Beasts building big We start our look at the building of big things, by looking at big things built by animals. Join us on patreon.com/thelabwithbrad for extra special extra stuff! Here are a few sites on large things built by animals. Supersized animal homes It spans 6000 km of the coasts of Portugal, Spain, France …

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Dead light, green light Things go sideways as our heroes work their way passed the guardians. Then, they enter the lands of the dead in search of the lich queen. Join us on patreon.com/thelabwithbrad for extra special extra stuff!

The very tiny, from the top down or bottom up From computer parts to walking DNA, We take a look at a couple of ways nanotechnology is constructed. Join us on patreon.com/thelabwithbrad for extra special extra stuff! We covered some of what we talked about today in more detail in a previous episode. Here’s a …

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Lithography, photography, and a side order of engines The first application of nanotechnology was to build our modern computers. Join us for a look at how that got started. Join us on patreon.com/thelabwithbrad for extra special extra stuff! Here’s a link to an episode that covers what we do this time, but with slightly different …

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Don’t lick the stalagmite! Our heroes do battle down in the catacombs. Join us on patreon.com/thelabwithbrad for extra special extra stuff!

With a wee bit of quantum squinting With a very fine needle and lots of number crunching, you can see atoms by using the scanning tunneling microscope. Join us on patreon.com/thelabwithbrad for extra special extra stuff! Here’s some stuff on piezo electrics. Piezoelectric Effect Explained using a simple physical model Understanding Piezoelectric effect! And here …

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The battle of Boylston A mechanical fish, fancy pillow, marching gnomes, and flying arrows. Join us on patreon.com/thelabwithbrad for extra special extra stuff!

Lasers! We talk of the history of lasers, and a little bit about how they do what they do. Join us on patreon.com/thelabwithbrad for extra special extra stuff! Here are two videos on lasers, and their history and function. The History of Lasers – How Lasers Were Invented – Who Invented the Laser? A Brief …

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Using electrons instead of light When you want to see the very tiny, why not use something very tiny? Join us for a look at the hows and whys of electron microscopes. Join us on patreon.com/thelabwithbrad for extra special extra stuff! Here’s a video on the birth of the scanning electron microscope. The Difficult Birth …

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