Anyone whose looking for more videos on global warming, climate change, and/or renewable energy, I can't recommend PBS Hot Mess enough. One of the hosts is a friend of mine and she really knows her stuff: kzitem.info
@danielbeaird6264
5 жыл бұрын
Theoretically if you consider the multiverse, would we share a spacetime with these other universes? Like theres just gaps of matter between them, right? But there still on the same spacetime. if not then what would be between them? Would this be like non existence? If you fly a spacecraft into the void between universe's would it just cease to exist? Or would time move extremely fast since there is soo little gravitational effects? It would be cool to do a video depicting the multiverse realistically, It would be interesting to see how you would put this. some of this gets me, like when u here physicist say spacetime is created in the big bang, but that tells me that spacetime doesnt exist between universe's for the multiverse theory meaning if you try to leave the universe you cease to exist? Ps. Sorry about the way this is asked it can be tricky wording these types of questions while maintaining the point, hope it makes as much sense as you make physics lol
@mearsite
5 жыл бұрын
Can you please explain to us about string theory? Please educate us
@alamrasyidi4097
5 жыл бұрын
What happens when all the phosphorous doped silicon's electrons have all moved to the boron doped silicon? Will the cell stop working?
@emperorpicard6474
5 жыл бұрын
I have a question, I was looking at a video where some guy measures the speed of light using a microwave and a bar of chocolate, and the bar of chocolate only melted in certain places (there where melted stripes on it) explaining that those stripes where the peaks of the waves of light that heat up the chocolate. I was wondering, if those stripes on the chocolate are the probability waves where you are most likely to find photons. So my question is, are light waves the probability waves of photons?
@ScienceAsylum
5 жыл бұрын
Alam, if they _all_ moved over, it wouldn't be very useful. Luckily, the transfer stops long before then because of the depletion layer.
@jaikumar848
5 жыл бұрын
fun fact : solar power is actually a nuclear power from safe distance
@WhiteD85
5 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: fossil fuel is fusion power from sun stored in dense form and ready to use
@NourAhmed-go5jo
5 жыл бұрын
sad fact: carbon is gonna kill us all if we didn't stop using fossil fuel
@WhiteD85
5 жыл бұрын
@@NourAhmed-go5jo more sad fact: production of solar panel and battery gives more toxic waste than burning amount of fossil fuel producing same amount of energy that solar panel makes during it lifetime. And there is toxic waste when panel is disposed. But there is good side: all this solar power garbage made in China. You don't care about those people. Right?
@jaikumar848
5 жыл бұрын
Андрей Кравчук but we can't relay on fossil fuel for long...right?we have to use alternate energy source in future no matter how toxic it is
@jaikumar848
5 жыл бұрын
Андрей Кравчук U-235 and Pu-239 is a power stored from hypernova in denser form and ready to use.
@mike3684
5 жыл бұрын
This channel really does have THE best balance between entertainment and information!
@MKMK-bj2sk
5 жыл бұрын
infotainment ?
@hansoak3664
5 жыл бұрын
Meh. The information is probably the best in its class on KZitem. However, the "I'm so crazy" shtick is juvenile and distracting. On one hand, it might captivate younger people (which may be the target audience) but on the other hand, it is a bad influence on current young minds that think it is so awesome to be "crazy." I saw this a whole lot in undergrad, even some professors, decades ago. Many were hiding their fragile egos behind a "crazy" mask. Now, it is really sad because of all of the young people believing that they are cool because they are "crazy" then actually end up on a medication and hospitalization treadmill later due to their messed up choices. The guy can be entertaining enough with his interesting personality without all of the potential collateral damage to some young people from the "crazy" rubbish. Kids emulate those they admire. Many of them are already marinated in social media telling them that crazy is cool. This adds to that negative influence. He might as well be smoking a joint or drinking alcohol and talking about how it's okay to be stoned while doing these videos; same idea, different negative influence. I cringe watching his "crazy is okay" nonsense. It isn't okay. It's damaging to young minds. It's okay to be different and think differently, and that can be a source of world changing ideas But, if someone is genuinely "crazy", as opposed to acting like a fool, then they need to seek serious professional help. I really hope that he doesn't believe this "crazy" persona he uses here on KZitem. It's like the person that just tries too hard to be liked. They are masking fragile egos. Aware intelligent people cringe and pity them. (No offense, Science Asylum, as your information is outstanding and you obviously are a very knowledgeable person. I assume the "crazy" is an act for the videos.) It is very distracting.
