Energy
What makes everything go.
Episodes (12)
Quarky Science · Ep 4
Why Glow-in-the-Dark Stars Shine
How do glow stars keep shining after the lights go out?
Quarky Science · Ep 5
Photon Power
How much power is packed inside one photon?
Quarky Science · Ep 6
How Tiny Quantum Jumps Make LEDs
What makes an LED light up?
Quarky Science · Ep 8
Why This Shirt Glows Blue
Why does a plain white shirt glow bright blue under a party light?
Quarky Science · Ep 9
Half-Life Explained
If you cannot tell when one atom will change, how do scientists predict millions of them?
Quarky Science · Ep 10
How the Sun Shines
What is powering the Sun every single second?
Quarky Science · Ep 11
Why Empty Space Isn't Empty
If you took absolutely everything out of a box, what would be left inside?
Quarky Science · Ep 16
Quantum Jumps Explained
Why do electrons jump instead of sliding?
Quarky Science · Ep 17
Why Three Electrons Can not Share a Seat
What stops all the electrons from piling up?
Quarky Science · Ep 19
Quiet Quantum Magic: Photosynthesis
How do leaves catch sunlight so perfectly?
Quarky Science · Ep 21
How Quantum Bands, Holes and Transistors Make Chips Work
What makes the chip in your tablet think?
Quarky Science · Ep 24
Why Atomic Clocks Win
How can a clock be wrong by less than a second in millions of years?