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This presentation, provided by the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center, is from the BEST Center's 2023 Annual Institute. During this talk, the presenter shares "findings from analyzing building automation system trend data from hundreds of buildings showing how these systems...

In this video Zach Johnson shows how a John Deere 9870 combine tractor works. Johnson explains how the combine separates the corn cob from the plants, how it threshes the kernels from the cob, and more. The video runs 08:54 minutes in length.

In this video, created by Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), viewers are introduced to the structure of DNA microarrays. Viewers will learn about the physical structure of an array, how it works by utilizing the DNA hybridization process, and how an array analysis is interpreted. This...

This video, made available by Mashable, discusses how drones can be used to combat deforestation more efficiently than traditional methods. The video is narrated by Grant Canary, CEO of Droneseed, a "Seattle-based startup that envisions a future where technology is solving our planet's deforestation...

Use of embryonic stem cells in research has been hotly debated for several years. This animation presents the basics on how stem cell lines are established. This animation from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's Dolan DNA Learning Center presents how embryonic stem cell lines are made through a series...

This webinar, published by InnovATEBIO, covers at-home biotechnology kits for distance learning. In the video, Douglas Bruce presents on developing kits and curriculum from materials supplied by the Odin, a biotechnology supply company. Next, Bruce explores testing these kits during the Covid-19...

This interactive presentation, created by Terry Bartelt and hosted by the Electromechanical Digital Library, provides an explanation of how a metal detector functions. Most people take for granted this common piece of equipment, but the science behind its function is actually quite remarkable....

In this webinar, provided by the Center for Renewable Energy Advanced Technological Education (CREATE), Gregory Nemet discusses how solar energy became a cheap model for low carbon innovation. Nemet also explains why energy transitions are hard. These transitions are difficult because people want...

This article written by Karim Nice explains what a Stirling engine is and how it works. "The Stirling engine is a heat engine that is vastly different from the internal-combustion engine in your car. A Stirling engine uses the Stirling cycle, which is unlike the cycles used in internal-combustion...

This educational video on YouTube describes how the technology of superconductors in magnetic levitation works. The video begins by showing a futuristic flying car, then describes how this technology might one day be possible due to superconductors. A working prototype of a "flying car" is also...