A list of 100 cool science experiments on YouTube. It goes without saying that many of these videos contain procedures that may be dangerous to perform at home or without the proper equipment and/or training. Please do not duplicate any of these experiments unless assured that they are entirely safe for amateurs.

If you’re into solar power or electricity generated by wind turbines check out greenpowerscience.com There you’ll learn everything you need to know for creating power and how to make your own wind turbines/windmills and solar panels. It’s full of video tutorials. Fresnel lenses, Stirling engines, steam engines and solar powered water heaters.

The foundations of the universe have been glimpsed in Manchester by scientists who have created the thinnest possible material.

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How far can you see with your own eyes on a clear night? Would you believe seven billion light years?

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Imagine a vehicle that runs on air, achieves over 100 gas-equivalent mpg and over 90 mph, has zero to low C02 emissions, seats six, has plenty of space for luggage, cuts no safety corners, and costs no more than an average economy to mid-size vehicle.

This is the expected performance of the revolutionary ‘Air Car’ that Zero Pollution Motors is introducing to North America.
The ‘Air Car‘ project is headed by French inventor and Formula One race car engineer, Guy Negre.

From NASA: Great Perseids.
Got a calendar? Circle this date: Sunday, August 12th. Next to the circle write “all night” and “Meteors!” Attach the above to your refrigerator in plain view so you won’t miss the 2007 Perseid meteor shower.

“It’s going to be a great show,” says Bill Cooke of NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office at the Marshall Space Flight Center. “The Moon is new on August 12th–which means no moonlight, dark skies and plenty of meteors.” How many? Cooke estimates one or two Perseids per minute at the shower’s peak.

JORY SQUIBB, a handyman in Camden, Maine, liked his Toyota wagon just fine. But in September 2005, he grew tired of spending so much on gas and decided there had to be a better way.

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