PickVidsBest Materials science Videos
The 42 Materials science videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 1 introductory, 8 intermediate, 33 for a general viewer, and 0 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are a demo. What they share is that you see the result first and only then decide whether to follow the detail. Channels you will keep seeing include Veritasium, Applied Science, SmarterEveryDay.
Richard Feynman "Tiny Machines" Nanotechnology Lecture - aka "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom"
A recording of Richard Feynman's talk on the possibilities of manipulating matter at very small scales, widely seen as an early vision of nanotechnology.
.38 Special vs Prince Ruperts Drop at 170,000 FPS - Smarter Every Day 169
Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day fires .22 Magnum and .38 Special bullets at Prince Rupert's drops, filmed at 170,000 frames per second.
Space Shuttle Thermal Tile Demonstration
A two-minute clip recorded on a Kennedy Space Center tour showing a Space Shuttle thermal tile that can be held by hand while its surface is extremely hot.
Your toothbrush is worn-out!
Ben Krasnow of Applied Science uses a scanning electron microscope to compare new and worn toothbrush bristles.
Making purple gold
NileRed tries to make a ring from pure purple gold, a gold-aluminium intermetallic that is brittle and hard to work with.
[593] Gallium vs. Titalium - Abus Padlock Meets a Gruesome End
LockPickingLawyer shows what happens when liquid gallium is applied to an aluminum Abus padlock, which weakens and breaks the metal.
A Boy And His Atom: The World's Smallest Movie
IBM's record-setting stop-motion film made by moving individual carbon monoxide molecules with a scanning tunneling microscope, illustrating atomic-scale memory research.
Making YBCO superconductor
Ben Krasnow of Applied Science shows how to make and test YBCO high-temperature superconductor with a kiln and eBay chemicals.
Attempting to make transparent wood
NileRed attempts to make transparent wood, inspired by an AvE video, by removing lignin and infiltrating the wood with resin.
How the pyramids were built in Egypt
The Geopolymer Institute presents Joseph Davidovits's theory that the Egyptian pyramids were built from cast artificial limestone, a geopolymer concrete, rather than carved blocks.
The Glass Age, Part 1: Flexible, Bendable Glass
A Corning-sponsored video in which Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman introduce flexible, bendable glass.
Bullet vs Prince Rupert's Drop at 150,000 fps - Smarter Every Day 165
Smarter Every Day films a bullet hitting a Prince Rupert's drop with a high-speed camera at 150,000 fps.
Danny MacAskill Tests Santa Cruz Reserve Carbon Wheels
Danny MacAskill tries to destroy carbon fiber bike wheels by riding trials tricks through downtown Glasgow, including on bare rims on concrete.
Quantum Levitation
A short demo from Tel-Aviv University of a superconductor locked in a magnetic field, hovering and staying fixed in place.
World's Strongest Magnet!
Veritasium visits the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory to see the world's strongest magnets and demonstrate effects like eddy currents.
The Battery That Refuses to Explode | NOVA
A short NOVA excerpt in which David Pogue abuses a Tufts-developed battery by cutting and damaging it, and it keeps working without catching fire.
Moving Atoms: Making The World's Smallest Movie
A short IBM behind-the-scenes documentary on how researchers moved individual atoms to make the world's smallest movie.
Nanofactory Animation
A short animation illustrating the proposed nanofactory concept, where nanomachines assemble atomically precise parts into larger products.