Episode 6: Crystal Cloudy | MIT ChemLab Boot Camp
Episode 6: Crystal Cloudy | MIT ChemLab Boot Camp
Dr. John Dolhun declares a winner in the crystal growing competition. But another student disagrees and issues a challenge! Sign-up to follow the series: http://bit.ly/MYMkSr WARNING NOTICE:The experiments described in these materials are potentially hazardous and ...
Episode 7: Chinese Wedding | MIT ChemLab Boot Camp
Episode 7: Chinese Wedding | MIT ChemLab Boot Camp
The students have to learn the hardest technique yet, but it's the TAs who go loopy. Result: awkward moments like only MIT can provide. Sign-up to follow the series: http://bit.ly/MYMkSr WARNING NOTICE:The experiments described in these materials are potentially ...
Exploring Circuits
Exploring Circuits
Try this experiment to understand parallel and series circuits.
Feather and Coin in a Vacuum
Feather and Coin in a Vacuum
The free fall of a coin and feather are compared, first in a tube full of air and then in a vacuum. With air resistance, the feathers fall more slowly. In a vacuum, the objects fall at the same rate independent of their respective masses.
Fluorescent and Neon Tubes in an Electric Field
Fluorescent and Neon Tubes in an Electric Field
A fluorescent tube swings at the end of a long plexiglass rod. It is made to rotate and then brought near the Van de Graaff generator. The tube lights up when there is a potential difference between its ends. This happens when it is pointing radially away from the Van ...
Heat Transfer
Heat Transfer
Understanding conductive, convective, and radiative heat transfer using a thermal camera.
Hero's Engine
Hero's Engine
This demonstration illustrates the earliest form of steam engine, as described by Hero of Alexandria around 150 B.C. A small amount of water is heated to produce steam, which accelerates out of small tubes. In turn, the steam creates thrust and the engine quickly spins up.
Hinged Stick and a Falling Ball
Hinged Stick and a Falling Ball
Two wood boards are connected by a hinge. A small cup is mounted near one end of the upper board with a tee for a ball on the end. The board is lifted to a certain height, and when released the ball ends up in the plastic cup. This shows that the board has moved farther than the ball in the ...
How a Vaccine Works
How a Vaccine Works
Ever wonder what exactly a vaccine does to prevent you from getting sick? Watch this video to find out how it works.
How Information Travels Wirelessly
How Information Travels Wirelessly
Understanding how we use electromagnetic waves to transmit information.
Indoor Flying Robots
Indoor Flying Robots
Learn the physics behind how quadrotors fly -- and how they can do it without any human help at all.
Interrupted Pendulum
Interrupted Pendulum
A pendulum swings from a support post and another post is added to interrupt its swing. We desire to know the maximum height at which the pendulum will perform a full loop around the post. The pendulum requires both potential and kinetic energy in order to complete a full loop. Therefore, it ...
Is that Really Gold? Archimedes and Density
Is that Really Gold? Archimedes and Density
How do you determine the density of an irregularly shaped object? Learn how Archimedes did this thousands of years ago with just a beaker, water, and some simple math.
Jake Jurewicz : Finding a sustainable energy source
Jake Jurewicz : Finding a sustainable energy source
“So what exactly could you do with a bachelor’s degree from NSE?” Read more at the Nuclear Science & Engineering website.