Frank Graff talks about differences in wood vs. aluminum baseball bats that affect personal average and the game itself.
Physics
Learn how physics make baseball possible with the Durham Bulls
Teachers and the Durham Bulls reveal how Newton's laws of motion play into baseball.
Why physics matter in a tackle
Bone-jarring tackles almost always make the highlight reel in a National Football League game. And those tackles happen more than 100 times per game.
They may not always look pretty; a big linebacker engulfing a smaller running back. But the play is actually employing some pretty elegant physics, including p=m*v.
The Physics of Walking: Lesson Plan
Explore the field of biomechanics and learn how motion capture technology is used to study the how and why of how we move. Then, identify the forces that act on our feet and legs when we walk or run.
Taking out the Nuclear Trash
UNC-Chapel Hill Solves 50-Year-Old Nuclear Waste Puzzle
April 22, 2016
The topic of nuclear power as an energy source is one that can stir up emotions. Some see it as a clean energy source for the future, which as more research and a few major discoveries have shown, provides potentially limitless greenhouse gas-free energy. Others see it as a danger, with the potential for large-scale disasters like the ones at Fukushima and Chernobyl, and the potential to create toxic, radioactive waste.
Avalanche Model
Look Out Below!
November 18, 2014
Black Box Around Black Holes
The Black Box Around Black Holes
November 6, 2014
New Jobs for Dendrites
Dendrites, Microscopes and a Whole New Way to Look at the Brain
October 10, 2014
The Marvelous Music Machine
An Asheville musician/inventor/entrepreneur develops a device transforming how the acoustic guitar physically makes sounds. Called an acoustic synthesizer, it alters how the strings vibrate, adding nearly 100 new sounds to the instrument.
Fabric of the Universe
UNC-TV Science: March 20, 2014
From Einstein, to Hawking, to Geometry You Can’t Do with a Protractor