Science Prize Goes to Problem-Solving Course (1 of 1)
Dr. Hodges discusses the MIT version of Solving Complex Problems. This video relates to a paper that appeared in the Nov. 30, 2012, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by Kip Hodges...
'DNA Bricks' Act as Tiny Legos (8 of 8)
Researchers at the Wyss Institute at Harvard have created more than 100 three-dimensional
nanostructures using DNA building blocks that function like Lego® bricks. This animation illustrates the
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Could Regular Moons Come From Ring Systems? (5 of 5)
This simulation shows how moons are created at the edge of Saturn’s rings, and how they move away due to tidal interactions with the planet and the rings. This video relates to a paper that appeared ...
Cracked Skin and Crocodile Scales (6 of 6)
Lead author Michel Milinkovitch narrates a movie illustrating the computer graphics tools developed for the analysis of the crocodile head scale network. This movie relates to a paper that appeared in...
New Model of the Brain Perceives, Acts (2 of 2)
This video shows Spaun's 'neural' activity during four different tasks and explains how the researchers decoded it. This video relates to a paper that appeared in the Nov. 30, 2012, issue of ...
New Model of the Brain Perceives, Acts (1 of 2)
This video provides a brief introduction to Spaun, showing the model's 'neural' activity superimposed onto an illustration of a human brain. This video relates to a paper that appeared in the Nov. 30...
A Multi-Wavelength View of Radio Galaxy Hercules-A
Spectacular jets powered by the gravitational energy of a supermassive black hole in the core of the elliptical galaxy Hercules A illustrate the combined imaging power of two of astronomy's cutting-...
NASA's TRMM Satellite Catches 3-D Flyby of Tropical Storm Bopha
On Nov. 27, 2012, NASA's TRMM satellite revealed that rain in Tropical Storm Bopha was falling at a rate of over 70mm/hour (about 1.75 inches) in the red areas. TRMM showed that powerful storms in the...
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