@Vlaid65
5 жыл бұрын
@@hansoak3664 Hans, you need to chill.
@stuntman3614
5 жыл бұрын
Watch electroBoom too
@bluidguy4007
4 жыл бұрын
@@hansoak3664 64 Big Oil Tycoons watched this video (64 dislikes). lol
@hasenearl6228
5 жыл бұрын
As someone who has studied renewable energy in university, i must say that this video is a very good explanation in such a short amount of time. Awesome video as always, keep up the good work.
@zodiacfml
5 жыл бұрын
Sounds more like the "Chemistry" of Solar cells, discussing more of the elements and the periodic table. There are multiple ways to harness solar power. Solar PV is just one of them. The Physics of solar PVs is the Photoelectric effect and the electromagnetic spectrum. You discussed anti-reflective coatings substantially without stating you have to select a wavelength range infrared, visible, UV, etc. After that, you will be able to tell which wavelengths solar PVs are converting which I think is important to know about solar power PV. 7:06 You made it sound that DC is inferior and besides it is out of topic. It is a long video by itself (inverters). 7:16 Energy storage is a video by itself and is out of topic. I haven't heard of energy company using capacitors.
@MusicalRaichu
5 жыл бұрын
@@zodiacfml I don't think they're out of topic, just out of scope of the video. they're about issues that someone might reasonably ask, so Nick's just pointing out that there are solutions. yes i would have liked to find out some other methods of harnessing solar energy. are the solar cell the most commonly used today? that would explain why he limited the discussion to them.
@ronnyvbk
5 жыл бұрын
@@zodiacfml (Super)capacitors are used in hybrid cars and also in inverters for solar panels as a relatively short time storage device.
@christopherparis6841
2 жыл бұрын
No it's not u douche what about the two types of so called solar cells. Some photovaic the rest thermoneuclaic hello the good ones function from heat change created by the drumroll please sunlight ta-da no matter what temp the air is sunlight hits it and it's warmer than the shaded underside hello a damn toaster well the wire in the toaster........send power to it it gets hot get it hot and create power it will lmfao 7 th grade education n smoke the so called pros spending years studying the same book of lies lmfao. Magnifying glass ants intense heat idk but you sure as fuck should.
@christopherparis6841
2 жыл бұрын
@@zodiacfml nice how about thermoneuclaic solar cells Wich all roof mounts are or send DC volt to a pv cell n it lights up. It's just a super ineffecient led. Filters are so u n I don't see it glow as it's cooling before a so called diaode shuts the contact off till it's warm enough to jump the gap same as every led ever produced each have min forward voltage
@MultiSciGeek
5 жыл бұрын
Never seen such a detailed explanation on this. This is wayy simpler than I expected it to be. Thank you
@ChrisandBobsAdventureChannel
5 жыл бұрын
You've got my 11 year old ENTHRALLED with science! I imagine he's not the only one. Thanks Nick!
@ScienceAsylum
5 жыл бұрын
That's wonderful!
@athenjenner589
2 жыл бұрын
cool
@NicoWill-h4w
2 жыл бұрын
awesome
@NicoWill-h4w
2 жыл бұрын
@@athenjenner589 who are you saying cool you don't no nuthing
@crosforussolos
2 жыл бұрын
@@NicoWill-h4w ??
@rlopez551
3 жыл бұрын
Bravo! The pace, humor, graphics/animation, and level of detail is a pleasure to watch and learn. I love how you stayed on target and answered the question. You have set the bar very high, thank you.
@clieding
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Nick for yet another fun and informative video. I have been reading through the comments and questions and, as always, am impressed with the generosity you show in taking so much time to respond personally to so many of them. Like all your fans, I just don’t understand why you don’t have more subscribers!??? You channel is first rate and you are a natural born teacher. I would like to share my first experience with photovoltaic power: My father bought me an eleven cell solar panel way back in the 70’s when these things were beginning to become available to mere mortals. It came with a small water pump. I put the pump in a bucket full of water and hooked up the leads to the two terminals on the back of the panel. I will never forget the thrill when the water suddenly began to fountain out of that little pump- light converted instantly into motion; it was like magic!
