Science In Motion

Short, lighthearted video reports about new developments in science and engineering stemming from National Science Foundation funded research.

Science in Motion:  Reusing Forests Science in Motion: Reusing Forests
A lively, informal look at research from the University of Maine, where scientists are turning forest-industry waste into fuel, construction materials, textiles and polymers for space-age plastics.
Science in Motion: Evolution Hits the Beach Science in Motion: Evolution Hits the Beach
A lively, informal look at a fossil that may represent the first vertebrate to emerge from the ancient seas
Science in Motion:  Nature's Strongest Glue? Science in Motion: Nature's Strongest Glue?
A lively, informal look at the amazing "superglue" produced by aquatic bacteria
Science in Motion: Teaching Robots to Swim Science in Motion: Teaching Robots to Swim
A lively, informal look at research into the most efficient ways to move in the water, based on studies by Vassar College scientists.
Science in Motion:  Genetics of Self-Sacrifice Science in Motion: Genetics of Self-Sacrifice
Scientists studied a common lizard species and found that slight genetic variations (as revealed by different throat colors) make a big difference in behavior.
Science in Motion:  Making Earthquakes... Indoors Science in Motion: Making Earthquakes... Indoors
A lively, informal look at earthquake research featuring a full-size, three-bedroom house built on an indoor "shake table" at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Science in Motion:  Stormy Weather on the Sun? Science in Motion: Stormy Weather on the Sun?
Solar research describes a worrisome new set of predictions for the upcoming sunspot cycle issued by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research.