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2022-12-08: How Are Quasiparticles Different From Particles?

  • 04:09: ... causing it to narrow and electrons hop across, enabling the flow of electricity. ...
  • 04:19: That’s the diode - a valve for electricity.

2022-11-16: Are there Undiscovered Elements Beyond The Periodic Table?

  • 15:04: Millions of people rely on it for their electricity.

2022-06-30: Could We Decode Alien Physics?

  • 02:25: ... mistake. Made by this guy, Benjamin   Franklin. The nature of electricity was just  one among Franklin’s many scientific interests.  By ...

2022-03-16: What If Charge is NOT Fundamental?

  • 00:30: Although many mysteries remain in physics, at least our understanding of electricity and magnetism seems pretty complete.

2021-10-05: Why Magnetic Monopoles SHOULD Exist

  • 03:30: ... a near perfect symmetry between electricity and magnetism which only gets screwed up when you put in the electric ...

2020-09-08: The Truth About Beauty in Physics

  • 09:30: And Maxwell’s equations, which parsimoniously unite electricity and magnetism but also predict the existence of electromagnetic waves - of light.

2019-03-13: Will You Travel to Space?

  • 07:51: ... supply which is usually a combustible fuel, but could also eventually be electricity. In addition, an air-launch craft can be optimized for the low pressure ...

2017-02-22: The Eye of Sauron Reveals a Forming Solar System!

  • 03:25: The leading formation model is core accretion, in which tiny granules are drawn together and clumped by static electricity.

2015-10-07: The Speed of Light is NOT About Light

  • 01:52: Fast forward to the 1800s-- top hats, steam trains, and mad experiments to uncover the laws of electricity and magnetism.
  • 08:20: For the laws of electricity and magnetism to work, we need a finite maximum cosmic speed, even without considering light.

2015-05-13: 9 NASA Technologies Shaping YOUR Future

  • 02:45: The ones that feed the rockets fuel and electricity through these fat umbilical cables?
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