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Everyday Radiation

Everyday Radiation

How much radiation are we exposed to every day? Find out in this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE. OER Level

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Fusion: Testing the First Hydrogen Device

Fusion: Testing the First Hydrogen Device

This video segment adapted from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE features original footage of the U.S. test of the first hydrogen device, code-named "Mike", that would trigger thermonuclear fusion. OER Level

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Fusion: The Hydrogen Bomb

Fusion: The Hydrogen Bomb

Just after World War II, nuclear scientists turned their attention from fission to fusion. This video segment adapted from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE looks at the beginnings of thermonuclear power generation. OER Level

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The Impact of Technology: Nylon

The Impact of Technology: Nylon

This video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey looks at the invention of nylon. OER Level

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Island of Stability

Island of Stability

In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, follow scientists in their quest to understand how stable elements are made and how to create the elusive element 114. OER Level

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9-12

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Making Cortisone From Plants

Making Cortisone From Plants

This video segment adapted from NOVA is a dramatized story of chemist Percy Julian’s work to synthesize cortisone. Find out how a biological process, not a chemical one, proved the key to producing cortisone in bulk. OER Level

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Melissa Franklin: High Energy Physics

Melissa Franklin: High Energy Physics

This video segment adapted from Discovering Women profiles Fermilab physicist and Harvard professor Melissa Franklin. OER Level

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Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology

Learn about the fundamentals of nanotechnology and its applications, in this video segment adapted from Pennsylvania College of Technology and WVIA. OER Level

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A Nanotube Space Elevator

A Nanotube Space Elevator

In this video adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, find out about the discovery of a new building material, the carbon nanotube, whose physical properties could theoretically enable the creation of a 22,000-mile elevator to space. OER Level

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Nuclear Reaction: Fission

Nuclear Reaction: Fission

This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE looks at nuclear fission as an energy source that can be used to generate electricity. OER Level

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Nuclear Reaction: Meltdown

Nuclear Reaction: Meltdown

What happens when a nuclear reactor overheats? This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE looks at the nuclear reactor meltdown at Chernobyl, the worst accident of its kind. OER Level

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Nuclear Waste: Yucca Mountain

Nuclear Waste: Yucca Mountain

What happens to nuclear waste? This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE explores the controversy surrounding the United States' first nuclear repository site. OER Level

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Radon Radiation

Radon Radiation

The biggest source of environmental radiation might be in your home. Find out more in this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE. OER Level

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Smart Bridges

Smart Bridges

In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about engineering innovations that could help detect a bridge's structural weaknesses before they become dangerous. OER Level

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Synthesizing an Alkaloid

Synthesizing an Alkaloid

In this video segment, adapted from NOVA, learn how chemist Percy Julian revolutionized chemistry by synthesizing the alkaloid physostigmine from scratch—the first total synthesis of a chemical compound. OER Level

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Synthesizing a Steroid

Synthesizing a Steroid

This video segment, adapted from NOVA, tells the story of chemist Percy Julian's quest to make progesterone from a plant steroid, an important medical advancement of the 1940s. OER Level

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