@ScienceAsylum
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the story :-)
@toasty1717
5 жыл бұрын
I wish there were more people like you teaching like this. I'm almost 27 and im still learning new stuff each day, and science is the most intriguing out there.
@NicoWill-h4w
2 жыл бұрын
ya your right but i'm 12 not 27😂
@---xb3tv
5 жыл бұрын
This chanel is a beacon of light in this world full of darkness
@peterfireflylund
4 жыл бұрын
xx xx It stands out like a shaft of gold when all around is dark.
@Tore_Lund
5 жыл бұрын
Lots of animation in this video. You're putting more and more effort into this! Keep it up.
@100solar2
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. You did a GREAT job of explaining the functioning of the solar cell. I VERY much appreciated the use of the Periodic Table to explain the choice of doping chemicals. Thanks again.
@ScienceAsylum
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! 🤓
@robson6285
5 жыл бұрын
Ha, i thought i knew how they work, but only now i know! That P and B in Si explaination for N and P type semi, i never thougt it cán be explained só understandable and clear ánd nice! You are the best possible teacher, no doubt about that..
@ferencgazdag1406
4 жыл бұрын
Ís thát á hungárian díálect?
@juanvaldo666
5 жыл бұрын
I work in photovoltaic industry and this was nice to watch. You have one new subscriber. Salutes.
@hafizajiaziz8773
5 жыл бұрын
as someone who'd actually done some research with semiconductor, I can say that this video is an excellent explanation. especially with the solar power clone joke
@Kira-vs4np
5 жыл бұрын
I wait desperately for ur videos
@GlenHunt
5 жыл бұрын
You may be a dork with your happy little conductors, but you're a Physics Dork! Wear it with pride!
@johnshilling2221
4 жыл бұрын
I looked really hard. I mean really, really hard. I could not find the dork. Is this one of those trick visual / optical delusions?
@KhushiSharma-ci2kf
5 жыл бұрын
I am a simple person. I see notification from The Science Asylum, I click.
@ronnyvbk
5 жыл бұрын
No, it seems you are a very smart person to click Nick🙂
@alfiemillersharp
4 жыл бұрын
mmmhmmmmm...so true!
@brawnstein
5 жыл бұрын
"Now you are playing with power , SOLAR power!"
@456death654
5 жыл бұрын
Knife party?
@BaronVonQuiply
5 жыл бұрын
My solar panels have Blast Processing.
@bhavyajain638
5 жыл бұрын
Watched many videos of solar panels but this one is the best. It explains everything in detail.
@RyuichiNoGekido
5 жыл бұрын
Your videos were the thing that kept me from getting bored in the the hospital after an irate bee showed me I had a significant anaphylaxic reaction to them... I don’t know where (or apparently when) to thank you for that but thank you. I just put on one of your playlists... calmed me down more than ERB or Cinemasins. Guess when science is applied on me I like learning ‘bout science.
@ScienceAsylum
5 жыл бұрын
That's wonderful to hear. Glad I could help! :-)
@yatint9665
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for adding captions.
@ScienceAsylum
5 жыл бұрын
Always.
@johngiskhan1171
5 жыл бұрын
@@ScienceAsylum Would you like some french captions?
@TheyCallMeNewb
5 жыл бұрын
That was almost jarringly omnibus. This film usefully covered the element selection process in making a solar cell in addition to the mechanics of V and I. What a ride.
@mohamedhm8085
5 жыл бұрын
The thing this funny man explained about the semiconductors is the basis of all technologies nowadays. Thank you sir.
@bluidguy4007
4 жыл бұрын
Your quirkiness compliments your videos big time! Either way I dig your videos, if you do this all on your own you are a master! Anyway just thought I would let you know again we love your videos, keep them up.
@ScienceAsylum
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I do work alone. It’s so much work!
@bluidguy4007
4 жыл бұрын
@@ScienceAsylum That's crazy! hehe,
@edwardwoods2991
5 жыл бұрын
Nick, I love your channel bro! Your quirky personality and ability to explain complex scientific concepts in a simple manner is the perfect combo. I appreciate the manner in which you strive to debunk common misconceptions especially concerning Quantum Theory!
