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From NightHawkInLight. In this video I reveal the secrets for making Japanese senko hanabi sparklers with a bicarbonate based powder composition. Because the powder contains bicarbonate instead of an oxidizer, it can rightly be categorized as non-flammable. In fact the key ingredient in these sparklers, potassium bicarbonate, is also the active ingredient in “purple k”…
From NightHawkInLight. Check out my sponsor Brilliant, free for 30 days (and get 20% off a premium subscription!) by using this link: https://brilliant.org/nighthawk In this video we’re back to one of my favorite projects that I started playing with more than 10 years ago: making giant bubbles. After experimenting with many of my own mixtures,…
From NightHawkInLight. Ad: Check out my sponsor and remove your personal information from the web at https://JoinDeleteMe.com/nighthawk and use code NIGHTHAWK for 20% off. DeleteMe international Plans: https://international.joindeleteme.com In this video we build a machine to make fabric from PLA that has been specially modified for high reflectivity. Because of PLA’s strong emissivity in the…
From NightHawkInLight. Ad: Check out my sponsor and remove your personal information from the web at https://JoinDeleteMe.com/nighthawk and use code NIGHTHAWK for 20% off. DeleteMe international Plans: https://international.joindeleteme.com In this video we explore a series of experiments to make radiative sky cooling fibers, starting with a cotton candy machine and ending with success from an…
From NightHawkInLight. Check out my sponsor Brilliant, free for 30 days (and get 20% off a premium subscription!) by using this link: https://brilliant.org/nighthawk The most useful resource I found while investigating phase change materials was the following paper which explores several different types of low temp salt based PCMs: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316893824_Preparation_and_thermal_properties_of_Glauber’s_salt-based_phase-change_materials_for_Qinghai-Tibet_Plateau_solar_greenhouses The key to reducing the…
From NightHawkInLight. Check out my sponsor and remove your personal information from the web at https://JoinDeleteMe.com/nighthawk and use code NIGHTHAWK for 20% off. DeleteMe international Plans: https://international.joindeleteme.com In this video we explore a new fabric waterproofing method using wax, oil and several different application techniques for awesome results. This method is perfect for bedsheet or…
From NightHawkInLight. Check out my sponsor Brilliant, free for 30 days (and get 20% off a premium subscription!) by using this link: https://brilliant.org/nighthawk In this video we explore the creation of synthetic opal in the workshop with the end goal of improving our homemade radiative sky cooling coatings. The Thought Emporium’s video about making opal:…
From NightHawkInLight. Thanks to Anker for sponsoring this video!🔋 Click HERE to secure your power solution and take the first step towards uninterrupted power supply: https://ankerfast.club/ALOvFP In this video I learn how to make a giant version of my favorite science toy, and also learn a little bit about solar weather balloons. Thanks to WKPS…
From NightHawkInLight. Check out my sponsor Brilliant, free for 30 days (and get 20% off a premium subscription!) by using this link: https://brilliant.org/nighthawk In this video we follow a paper that describes achieving a daytime radiative cooling effect on cotton fabric through the growth of CaCO3 microspheres directly onto the fibers. The paper can be…
From NightHawkInLight. Check out my sponsor Brilliant, free for 30 days (and get 20% off an annual premium subscription!) by using this link: https://brilliant.org/nighthawk In this video I explore a multivariate experimental method called orthogonal (Taguchi) arrays. Thanks to Guillotined Chemistry and Xoltri for their contributions that helped make this video happen. You’ll find lots…
From NightHawkInLight. Check out my sponsor Brilliant, free for 30 days (and get 20% off an annual premium subscription!) by using this link: https://brilliant.org/nighthawk In this video I decided to make a solar heating panel with design features that will be compatible with sky cooling later on. Solar heating is a very efficient method of…
From NightHawkInLight. Check out my sponsor Brilliant, free for 30 days by using this link: https://brilliant.org/nighthawk In this video we explore new methods of making cutting edge radiative sky cooling paint with common grocery and hardware store items. This paint when properly applied can allow for clean, electricity free air conditioning to several degrees below…
From NightHawkInLight. In this video I test several experimental projects with an oxygen concentrator. There was no script for this one so you get to see a bit of my experimental process. Thank you to everyone that supports this channel on Patreon! A special thanks to my top patrons: Teague Lasser, Eugene Pakhomov, Evan Hughes,…
From NightHawkInLight. Here’s a quick follow up to my last video about intercalated graphite and it’s use in intumescent, fire resistant products (seen here: https://youtu.be/8Z5RPPRS-KQ). This pipe collar uses strips of compressed expandable graphite flake with a flexible binder to wrap around pipes and seal them off in case of fire. Pretty neat. Thanks to…
From NightHawkInLight. Check out my sponsor Brilliant and use this link for 20% off a premium subscription: https://brilliant.org/nighthawk – In this video we make intercalated graphite, useful for making graphite foil, graphene, intumescent fire barriers, superconductors, etc.. In addition to this I compare multiple methods of intumescent fire protection to find out if expandable graphite…