What are the benefits and risks of using silver nanoparticles in consumer products, including colloidal silver? Risk Bites' Andrew Maynard looks at seven things you should know about this nanomaterial. Silver nano has been hitting the headlines for a few years now, both as a smart new technology fo
A short introduction to nanotechnology, and why you should care about it. The video dives into materials science and advanced materials, and looks at how designing and engineering substances from the atoms they're made of upward allows novel properties to be developed and used. It also looks at res
What are advanced materials, and are they safe? In this series of seven videos, Risk Bites takes you through the emergence of increasingly advanced materials over the 20th century and the incredible opportunities that these materials and the associated science and technology open up. We'll also be
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 for creating Molecular Machines. We often wonder what technology will be available in the future. Compared to machines of the past, we have already made great strides. But where will we go next? Learn how the Nobel Prize in Chemistry this year, awarded to three scientis
About a quarter of the non-glaciated earth is permafrost. Is the ground there permanently frozen or can it thaw again? Authors: 3sat/nano/Raketefilm/Andreas Gust/Konstantin Fuchs/ Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/TerraX
Five questions and answers: What is herd immunity, and why is it so important? How many people need to be immune, how do you calculate it, and what are the requirements? Author: 3sat/nano/Raketenfilm/Andreas Gust/Konstantin Fuchs/ Translation and redub: alugha Click here to see more videos: http
In Asia, it has long been part of everyday life. But where does the face mask come from, why was it invented in the first place, and how does it actually work? Author: 3SAT/Nano/Rocket film/Andreas Gust/Konstantin Fuchs Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to see more videos: https://alugh
To build up immunity against viruses, there are different vaccine variants: Inactivated vaccines, vector vaccines and mRNA vaccines. Authors: 3sat/nano/Fynn Hendrichs,Franziska Ehrenfeld/Silke Cronauer/Jochen Schmidt Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.co
Vaccination can help against viruses. In an active vaccination, parts of the viruses are injected. In passive vaccination, antibodies obtained in the laboratory are injected. Author: 3sat nano/ Raketenfilm/Titus Gust/Konstantin Fuchs Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to see more videos:
Viruses do not have their own cells and metabolism. Moreover, they cannot reproduce without external help. Therefore, strictly speaking, they are not living beings. How do viruses reproduce? Author: 3sat nano/ rocket film/Titus Gust/Konstantin Fuchs Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to