@dewiz9596
5 жыл бұрын
Nicely done. I’ll watch it again until I fully understand that doping and charge movement stuff
@ahmedhammad5434
5 жыл бұрын
I really like how he doesn't dumb things too much down but also manages the content to keep being easily understanable
@SuperMario1005
5 жыл бұрын
Watching you mess with the solar cell in the calculator earned an instant like from me. I'm scared how much I can relate.
@ScienceAsylum
5 жыл бұрын
So fascinating!
@vinhqngouoc
5 жыл бұрын
Been using solar charging my series of batteries over a year now, I'm telling you, it's worth it
@abhinavabcd
2 жыл бұрын
This really gives you that satisfaction of deep diving, into how things work.
@bendirval3612
4 жыл бұрын
Great explanation. I wish you had also explained why solar cell efficiency drops off when they get too (temperature) warm. I feel like that would have fit in nicely here.
@laxmiparida4119
2 жыл бұрын
I am not sure whether it's correct or not , but maybe I can try! So, Phosphorus is added so that we have some free electrons which can take up some energy and get excited and when the plate of boron silicon is placed since, there is a need of 1 electron for completing it's octet,The electrons flow in a rush! But isn't it that a electron needs energy in discrete packets that is you have to give right amount of energy to let the electron take it;! If you give more it passes, if you give less it passes too;! So maybe giving too much of energy, drops it's efficiency!
@djdal4
3 жыл бұрын
I will never look at solar panels the same, this video has provided me with so much detail and knowledge that I comprehend and no, I won't look at them the same anymore, I will look and understand them
@harshsinghal4342
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Please make more videos like this. Best KZitem channel.
@bclamore
2 жыл бұрын
Very well done -- the complicated explained for the layman, which is always difficult to do.
@jayasuhagiya5870
5 жыл бұрын
2:29 but we need to prevent reflection, (which is still taking place) and a part of incident radiation is lost because of interference. I.e. How interference solves reflection problem?
@suneetiyer81
5 жыл бұрын
I still didn't understand the role of light in making the current flow. What does the incoming light do to the depletion layer? Is the barrier potential increased or decreased? How?
@ameerhamza4816
5 жыл бұрын
Light provide the energy to electron
@ScienceAsylum
5 жыл бұрын
Once the depletion layer forms, there aren't any more free electrons. The light gives energy to electrons to make them free, which is necessary if you want an electric current.
@no_more_free_nicks
5 жыл бұрын
We are just one step away from explaining how the transistor works. I'm not sure if this is a topic that would be interesting to other subscribers.
@LuisAldamiz
5 жыл бұрын
It's a faucet with an attached pixie, right? When electricty strikes the pixie, it tries to escape and the faucet is open, when it doesn't it goes back to rest position and the faucet is closed again. Pretty sure that's how it works.
@chupert
4 жыл бұрын
I don’t know what that is but I’m interested
@johnbonahoom3972
3 жыл бұрын
I had a job at a company called Sunpower. They have developed a "super cell". What they do is buy solar cells from Asia. They then devide each cell into 6 equal straps. Then, in the next sequence these straps are glued back together, with silver oxide glue, into 6 foot lengths. Then build a standard 4x6 foot panel. In testing the product, they achieve up to 400 wats of power in each panel. They notated each panel by its output. Rather incredible.
@seemabahir1646
5 жыл бұрын
One more great video I have watched all your videos literally all and I think this is one of the best
@BaronVonQuiply
5 жыл бұрын
Aww. Usually this is where I comment about how I'm watching the video with the help of solar panels, but I'm watching this one at night. In the day, though... I love my panels. In the summer they give me free AC and even when I'm not running an air conditioner they're lowering my power bill. Plus, I still have some electricity available during a grid power failure.
@bawadevau
5 жыл бұрын
Thanking you
@gse2005
5 жыл бұрын
This was fucking so easy to understand - the use of visuals sets it apart from other videos
@hieuhandbalance
4 жыл бұрын
I really love this video, so energetic that makes me study easier !
