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Driver Assistance Systems: Part 13 - Light Assist

Light Assist provides comfort and safety on the road by means of automatic main beam control. A camera on the interior mirror observes the traffic. Above 60 km/h and in complete darkness, Light Assist automatically switches on the main-beam headlights. The system detects vehicles travelling ahead an

NASA ScienceCasts: On the Cusp of Understanding

NASA is using sounding rockets to study the cusp, a point where the magnetic bubble that surrounds our planet dips inward and touches down to Earth. NASA Science: http://science.nasa.gov/ Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA

The invention of the battery

By layering copper disks, cardboard dipped in acid and zinc disks, physicist Alessandro Volta invented the so-called "voltaic pile," the world's first battery. Author: ZDF/scobel/Claus Ast/Tamara Skalski/Maximilian Mohr Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to see more videos: https://alugha

How To Make: Strike Anywhere Matches!

Can't find Strike Anywhere matches at the store? You are not alone! They are getting harder and harder to find in some states and in some countries. So, let's give the middle finger of science to rules & regulations and make our own. You will need a box of regular matches, some sand paper, water an

Wind and Radiation on Mars | NASA Planetary Sciences

Discover how and why Curiosity, the Mars rover, measures wind and radiation on Mars. Mars Science Laboratory scientist Ashwin Vasavada describes two of the instruments onboard the rover that study Mars' present environment. The Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) measures high-energy radiation from

Volcanism in the Andes

The volcanoes of the Andes are particularly explosive. The oceanic plate that dips below the continental one contains a lot of water. The water evaporates in the glowing magma. High pressure is created, which discharges at the Earth's surface in massive volcanoes. Source: https://www.zdf.de/dokumen