In this video segment adapted from NOVA, hear physicist and energy expert Amory Lovins explain how to make more efficient cars by making them lighter and more aerodynamic. Explore how the use of carbon fiber can reduce weight without reducing size or durability, and learn about some manufacturing ch
How safe are self-driving cars? And how safe should they be before they're widely used? Risk Bites dives into the safety of autonomous vehicles, and looks at how we make sense of their risks and benefits. With scientist and emerging technologies expert Andrew Maynard. The video is part of Risk Bite
Car crashes / accidents can vary in intensity, but what's actually happening when you get hit? Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/LifeNoggin Follow Life Noggin! Instagram: https://instagram.com/lifenoggin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lifenoggin Official Website: https://lnstudios.c
Is a car-free city also a model for large cities with millions of inhabitants? Delivery traffic, medical care, craftsmen - completely without cars? Concepts like the "15-minute city" are supposed to provide a solution. Author: ZDF/TerraX/Luisa Zech/Tobias Lenz/Maximilian Mohr Translation and dubbi
Autonomous cars - people often imagine cars that drive completely on their own. Until such an autonomous car can be bought, a lot of development work has to be done. There are five development levels. Author: 3sat/nano/Rasmus Raecke/Silke Cronauer/Autorenkombinat Translation and redub: alugha Cl
Big history is not yet finished. How might the lessons of the past eight thresholds inform our expectations for the future? What role will you play in shaping the next threshold of the big history? Website: https://www.bighistoryproject.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bighistoryproject Twitt
How will resources and opportunity be distributed in the future? American Scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. hopes that the advances of technology will benefit everyone. Website: https://www.bighistoryproject.com/portal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bighistoryproject Twitter: https://twitter.com/B
Fun, hands-on educational activities for kids (ages 7-14) at home: make and race a balloon-powered car using just a balloon, a plastic cup, straws, thread and rubber bands. Watch the video to see Dyson engineers supersizing their balloon cars to see if they can win the race.
In the early 1900s, the Wright Brothers found inspiration for their first airplane in nature. Their "Flyer," which was modeled on a bird's flexible wing design, was steered and stabilized by pulleys and cables that twisted the wingtips. Despite its success, this control strategy quickly vanished fro
Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/mysimpleshow Graphene used in cars? Why not. The current development in the automotive industry such as self-driving and electrical cars puts up new challenges for researchers and innovators. In this film we show how graphene could play a major role
Learn about in advances in powered exoskeletons—a kind of wearable robot—in this video adapted from NOVA scienceNOW. Correspondent and New York Times technology columnist David Pogue explores the development of sophisticated robots that can be integrated with the human body. The company Ekso Bionics
Everyone knows there's a strong link between sci-fi and technology. But science fiction movies can also provide powerful insights into how to innovation ethically and responsibly. This week's video draws on author, scientist and Risk Bites producer Andrew Maynard's book "Films from the Future: The