@the_real_lajos_toth
2 жыл бұрын
This was the best explanation so far that I've found on KZitem
@physicslad976
5 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@Rico-Suave_
4 жыл бұрын
I am now liking these shorter videos to show my kids. I have my kids watch some educational videos almost daily
@robson6285
5 жыл бұрын
Hahaaa, a Solar power clone: 30%.. how did he find every jewel in al these video's, and it is (of makes it) clear as no other!! Oh how i enjoy and love learning this way!!
@maryamalmansouri1793
3 жыл бұрын
What does the solar powered clone represent in the video?
@tonyggir
11 ай бұрын
Live in WA Just installed 20 panels and 2 power walls. Works great. On a sunny day off grid even in winter.
@deluxeassortment
5 жыл бұрын
A photon has the same kinetic energy as an ionized electron! Let that sink in...
@ShadowJ5020
4 жыл бұрын
that is because of electeon flood theory.
@ShadowJ5020
4 жыл бұрын
a photon is 1837 electrons and a neutron has 1838. everywhere is electrons.
@beyondfossil
3 жыл бұрын
The discussion based directly on the structure of the table of elements at 4:26 in the video is very good. Most other videos just gloss over the details of why Phosphorus and Boron are chosen as the doping atoms.
@ScienceAsylum
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you appreciate it 🤓
@JMPGX
5 жыл бұрын
I love ur vids they are so easy to understand
@rustycherkas8229
2 жыл бұрын
Didn't realise I'd worked with Question Clone's twin sister some years ago! Helen (not her real name) once commented that the "solar powered" calculator on her desk always displayed a random number every morning. She hadn't considered that the office lights were switched off overnight (when there was very little light streaming-in through the windows, too...) Thanks for re-connecting me with that memory. :-) ("Helen" was sweet, kind and intelligent... We all have our "Doh!" moments!! :-)
@tiger-ow8ks
5 жыл бұрын
Man your videos are lit ☀ ☀ ☀
@islamismayilov9688
2 жыл бұрын
My deep thanks dear brother for this kind of perfect explanation
@ScienceAsylum
2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome. Glad you liked it 🤓
@muhammadaliawan7352
5 жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work man!
@muhammadaliawan7352
5 жыл бұрын
2nd
@Fartalot3000
5 жыл бұрын
Dear Nick Lucid, I watch your videos with mixed feelings, glad to learn how things really are, but also disappointed and wondering myself why I ever choose chemistry at school if what they learn is not entirely true..and you are the one to blame!! Lol thanx for your great vids!
@ScienceAsylum
5 жыл бұрын
That's my job! But, rather than call it "bursting bubbles," I prefer "busting myths."
@TheRealReTox
5 жыл бұрын
Great work as always, love it!
@dougnulton
5 жыл бұрын
Just found you today, dude, and have been binging all day. Never stop! You have a great gift.
@thexeventchara
3 жыл бұрын
Same here bro
@Danilego
5 жыл бұрын
Clicked the video so fast!
@GenghisVern
5 жыл бұрын
1) there's always focus on large, central solar arrays instead of home use... for electric 2) how much fossil fuel energy goes to electricity, vs other uses including industrial? that's all solar can replace 3) heating is a big consumer need-- I'd love to see "alternative" heat systems that don't require a geothermal vent :) no need to respond, thanks. good video.
@GroovyVideo2
5 жыл бұрын
solar panels have supplied 97% of my electric power in my rv for 2 yrs - works Great
@sergioreyes-jy2gq
4 жыл бұрын
Got a grad final exam tomorrow on this. I learned more here than in 6 months in a lecture room. Love the Clon
@cgaccount3669
5 жыл бұрын
We always have to be careful about "green" energy. As in what's the carbon footprint on the materials used... mining & transportation & processing. Particularly with green "batteries". I was an early adopter of CFL bulbs. Despite what they claimed the early bulbs burnt out like crazy. Meaning I had to buy more... resulting in more transport and manufacturing costs. Then I realized instant on meant up to 2 seconds for the light to work... dangerous on a staircase. And then the news about mercury in the bulbs hit. Dangerous if they break and toxic for disposal. Expensive to produce and decommission. So now I really wonder if they're actually way worse for the environment than regular old bulbs. Like batteries for solar power storage and "green" vehicles that are likely to cause a huge toxic waste issue in the near future. I've heard about solar being the answer my whole life and there are a lot of good reasons why it's still relatively rare and extremely expensive. Despite all the yearly "breakthroughs " they have over the last 5 decades. I wish green tech wasn't such a marketing scam. They need to be honest about the environmental issues they have.
