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Coordination Polymers 1. Introducing: Coordination Polymers

by Yeung Hamish Hei-Man
Coordination Polymers 1. Introducing: Coordination Polymers
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1087 views
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Coordination polymers are a fantastically diverse class of molecular materials. Here we look at a few examples of their unique structures and properties.

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Coordination Polymers 2. How to Make a Coordination Polymer

by Yeung Hamish Hei-Man
Coordination Polymers 2. How to Make a Coordination Polymer
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1065 views
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Making a coordination polymer is a complicated process with many potential variables. Here we look at the advantages of a few different synthesis methods.

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Coordination Polymers 3. Studying Coordination Polymer Formation

by Yeung Hamish Hei-Man
Coordination Polymers 3. Studying Coordination Polymer Formation
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1076 views
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Exploiting the unique properties of coordination polymers requires full understanding of their formation. Here we look at how in-situ x-ray diffraction helps to uncover some of the details.

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00:29:00

Electron Transfer Theory in Single Molecule Studies of Intermittent Fluorescence of Quantum Dots and in Initial Steps in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells

by Rudolph Marcus
Electron Transfer Theory in Single Molecule Studies of Intermittent Fluorescence of Quantum Dots and in Initial Steps in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1504 views
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Intermittently fluorescing single molecule systems are found in many materials, including semiconductor quantum dots (QD), dyes on crystalline or nanoparticle film surfaces, and biological systems. The QD's show a ~ -3/2 power law for the distributio....

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00:30:00

Quasi-Periodic Crystals

by Dan Shechtman
Quasi-Periodic Crystals
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1580 views
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Quasicrystals - or, as Shechtman would prefer, quasi-periodic materials - now have scientists thinking about matter in a new light, but they also have many possible practical applications. Because of their uneven structure, quasicrystals do not have ....

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00:48:00

Density Functional Theory: three non-technical explanations

by Stefaan Cottenier
Density Functional Theory: three non-technical explanations
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1808 views
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What do six brides have to do with Density-Functional Theory? Discover it in this lecture, in which the essential ideas behind DFT are explained in three different non-technical ways. After this practical lecture, you will be able to understand the m....

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00:34:00

The Dawn of the Fullerenes: A Research Adventure

by Robert Curl
The Dawn of the Fullerenes: A Research Adventure
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1605 views
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When he received the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry together with Richard E. Smalley (who also worked at Rice) and Sir Harold Kroto (at the time at the University of Sussex, UK), this was a true example of national and international scientific collabo....

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Quality in Building – Foundations

by Esther Ochoa
Quality in Building – Foundations
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1193 views
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Work Inspection in a Construction Process. The work inspection at foundations

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Quality in Building – Retaining Walls

by Esther Ochoa
Quality in Building – Retaining Walls
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1314 views
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Work Inspection in a Construction Process. The work inspection at Retaining Walls

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00:10:00

Quality in Building – Columns

by Esther Ochoa
Quality in Building – Columns
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1265 views
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Work Inspection in a Construction Process. The work inspection at Comuns

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00:15:00

Quality in Buildings – Slab Structures

by Esther Ochoa
Quality in Buildings – Slab Structures
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1149 views
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Work Inspection in a Construction Process. The work inspection at Slab Structures

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00:11:00

VIDEO Quality in Building – Floor Structures

by Esther Ochoa
VIDEO Quality in Building – Floor Structures
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1081 views
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Work Inspection in a Construction Process. The work inspection at Floor Structures

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Quality in Building – Flat Roofs

by Esther Ochoa
Quality in Building – Flat Roofs
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1168 views
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Work Inspection in a Construction Process. The work inspection at Flat Roofs

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Quality in Buildings – Pitched roofs

by Esther Ochoa
Quality in Buildings – Pitched roofs
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1179 views
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Work Inspection in a Construction Process. The work inspection at Pitch Roofs

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00:11:00

Quality in Buildings – Facades

by Esther Ochoa
Quality in Buildings – Facades
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1196 views
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Work Inspection in a Construction Process. The work inspection at Facades

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00:09:00

Quality in Building – Horizontal finishings (A)

by Esther Ochoa
Quality in Building – Horizontal finishings (A)
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1340 views
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Work Inspection in a Construction Process. The work inspection at Horizontal Coverings

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00:11:00

Quality in Building – Horizontal finishings (B)

by Esther Ochoa
Quality in Building – Horizontal finishings (B)
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1112 views
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Work Inspection in a Construction Process. The work inspection at Horizontal Coverings

