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The recipe is changed for Coke and Pepsi (in the US). It is because of the chemical 4-methylimidazole, which would require the companies to put a c...

If you want to read about this video and how it relates to the recent concerns about radiation in Japan, see the following post on my blog: http://...

M66 is a deformed spiral galaxy - what's going on with that? Also known as NGC 3627.

Featuring Professor Mike Merrifield from the University of No...

Here's a new video about copper, including a nice demonstration and some stories from The Professor.

(We kept one older story from the original vi...

In 2005 I worked on a project to update some of the fx sequences in Carl Sagan's seminal series Cosmos. For this sequence I did all the shots on Ju...

Late Carl Sagan explains the Googol and Googolplex numbers in his COSMOS series.

We're talking pretty big numbers here... And an interesting idea about what it'd be like traveling in a Googolplex-sized Universe!

With Antonio (T...

Astronomer Dr Meghan Gray on leap years and Julian dates.

Meghan is making a "guest appearance" on Numberphile and is more familiar to viewers of...

http://www.facebook.com/Sci... ... ESOcast 30: First Images from the VLT Survey Telescope - VST and OmegaCAM start work.

This ESOcast intro...

In this video we detail the synthesis of elemental iodine from readily available chemicals. I bought 50grams of sodium iodide from a chemical suppl...

A very simple way to make Glow in the Dark powder using Crushed Oyster Shells.

In this video we will be exploring some photo chemistry using silver salts to print images on cotton paper. The chemistry is relativity safe compa...

The deceptively simple wire coil that proves incredibly useful in the world of electronics - the inductor's ability to store energy in an electroma...

In this video I use my love of modern a design to show you how to take card stock paper, Elmer's glue products, and the templates I created to make...

The Gran Telescopio Canarias, or GTC, or GRANTECAN, is the biggest telescope at the observatory on La Palma. Video journalist Brady Haran has a loo...

This reaction is very dangerous and should not be repeated.

In this video Sodium metal is reacted with oxygen gas to form Sodium Peroxide. The re...

In this episode of Q&BA, I describe how a gravitational slingshot works, and how they are used to get spacecraft to the inner and outer solar system.

The second installment of my series on methods to purify OTC (over the counter, i.e. easily bought at local stores) reagents.

Recrystallization is...

Why do 220 and 284 get along so well? Dr James Grime introduces us to the world of so-called amicable numbers.

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We're in Australia with amateur astronomer Paul Haese, discussing an image he captured of the Messier 78.

Deep Sky Videos website: http://www.deep...

M66 is a deformed spiral galaxy - what's going on with that? Also known as NGC 3627.

Featuring Professor Mike Merrifield from the University of No...

breathtaking animation of the Fibonacci sequence. Then it moves on to the Golden and Angle Ratios, the Delaunay Triangulation and Voronoi Tessellat...

Happy Halloween!

I wanted to post a short pumpkin-themed video in the spirit of the holiday, so I hope you enjoy!

In this demo, a pumpkin is carv...

We answer the question if potassium metal would react with ice.

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The next SM project will be a continuation of the fi...

Here is a very quick and easy to perform demonstration of the highly exothermic reaction between iodine and aluminum.

Just simply mixing powders o...

Is 1 a prime number? Apparently not. Dr James Grime explains.

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We make sodium silicate from drain cleaner and those little gel beads you find packaged with electronic items for humidity control.

The procedure ...

We make the classic copper sulfate and zinc battery using the incredibly easy "gravity" battery design approach. Great for science fairs and simila...

We make copper sulfate from copper and sulfuric acid using two chemical methods and one electrochemical method.

Copper does not directly react wit...

Here I synthesize a really interesting compound of nickel, with the longest name of any chemical I've made so far! I'll probably be posting how I m...

Taking the square root. Finding the square root of a number in between two square numbers.

The square root of two is a fascinating number with a long and sordid history. It also forms the basis of most office paper, such as A4, A3, etc.

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You need a sound system with a lot of power and a great sub (turned up to house shaking level) to get the right effect of this video. I made this ...

This is a short clip I found in my archives of un-uploaded chemistry videos. Enjoy, I will be preforming a synthesis of nitrocellulose in a future ...

In this video i'll show you how to make Zinc powder with chemistry instead of machining it. im taking a new approach to my videos and i hope you al...

Douglas Adams - who would have turned 60 on March 11 - immortalised the number 42 in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

Forty-two was calculated...

An egg is frozen in liquid nitrogen, shelled, and then allowed to thaw!

Here's a question for those who are scientifically curious. Why does it ta...

Please vote for LOONEY http://www.blueshirtsunited... This video was put together for a contest that my favorite team the New York R...

VISIT US NOW - Graphic Designer Tips will teach you how to design a professional looking flyer by breaking it completely down. Learn different tech...

We show how to coalesce small spheres of potassium into large ones.

Warning: Molten potassium is extremely dangerous. Full fire safety protocols m...

We start our adventure into magazine cover design with setting up the document. Then we move to dropping in a photo and title for our magazine in P...

Learn how to apply a standard bleed to your print projects with Photoshop and InDesign. Create your print item in Photoshop and take it into Indesi...

Ever wanted to design a postcard that you can hand out to potential clients or direct mail? How about designing an all-in-one solution that does bo...

InDesign Basics - Text wrap, picture boxes / image placement- part 3

We show the element ruthenium and the interesting property that it is immune to hydrochloric acid and nitric acid. Even when combined to make the g...

How to make iodine from an Alkali metal iodide, hydrochloric acid and hydrogen peroxide.

Warning: This reaction makes small amounts of chlorine ga...