@BenjaminCronce
5 жыл бұрын
Extremely expensive? It's literally cheaper than the fuel for a a coal power plant in many areas. Cities around the USA are going pure solar because it's the cheapest source of power, even in areas with access to cheap fossil fuel. And this is all ignoring the externalized costs of coal pollution, both mining and burning. Even "clean" coal power plants release plenty of toxins. The only cost effective fossil fuel is natural gas, but that has its own set of practical issues limiting its mass scale use.
@cgaccount3669
5 жыл бұрын
@@BenjaminCronce I'm in western Canada. I priced out solar for my cabin by a lake. A summer cabin when it's warm and extremely sunny. The solar company calculator estimated a full system would pay for itself in 60+ years. And that was based on year round usage so it would be significantly expensive and pay itself in say 300 years. So yep... expensive in the extreme. If you live in a dessert with no local power lines and huge government subsidies then it might be affordable. But solar at the moment, like wind, is way more expensive than alternatives here. We have huge wind farms but their electricity is still double the price. Only government incentives and subsidies makes it at all practical. Of all the houses in the USA about what percent use solar power? I heard Elon Musk's solar roof panels are about $100,000. USD per home. Is that cheap? What about the batteries ? How many years before they need to be replaced and how clean are they? I agree we need to pursue the tech but let's not kid ourselves. There is a reason it's not everywhere yet. And I'm not sure where you get your coal but it's dirt cheap here. And they say there is enough in Alberta to fuel all of North America for 650 years. Not that we want to lol since it is clearly not good for the environment. We also have vast amounts of natural gas, hydro electric and nuclear power in Canada. But every type has some big environmental issue. I'm all for clean energy. I just want the drawbacks clearly stated so people know that even solar isn't perfect. It all comes with a hit to the environment. Those hundreds of wind turbines I drive by... yes hundreds aren't made of fairy dust. They have a huge manufacturing and maintenance footprint and are apparently bad for our bat friends.
@cloudpoint0
5 жыл бұрын
@@cgaccount3669 I priced out a rooftop solar PV panel system in Canada ten years ago with a vendor and it would have cost me $60,000 and pay itself back in 12 years. It should be much cheaper now (half?) and payback should be faster in a sunny place like Alberta (along with today’s increased utility costs), But maybe your cabin is in less sunny BC. If you use it for just a few months of the year, the payback time could well be much longer for your system but it will also have a much longer life to amortize over, which means it comes out the same in the wash except for interest costs. You might have to pay a minimum for year-round hook up to the utility system. I need to pay about $80 each month for the 6 months that I don't use my cabin each year. That might be almost the same cost as a panel system that lasts twice as long as expected. I can't choose this option because my cabin roof is almost entirely shaded by trees. I can't go entirely off-grid at home. Wind turbines probably make more sense for Alberta utilities than solar PV. Rooftop solar PV is still a bit expensive but utility solar PV (not rooftop) is cheaper than coal, gas, hydro or nuclear or any other option in most places except for wind turbines, and energy storage is becoming a negligible added cost. Geothermal is actually the cheapest where it’s available. At the rate solar PV and energy storage are still falling in cost they will be well below any other option in cost in the early 2020s probably everywhere. Solar PV is even making inroads in Alaska now. Coal isn’t an option to consider because of its extreme negative health effects, never mind its extreme negative climate effects. Unless you can gasify it and sequester the bad stuff. Wind turbine manufacturing cost is a onetime cost paid back in 5 to 8 years. They don’t need much maintenance either since they aren’t subjected to high heat but solar PV is better (no moving parts). I would not worry too much about wind turbines and bats given the number incinerated by fossil fuel chimneys (birds too). Besides all the insect populations are crashing because of climate change so fewer bats and birds will be needed, or they will starve.