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00:07:00

Quality in Building – Horizontal finishings (C)

by Esther Ochoa
Quality in Building – Horizontal finishings (C)
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1147 views
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Work Inspection in a Construction Process. The work inspection at Horizontal Coverings

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00:11:00

Quality in Building: Foundations

by Enther Valiente Ochoa
Quality in Building: Foundations
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1389 views
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Work Inspection in a Construction Process. The work inspection at foundations

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00:54:00

The Revolutionary Impact of the GOOYouWiki World (GYWW) on Education and Student Success

by Harry Kroto
The Revolutionary Impact of the GOOYouWiki World (GYWW) on Education and Student Success
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1658 views
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Prof. Kroto starts his lecture with remarks on his boyhood and his passions at school and University, especially graphic art and drawing.  He mentions his 4/5 rule and shows the connection between theory and experiments, and he is sold on scientific....

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00:41:00

Science, Society & Sustainability

by Harry Kroto
Science, Society & Sustainability
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1626 views
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The fact that our modern world is so completely and precariously balanced on Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) makes an understanding of these disciplines by all in positions of significant responsibility vital. lthough wise decision-making ....

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00:31:00

Chemistry: the Key to Our Future

by Ryoji Noyori
Chemistry: the Key to Our Future
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1386 views
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Chemistry is not merely a science of making observations in order to better understand Nature. Our science is creative and productive, generating substances of very high value from almost nothing. Chemists already have made enormous contribution to....

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00:40:00

The Discovery of Quasi-Periodic Materials

by Dan Schectman
The Discovery of Quasi-Periodic Materials
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1610 views
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Crystallography has been one of the mature sciences.  Over the years, the modern science of crystallography that started by experimenting with x-ray diffraction from crystals in 1912 has developed a major paradigm Ð that all crystals are ordered an....

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00:36:00

Magical Power of d-Block Transition Metals: Past, Present and Future

by Ei-ichi Negishi
Magical Power of d-Block Transition Metals: Past, Present and Future
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1256 views
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Until recently, most of the 24 d-block transition metals had been used primarily as useful materials for (i) construction and also as tools and containers, etc., (Ti, Zr, Fe and their alloys with V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, etc.), (ii) precious and ornamental....

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00:31:00

Green Chemistry and Catalysis

by Robert Grubbs
Green Chemistry and Catalysis
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1196 views
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Much of the chemical industry is based on processes that were developed decades ago.  The change in the cost of petroleum carbon and energy sources and the need to control emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants will change the rules of the....

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00:35:00

Quasi-Periodic Materials – Crystal Redefined

by Dan Schectman
Quasi-Periodic Materials – Crystal Redefined
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 3016 views
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Crystallography has been one of the mature sciences.  Over the years, the modern science of crystallography that started by experimenting with x-ray diffraction from crystals in 1912, has developed a major paradigm that all crystals are ordered and ....

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00:27:00

Model Synthesis for Ceramics: Superconductors, Magnets and Others

by Karl Muller
Model Synthesis for Ceramics: Superconductors, Magnets and Others
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1273 views
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The discovery of superconductivity in hole doped La2CuO4 was motivated by the interest to find this phenomenon in an oxide.  After the discovery near 35 K, copper oxides with transition temperatures of up to 131 K at normal pressure were found, i.e.....

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00:07:00

Is Nano-Silicon Brittle or Ductile?

by Daiming Tang
Is Nano-Silicon Brittle or Ductile?
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1926 views
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This presentation compares the mechanical properties of bulk- and nano-silicon.

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00:07:00

Advanced anode materials and their storage mechanisms at atomic level

by Xi Wang
Advanced anode materials and their storage mechanisms at atomic level
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1508 views
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The choice of material for anodes in cells is often of critical importance to their functioning.  This talk looks in detail at their behaviour at the atomic level.

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00:25:00

In-situ studies of spin-coating

by Jonathan Howse
In-situ studies of spin-coating
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 10 years ago | 1624 views
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Jonathan describes the production of thin films of mixed polymers by the spin-coating method.  His detection methods include the fluoro-optostrobometer.

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00:06:00

Longboard chemistry

by Jonathan Hare
Longboard chemistry
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 10 years ago | 2117 views
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How the production of new polymers has made long- and skate-boarding possible.

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01:02:00

Developing new solar cells – cheaper, or more efficient?

by Neil Greenham
Developing new solar cells – cheaper, or more efficient?
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 10 years ago | 1500 views
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Using solar cells to convert sunlight to electricity is an attractive way to reduce carbon emissions, but solar cells are still too expensive to be installed on the scale required. The next generation of solar cells aim to solve this problem using st....

