WGBH Lab | Sandbox | Science

Hollow Duck Bone

ann_kim — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:18:32 -0400

Beauty , Nature , Science

This magnified cross section of a duck's wing bone displays its hollow, branching architecture, enabling it for better flight. Excerpted from NOVA, "The Shape of Things."

Down Feathers

ann_kim — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:42:37 -0400

Beauty , Nature , Science

In these multiple extreme close-ups, the camera moves along the long, fine branches that provide the structure of down feathers of ducks. Excerpted from NOVA, "The Shape of Things."

Iridescent Feathers

ann_kim — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:53:48 -0400

Beauty , Nature , Science

An extreme close-up of a duck's feathers displays its iridescent colors and textured surface. Excerpted from NOVA, "The Shape of Things."

Rigging and Pulleys

pgdesai — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:31:30 -0400

Science , Technology

Rigging and pulleys are in the foreground against golden sunlight in AFRICANS IN AMERICA: The Terrible Transformation.

Three Mile Island Cooling Towers

pgdesai — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:59:05 -0400

Heat , History , Places , Science , Technology

In a wide shot from FRONTLINE's "Nuclear Reaction", the four cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant dot the horizon at sunrise. Smoke billows from the two leftmost towers with the Susquehanna River in the foreground.

Gene Replication Error

kdorwart — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:03:59 -0400

Science

In this animation, a single gene's sequence is illustrated as color-coded letters appear, in synchronization with the highlighted amino acids along the gene's spiral. When the gene attempts to reproduce, it drops two nucleotides from its sequence, and its structure is changed. Anatomical travelogue. 11/14/2001.

Copyright: WGBH Educational Foundation
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Putting the "Ice" in "Lattice"

kdorwart — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:37:24 -0400

Animation , Nature , Science

A demonstration of the formation of ice shows orange globes representing water molecules. Slowed by the cold, they bond into hexagonal structures, which, multiplied, form crystalline lattices. 6/18/1996.

NOVA clip - credit Peace River
Copyright: WGBH Educational Foundation
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Proteins on Parade

kdorwart — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:41:02 -0400

Animation , Beauty , Science

A twisting, turning protein chain of festive colors, twirling like curling ribbon, floats against a black background. Anatomical travelogue. 11/14/2001.

Building Blocks

kdorwart — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:11:33 -0400

Animation , Beauty , Science

A rotating spiral of DNA moves closer, its colors more vibrant as it grows larger. Anatomical travelogue, 11/14/2001.

Copyright: WGBH Educational Foundation and Vulcan Productions, Inc.
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Blood Flow

kdorwart — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:18:00 -0400

Beauty , Motion , Science

With exquisite beauty, micro photography captures the flow of red blood cells through its capillaries. 1992.

Copyright: WGBH Educational Foundation
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