTube Description: Light is so common that we rarely think about what it really is. But just over two hundred years ago, a groundbreaking experiment answered the question that had occupied physicists... continue reading

posted by aaronfr 1 decade 2 years 2 weeks ago • 1,437 views • 7:40