This past spring I attended the FRC North Carolina State Championships and got to talk to a bunch of the teams. If you've never heard of FIRST Robotics, you're in for a real treat, because this competition is AWESOME. (If you haven't seen the hub video for all these interviews, check it out first! https://youtu.be/BycqWYE3Ais) These teams, thousands of them, have only about 2 months to design, build, and test robots to play a brand new game before the competitions begin, and then their work is put to the test! It would be a lot for any professional engineer, but these kids are still in high school! It's pretty incredible. This video is the complete pit interview with FIRST Team 8727. Enjoy! ------------------------------------------------------ To join or support team 8727: https://glitchtwopoint0.wixsite.com/glitch2 ------------------------------------------------------ If you're interested in finding a team or attending an event, here's the official team search from FIRST: https://www.firstinspires.org/team-event-search And if you want to know more about any specific team (like a link to their website) you can probably find it on Blue Alliance: https://www.thebluealliance.com/ ------------------------------------------------------ This is a world map that shows events and teams. I'm not sure how accurate it is because it doesn't look official, but it's a lot easier to search by eye! (and it also doesn't include the other FIRST programs like FLL and FTC (FRC was featured in the video)) https://frcmap.com/ ------------------------------------------------------ If you're looking to help a team as a mentor, volunteer, or sponsor: https://www.firstinspires.org/support ------------------------------------------------------ Music in this video: I Dunno by grapes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) http://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swcsh8gyyIQ

Crystals are materials that have all their atoms assembled in a precise, repeating pattern, and crystalline materials are everywhere. In this video, I've got real crystals, take pictures of actual atoms, and build two demonstrations (one physical and one virtual) that show how crystals actually form. Extra thanks to the Earth Science microscopy facility, CNSI, and Dr. Mukherjee at UCSB for props, lab access and a better TEM image than my original! This Video Series: Crystals (The main video): https://youtu.be/06TscuHNvGQ The entire CsCl crystal simulation, growing a crystalline "nanoparticle" from 2 to 16384 particles: https://youtu.be/6DlRsPo-dxY Extra footage of the water-bath 2D demo: https://youtu.be/aO-u6fJDwIs Epilogue - Why cubic crystals don't always make cubic shapes: coming soon CODE! https://github.com/BrianHaidet/AlphaPhoenix/tree/master/CsCl_Molecular_Dynamics_3D Music Credits: I Dunno by grapes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) http://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Arcadia - Wonders by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100326 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Move Ya by Max Surla/Media Right Productions is licensed under a Creative Commons license Operatic 3 by Vibe Mountain is licensed under a Creative Commons license Other Credits: Silica diagram - public domain Video effects - Shutterstock Video Editor Toolkit ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06TscuHNvGQ