World's Lightest Solid!
AdultsConstructionMediaScience...Aerogels are the world's lightest (least dense) solids. They are also excellent thermal insulators and have been used in numerous Mars missions and the Stardust comet particle-return mission.
What Can The Most Powerful Satellites Really Do?
AdultsScienceSpaceTechnologyHow powerful are satellites up in space right now? What can they do to help us on Earth?
Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir?
AdultsConstructionDesignScience...I took a boat through 96 million black plastic balls on the Los Angeles reservoir to find out why they're there.
How do self-driving cars “see”?
AdultsCreativityScienceTechnology...Take a look at the LIDAR and integrated photonics technologies that help self-driving cars navigate obstacles, no matter the environment, weather or light.
Magnetic Micro-Robots
AdultsCreativityScienceTechnology...Tiny robots activated by magnetic fields may be used in future biomedical procedures.
The wild world of carnivorous plants
AdultsBiotechnologyLifeNature...Venus fly traps, bladderworts and sundews, oh my! Learn about carnivorous plants and their predatory antics to lure, trap and digest prey.
How Spiders Use Electricity to Fly | Decoder
AdultsScienceNatureAnimalsCan spiders fly? When you think of the greatest aviators in the natural world, you probably think of the usual winged suspects like birds, bees, and butterflies. But some of the earth's eight-legged creatures also have specialized ways of soaring through the skies—no wings necessary.
How Do White Walkers Shatter Swords?
AdultsConstructionMediaScience...For Game of Thrones fans winter is finally here, and with it comes the long foreshadowed White Walkers. These foes have proven to be a dangerous threat for many reasons, but one of the biggest is their seeming imperviousness to the average weapons of the Seven Kingdoms.