@cgaccount3669
5 жыл бұрын
@@cloudpoint0 I'll have to check the prices again as I priced out solar in about 2001. I'm still skeptical about solar and wind power payback times. My evidence is how little you see it in reality... how many friends and coworkers do you know using solar? It's still not nearly as common as dreamers wish. And again... marketing hype and outright exaggeration by people that want our money. Prices are dropping fast... I've heard since 1970 when as a child I did a school report on solar... the panels that were going to be everywhere... as common as flying cars and moon bases. I for example went totally LED for lighting to save power. The boxes claim I'll save a fortune on my power bill. But I know it's a huge exaggeration because the savings claimed by the dozens of LED lights I have will mean I pay less than nothing to light my house. I'll save more than my power bill is! Really marketing department??? Really? I want to cut my power usage but I know LED is not yet cost effective, But at least it's not quite as pricey as solar. For example 1 bathroom fixture I have uses 4 globe bulbs. $24 each for LED!!! But with government subsidy I got for $2 each. Still way more than the old 40 cent bulbs. I'd love to go solar or have a windmill in my yard. But do the companies that sell them mention the huge bill you get for replacement batteries every few years? Replacement generators? The energy used to create their green tech? Trucking, mining, plastics, metal processing etc? Those high costs for these systems are due to the high and very un green downstream manufacturing processes that you might find their marketing fails to mention. It's like a city being green with their recycling program failing to mention the plastic they collect gets trucked thousands of miles and is shipped by boat to Chinese slums to be recycled. How green is it really? I just don't want the illusion of being green. That helps nobody and hurts industry that might actually be greener than the green alternative.
@vylbird8014
5 жыл бұрын
The mercury concerns were really overblown. They do contain mercury, but in the most minuscule amounts. I think some publications tried to spread fear about them for political reasons - there were plenty of articles about how Obama was going to force everyone to buy CFLs.
@no_short_circuit
3 жыл бұрын
Great explanation of semi conductors
@omgmaster9985
5 жыл бұрын
I LOVE IT.. really.. I m 18 years old and I m enlightened by your videos
@MrMineHeads.
5 жыл бұрын
Great video Nick! Maybe you should do nuclear energy too, especially the Thorium reactor stuff that got a lot of attention a couple years ago.
@LuisAldamiz
5 жыл бұрын
Thorium is so 2018! Go solar, go!
@LuisAldamiz
5 жыл бұрын
Also be careful what you wish for because he may blow your dreams into pieces. Thorium doesn't work.
@MrMineHeads.
5 жыл бұрын
@@LuisAldamiz why is that?
@LuisAldamiz
5 жыл бұрын
@@MrMineHeads. - We would for a fact if it'd work: someone would have already made it. Nobody has, not even North Koroa!
@komit7348
5 жыл бұрын
Hey Nick, please make a video on how a generator works, or an electrical motor or a transformer..It would be awesome bro! The community really needs it!
You keep on putting out these amazing episodes! As fun, as they are funny, as they are educational!
@mrnothing249
3 жыл бұрын
the best video ever! so funny in a naturally acting way.. which just feels good. well done man!
@XxPlayMakerxX131
5 жыл бұрын
This is precise and condense And simple to follow as well as understand Thank you!
@ScienceAsylum
5 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Glad you liked it :0)
@SquirrelASMR
5 жыл бұрын
You're lame, but your clones are awesome. Just kidding. 😂 Also, can you make a low energy pessimistic clone? I think it would be a funny contrast, since all clones are so high energy.
@junkerzn7312
5 жыл бұрын
Cancellation (shown at 2:45) is awesome. You could do a whole episode on just that. When combined with conservation of energy the implication is the parts of the wave that didn't cancel get all the energy from the parts that did. That blew my mind when a physics professor first demonstrated that for us with an electron beam. LIGO has to deal with the same issue... it is bouncing a laser back and forth but if it isn't tuned properly the energy can actually feed back into the laser emitter and damage it. Radio antenna work the same way (for both transmitting and receiving). And many other things. Cancellation affects just about all of physics. -Matt
@ScienceAsylum
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's pretty awesome!