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01:00:00

From Waste to Wealth Using Green Chemistry

by James Clark
From Waste to Wealth Using Green Chemistry
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 2306 views
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The world faces the fundamental problems of increasing waste and decreasing resources as it tries to cope with the increasing consumption of a growing population.  It is clear that these challenges can only be met through a fundamentally different a....

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01:00:00

What’s in my stuff?

by Hywel Jones
What’s in my stuff?
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1500 views
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Sustainability is not just about carbon or carbon dioxide, it is also about the sustainable use of the planet's finite mineral and material resources. The availability, affordability and sustainable of supply of a number of important chemical element....

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00:40:00

Future Cities

by Richard Miller
Future Cities
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1368 views
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Dr Richard Miller, Head of Sustainability at the UK's Technology Strategy Board, speaks about the problems we are facing in our cities and current ways in which these are being addressed.  He gives examples of how chemists and small-medium sized ent....

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01:00:00

Our Light Materials

by Howard Colquhoun
Our Light Materials
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1850 views
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In the 21st century, even the toughest of metals are now being replaced by synthetic carbon-based materials that are so strong, light, and resistant to high temperatures that they can be used in the construction of high-performance aircraft.  How....

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00:52:00

Watts New with Clean Energy? Batteries Included

by Saiful Islam
Watts New with Clean Energy? Batteries Included
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1524 views
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This talk shows how scientists use structural and modelling techniques to help understand the fascinating properties of crystalline materials.

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01:06:00

Sustainable materials: with both eyes open

by Julian Allwood
Sustainable materials: with both eyes open
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 2265 views
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One third of the world's carbon emissions are emitted by industry. Most industrial emissions relate to producing materials, and steel and cement are by far the most important contributors. The industries that make materials are energy-intensive, so h....

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00:35:00

Radicals in Chemistry and Life

by Naresh Dalal
Radicals in Chemistry and Life
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 5755 views
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Naresh Dalal gives the Lawton Lecture at FSU, describing the many ways in which the study of species with unpaired electrons can help in our understanding of materials and biochemical processes.

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01:01:00

Carbon electronics

by Ravi Silva
Carbon electronics
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1699 views
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From structure and topology, to mechanical and electronic properties, a seemingly simple change in bonding between carbon atoms can conceive a plethora of material types. With diamond and graphite known since antiquity, better understanding of the sy....

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01:06:00

Sustainable materials: with both eyes open

by Julian Allwood
Sustainable materials: with both eyes open
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1897 views
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Dr Julian Allwood is leader of the Low Carbon Materials Processing Group in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge.  One third of the world's carbon emissions are emitted by industry. Most industrial emissions relate to produci....

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00:30:00

Dream to reality?

by Susan Mossman
Dream to reality?
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1430 views
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Plastics pioneers had great aspirations for their new materials. Roland Barthes called plastics “a miraculous substance . . . a transformation of nature”. Serendipity, careful experimentation and entrepreneurial skills have all played significant....

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00:08:00

Making cheaper solar cells using crisp packet technology

by James Kingsley
Making cheaper solar cells using crisp packet technology
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1526 views
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A demonstration of how using crisp packet manufactiring techniques can help prouduce cheaper solar energy.

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00:01:00

Ski Technology

by Peter Styring
Ski Technology
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1658 views
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Super-hydrophobic technology for sport and medical equipment

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00:23:00

New ceramic materials and their application

by Kambiz Kalantari
New ceramic materials and their application
for 22 and upwards,
Lectures | 22 and upwards | 11 years ago | 3008 views
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Multiferroic Ti-doped Bi1-x Ndx FeO3 ceramics

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00:03:00

Stronger Materials

by Dustin Gerrard
Stronger Materials
for 22 and upwards,
Lectures | 22 and upwards | 12 years ago | 1805 views
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Brigham Young University student Dustin Gerrard explains his research in materials science during Summer 2010 at Harvard University in the laboratory of David Weitz under the direction of Sujit Datta.

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00:06:00

Developing biocompatible materials to restore sight.

by Sheila MacNeil
Developing biocompatible materials to restore sight.
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 13 years ago | 4682 views
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Repairing damage to eyesight caused by chemicals

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The Light Bulb

by Bill Hammack
The Light Bulb
for 11-14 and upwards,
Lectures | 11-14 and upwards | 13 years ago | 5940 views
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Bill reads from his book of fairy tales. He tells the story of the engineering of a light bulb, focusing on the materials breakthrough needed to make the filament.

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