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The Real WALL-E Posted by: sciencentral
Video duration: 110 seconds The new Disney movie WALL-E features robots of the future actively helping humans. But the future is now. This ScienCentral News video reports on a real robot that could help us take care of elderly relatives from miles away. Related: assist, elderly, nursing, remote, robot, wall-e |
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Invisibility: Science Sensei 11 Posted by: sciencentral
Video duration: 215 seconds Can scientists turn Harry Potter's invisibility cloak into a reality? Science Sensei reports on the progress so far. Related: cloaking, harry, invisibility, invisible, potter, science, sciencentral, sensei |
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Under the Sea 3D exclusive new footage from the upcoming film Posted by: sciencentral
Video duration: 173 seconds Exclusive footage and interviews from the upcoming IMAX 3D production "Under the Sea 3D", the sequel to "Deep Sea 3D". Slated for release in 2009, "Under the Sea 3D" will explore the impact that global climate change has had on ocean wilderness. Moviegoers will be able to experience face-to-face encounters with some of the most mysterious creatures of the sea in stunning IMAX 3D. Related: 3d, acidification, deep, global, hall, howard, imax, ocean, sea, sequel, the, under, underwater, warming |
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Ask an Astronaut: Buzz Aldrin Part 1 Posted by: sciencentral
Video duration: 255 seconds ScienCentral caught up with Buzz Aldrin at the premiere of his new animated 3D movie "Fly Me to the Moon", and then took to the streets to gather questions for the iconic astronaut. In this Web exclusive, Buzz answers your questions, speaking candidly about everything from the vast emptiness of space to the souvenir toothbrush that he brought back from the moon. Part 1 of 2. Related: 11, 3d, aldrin, apollo, astronaut, buzz, fly, me, moon, nasa, shuttle, space, the, to, travel |
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"Jumper" & Real Teleportation Posted by: sciencentral
Video duration: 124 seconds From "Star Trek" to the new sci-fi film "Jumper," we're all familiar with the idea of teleportation. But as this ScienCentral News video explains, scientists are actually doing real teleportation experiments in the lab. Related: christensen, hayden, jumper, physics, quantum, teleport, teleportation |
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Subliminal Political Messages: Science Sensei #10 Posted by: sciencentral
Video duration: 244 seconds Did you catch that? New research shows that waving a subliminal flag can cause political moderation. VOTE FOR SENSEI! Related: humor, message, politic, research, science, sciencentral, sensei, subliminal, vote |
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Magneto Boy Posted by: sciencentral
Video duration: 112 seconds In the upcoming movie "Be Kind, Rewind," Jack Black plays a man who is magnetized and erases an entire store-full of video tapes. But can people really be "magnetic?" Related: magnetic, magnetized, person |
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Is Wearing Red an Olympic Advantage? Posted by: sciencentral
Video duration: 112 seconds Wondering who's got an edge in the next game or Olympic event? Here's a hint: watch out for the contender in red. Related: arts, color, competition, judging, martial, olympic, psychology, red, scoring, sports, taekwondo, unfair |
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Does Pleasure Get Old? Posted by: sciencentral
Video duration: 98 seconds They say youth is wasted on the young, but the truth may be the opposite. A first-of-its-kind study, out today, shows a drastic change in how our brains respond to pleasure and reward as we age. But as this ScienCentral News video explains, the research also shows that our brains can adjust to these changes. Related: aging, alzheimers, brain, dementia, dopamine, golden, illness, mental, pleasure, reward, risk, years, youth |
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A hole in the head: Golf and Perception Posted by: sciencentral
Video duration: 112 seconds Psychologists have found that golfers who've played well perceive the hole as bigger than it really is. As this ScienCentral video explains, the researchers also found those who did poorly saw the hole as smaller than it really is. Related: and, athlete, ball, beachball, big, body, brain, bulletin, cognition, golf, hole, in, jessica, mind, money, one, perception, psychonomic, purdue, review, shot, slumps, softball, streaks, university, witt |
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Your Brain On Jazz Posted by: sciencentral
Video duration: 119 seconds Scientists have discovered that a large expanse of a musician's brain "shuts off" while improvising music. This ScienCentral News video explores a note-worthy study of the human brain. Related: brain, creativity, fmri, improv, improvisation, jazz, mind, mri, music |
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"Jumper" stars talk about real teleportation Posted by: sciencentral
Video duration: 203 seconds Hayden Christensen and Doug Liman discuss the movie "Jumper" and how it relates to real teleportation research. Related: christensen, computing, doug, hayden, jumper, liman, physics, quantum, science, teleportation |
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The REAL Daily Prophet? Posted by: sciencentral
Video duration: 105 seconds Scientists are working on video newspapers like Harry Potter's Daily Prophet. Related: eink, electronic, epaper, harry, paper, potter, science |
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Bionic Contact Lenses Posted by: sciencentral
Video duration: 88 seconds Is bionic vision in your future? It might be if engineers can perfect a contact lens filed with electronics. As this ScienCentral News report explains, engineers have demonstrated how to put electronics inside a contact lens. Related: bionic, contact, corrective, electronic, eye, glasses, lens |
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"The Happening" and Plant Science Posted by: sciencentral
Video duration: 122 seconds In "The Happening," common plants release a neurotoxin that threatens the survival of the human race. This movie premise may be far-fetched, but scientists say summer is a good time to familiarize yourself with toxic plants that can be harmful to your health. This ScienCentral News video has more. Related: apocalypse, environment, flowers, happening, herbs, m., mark, mystery, night, plants, poison, sci-fi, shyamalan, the, toxic, wahlberg |
