Why do towels get stiff when dried outside? It's physics! Capillary forces are to blame. But how do they get soft again? Authors: ZDF/Terra X/Björn Raddatz/Daniela Busch/Maximilian Heß Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/TerraX
CompGran - understanding the movement of granules – improving industrial processes Granular media are made up of small particles. The ESA Soft Matter Dynamics experiment (SoMaDy) will capture and describe the dynamics of granular material. As a national contribution, sample cells (CompGran) are man
Joe Miller, our university admissions expert, shares his insider knowledge on how to gain admission to the Imperial to study BSc Economics, Finance and Data Science. Joe has provided application support to 80+ students from 15+ countries. He has supported students with admission to the best universi
In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn how scientists are hoping to better understand the biology of dinosaurs by studying the insides of fossil bones. Hear about the accidental discovery of dinosaur soft tissue by paleontologist Dr. Mary Schweitzer, and how this tissue enables sc
On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover an animal that makes an ecosystem. You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/animalfactfiles/ --- All images, videos and sound effects used herein are 1) public domain, 2) used under a Cre
Learn the basics about making soaps using hydrolysis. What are the methods and techniques used to make soaps? What is hydrolysis? Find out more in this video! This Open Educational Resource is free of charge, under a Creative Commons License: Attribution-NonCommercial CC BY-NC ( View License Deed:
Who hasn't experienced this: Different dosages for different water hardness levels are indicated on the detergent package. But what exactly is water hardness? What distinguishes "hard" from "soft" water? How hard is my drinking water? And what do I have to consider when it comes to hard water? Thi
Small controlling, dominant and violent behaviours from men to women. It’s an unrecognisable way of ‘’soft control’’ over women. But small-scale male chauvinism is not only addressed to women. Learn more about it with our video! This video was produced by: Alexandra Sutoiu. Responsibility for the
Learn the basics about what designer polymers are, some examples of them, and how chemical properties are used to perform a particular function. Polymers have been around for a long time. Some of the commonly named examples are found in clothes, things like nylon, polyesters and acrylic. Others ar
Learn the basics about the differences between different chemical structures, including giant covalent, giant ionic and metallic structures. There are numerous materials and substances that possess giant chemical structures. Some are common: like the grains of sand on the beach; the microprocessors