@delavanty
Жыл бұрын
I love the fact he said the parts the glass is protecting is kinda fragile when glass in itself is fragile unless specifically graded gorilla glass
@mjj2u2
5 жыл бұрын
On a previous video you mentioned that gravity is the curvature of space-time. Can you do a video on how two objects at rest to each other still attract? That's crazy! ;)
@ScienceAsylum
5 жыл бұрын
Why Do Things REALLY Fall? kzitem.info/news/bejne/ln6BrmWQo3mmp3Y
@denethperera9402
3 жыл бұрын
Best explanation ever!!!
@gabor6259
4 жыл бұрын
The best video on the topic! Thank you!
@jaakkopontinen
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video. I'm still here, too - sometimes learning, often times trying to.
@nanigopalsaha2408
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Nick. This was hugely informative and entertaining. By the way, Veritasium has a great video on how semiconductors work, in detail.
@mauriciocebada2863
4 жыл бұрын
Incredible well explain ,I love this video, Congratulations
@AlleyKatt
5 жыл бұрын
Very well put together and simply explained. That had to be time consuming. So where-when do you find the space-time to just sit and think?
@ScienceAsylum
5 жыл бұрын
It was a lot of work. Researching them, I realized I didn't know as much about them as I thought, so I had to learn. I have time to sit and think because of my generous supporters (on Patreon, PayPal, and KZitem Memberships.)
@piotrgoacki9070
3 жыл бұрын
Despite having a Masters degree in electronics, I've never quite understood the doping and quantum tunneling, thanks to your videos I have much better understanding. Thank you!
@ScienceAsylum
3 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome 🙂
@piotrgoacki9070
3 жыл бұрын
@@ScienceAsylum I think that was the problem with my degree in Poland, we did semiconductor devices without knowing quantum physics principles, algebra and circuit theory basics. The course wasted. And it was similar with some other courses as well. Basically they wanted you to run before you could walk. I hope in the US folks are having it better because they can demand quality if they pay.
@ScienceAsylum
3 жыл бұрын
@@piotrgoacki9070 I'd like to say things are better here, but they're probably not. A lot of early university-level physics is more focused on "doing" than "understanding."
@IlicSorrentino
5 жыл бұрын
I really was ignorant about that! Thanks!
@3lhm4ch
2 жыл бұрын
Imagine having him as your sience teacher
@kevin42
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making such amazing content. U dont even know how much iv learnt from these videos alone. Never stop
@swaxtastic
5 жыл бұрын
Your explanation of how the two silicon layers work was perfect. Great detail. Great animations. I finally get it. :)
@mayrongustavo8154
4 жыл бұрын
Melhor canal dedicado à física no KZitem.
@WhySoitanly
3 жыл бұрын
Hilarious AND enlightening. When gated together, knowledge results.
@omarel-ghezawi6466
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent exposition
@lifestudent101-whostolemyname
5 жыл бұрын
Why yes, I will continue to look at solar cells the same way. My favorite part is the antireflective coating.
@MrTej780
5 жыл бұрын
Another well explained video! I'd love to hear your take on some of the big limitations facing solar technology, as well as a run down of other renewables.
@ScienceAsylum
5 жыл бұрын
That's not really my area of expertise. See the pinned comment for more information.
@123przemo123
3 жыл бұрын
The best explanation ever. Thank you!
@ScienceAsylum
3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! 🤓
@konozbinrashid7774
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks to you Nick, now I can make my own solar cell.
@napalm5
5 жыл бұрын
entertaining and engaging without compromising the quality of the material. thanks for this video.
@rajeevk.pathak771
Жыл бұрын
SUPERB... enlightening !!! Thanks !!!
@jaybingham3711
5 жыл бұрын
some discussion on current (low) efficiencies of solar and speculative ideas/breakthroughs that might yield significant (much needed) improvement should have been your final segment. that's the real critical part of solar technology (the need to make it work better) that everyone should be aware of.
@darkiusdark5452
5 жыл бұрын
Dude, You’re amazing. You simplify the Complicated!
@williammorton8555
5 жыл бұрын
I finally understand. .. Thank you.
@tommywhite3545
5 жыл бұрын
Wow. Superb!! And what a coincidence! Because I Júst (literally yesterday) got an assignment for a big subsidised project about usages of graphene. Which also includes solar cells (but with graphene instead of silicons). But I had no idea how this worked. (Electronics in general are not my speciality, compositetechnology is.) So a big thank you for this very good explanation!! 👍👍👍
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