Applied Science’s most viewed videos of 2013
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Snapshot from 19 Oct 2026.
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Building a liquid crystal display (LCD)
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Intro to sputtering (process to create clear, conductive coatings)
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DIY Custom LCD
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Explanation of how kilowatt-hour meters work (electromechanical)
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Optical finish for acrylic -- vapor polishing and other techniques
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Intro to heat treatment of steel (hardening and tempering)
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DIY X-ray CT scanner controlled by an Arduino
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Intro to plasma cleaning
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Clear flexible printed circuits - first success
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Supercritical CO2 extraction of cinnamon, coffee, and vanilla with dry ice
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Blow molding plastic water bottles
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Milling machine tutorial - cutter selection, speeds and feeds, coolant, high speed machining
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Fun with applied science
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Custom supercritical CO2 chamber with easy-to-use lid clamp
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Hacking a milligram balance (scale) with a Parallax Propeller microcontroller
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Tongue mouse: Cursor control with your mouth!
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Intro to DIY Raman Spectroscopy
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Posture-based game controller
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Glue chipped glass - first attempt
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Making patterned mirrors and ITO glass with a thermal evaporator
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More info about sputtering: process parameters, chamber construction
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Photomicrography (microphotography, macro), focus stacking
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Timelapse macro video of crystal growth
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Bubble tube lamps - explanation and construction
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Cookie perfection machine - butter dispenser
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Timelapse video of crystal growth in novelty toy
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Patterning aluminum with the photoresist "lift-off" method
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Progress on vacuum chamber build - helium leak detection, custom flanges
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New high vacuum system
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Cleaning a high-vacuum Penning gauge (cold cathode vacuum gauge)
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Quartz crystal thickness monitor for vapor deposition in vacuum
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Thermocouple vacuum gauge teardown and explanation
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Cookie Machine Project Update 3
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Water circulator with temperature control
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Cookie Machine project update
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Detectron DG-2 geiger counter teardown and testing
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Cookie Machine Project Update 2
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Two laps at 24 Hours of Lemons (Sears Pointless 2013)