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Energy

What makes everything go.

Episodes (25)

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1:57

Quarky Science · Ep 4

Why Glow-in-the-Dark Stars Shine

How do glow stars keep shining after the lights go out?

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2:12

Quarky Science · Ep 5

Photon Power

How much power is packed inside one photon?

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1:57

Quarky Science · Ep 6

How Tiny Quantum Jumps Make LEDs

What makes an LED light up?

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3:24

Quarky Science · Ep 8

Why This Shirt Glows Blue

Why does a plain white shirt glow bright blue under a party light?

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2:11

Quarky Science · Ep 9

Half-Life Explained

If you cannot tell when one atom will change, how do scientists predict millions of them?

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3:19

Quarky Science · Ep 10

How the Sun Shines

What is powering the Sun every single second?

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2:17

Quarky Science · Ep 11

Why Empty Space Isn't Empty

If you took absolutely everything out of a box, what would be left inside?

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2:13

Quarky Science · Ep 16

Quantum Jumps Explained

Why do electrons jump instead of sliding?

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2:48

Quarky Science · Ep 17

Why Three Electrons Can not Share a Seat

What stops all the electrons from piling up?

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1:59

Quarky Science · Ep 19

Quiet Quantum Magic: Photosynthesis

How do leaves catch sunlight so perfectly?

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3:19

Quarky Science · Ep 21

How Quantum Bands, Holes and Transistors Make Chips Work

What makes the chip in your tablet think?

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3:24

Quarky Science · Ep 24

Why Atomic Clocks Win

How can a clock be wrong by less than a second in millions of years?

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5:15

Quarky Explores Cities · Ep 1

Quarky Explores New York

Why does the Empire State Building want to be hit by lightning?

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5:00

Quarky Explores Cities · Ep 4

Quarky Explores Paris

Can a tower really grow taller in summer?

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4:50

Quarky Explores Cities · Ep 5

Quarky Explores London

How does a giant wheel turn so slowly and smoothly?

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4:55

Quarky Explores Cities · Ep 6

Quarky Explores Tokyo

How can a tower dance through an earthquake?

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4:59

Quarky Explores Cities · Ep 9

Quarky Explores Dubai

How do you confuse the wind?

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4:54

Quarky Explores Cities · Ep 16

Quarky Explores Rio de Janeiro

Why does one statue get struck by lightning so often?

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4:50

Quarky Explores Cities · Ep 19

Quarky Explores Seoul

Can a river cool down a whole city?

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4:39

Kid Inventors · Ep 2

The Boy Who Bounced To The Olympics

Can a circus net turn into an Olympic sport?

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4:27

Kid Inventors · Ep 3

The Girl Who Lit A Flashlight With Her Hand

Can your body power a flashlight?

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4:44

Kid Inventors · Ep 6

The Boy Who Caught The Wind

Can you build electricity out of scrap?

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4:44

Kid Inventors · Ep 7

The Boy Who Built A Radio Station From Trash

How do you give a whole neighbourhood a voice?

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4:43

Kid Inventors · Ep 12

The Girl Who Heated Water With The Sun

Can sunshine give you a warm bath?

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Kid Inventors · Ep 13

The Girl Who Washed Clothes With A Bicycle

Can pedalling do your laundry?

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