New Elements, and Exploding Whales

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Hank introduces you to the latest element to be created -- and explains why we make them in the first place -- plus the science of exploding whales. It's a thing, people. ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/artist/52/SciShow Or help support us by subscribing to our page on Subbable: https://subbable.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Thanks Tank Tumblr: http://thankstank.tumblr.com Sources: http://www.electronicsnews.com.au/news/perovskite-solar-cell-delivers-high-energy-efficie http://phys.org/news/2013-08-perovskite-cheaper-silicon-based-solar-panels.html http://www.sciencemag.org/content/344/6183/458.short http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/09/titanium-dioxide-could-lead-to-low-cost-solar-and-fuel-cells/ http://www.uni-mainz.de/presse/17241_ENG_HTML.php http://www.radiochemistry.org/periodictable/elements/117.html http://phys.org/news/2014-05-superheavy-element.html http://chemistry.about.com/od/elementfacts/a/timeline-element-discovery.htm http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Nuclear/shell.html http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2014/05/what-do-we-do-with-this-whale.html http://www.wired.com/2014/05/exploding-whale-physics/ http://www.bbc.

Published 2014-05-11 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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