Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany Hessian
Is your sleep position causing back pain? Watch this video to learn about the best position that compensates for the problems that sitting all day can cause.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Air travel has been the focus of much scrutiny lately due to its devastating effects on the environment. How will the aircraft of the future address this problem?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
What sounds like a distant vision of the future is already possible today – at least when it comes to technology. Will quadcopters and "soulless" unmanned aircraft soon be transporting hundreds of passengers over long distances?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Freaked out by the idea of a pilotless plane? How about one without any moving parts at all – no turbines, no propellers? The next generation of aircraft could involve ion propulsion, which allows planes to take off and land anywhere – all without making a sound.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
From Brussels to Barcelona in just 30 minutes? The dream could soon become reality! Come along on a high-speed trip to the Netherlands and learn more about the futuristic vision of a Europe-wide Hyperloop transport network.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
"There are inventions that were made and later forgotten, and there are inventions that somebody forgot to invent." Walter Günther from Frankfurt/Main has done some catching up. He makes devices, which look as if they are from a museum, but which in reality never existed! (Copyright DPA)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The great inventors' exhibition begins soon at the Nuremberg Exhibition Hall, where more than 700 inventions are on display. Check out just a few of the many clever ideas being presented. (video copyright dpa)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Everyone knows the brand Mercedes-Benz, but not many know much about the founder. This video series tells the story of the automobile from the very beginning, and in particular, the life story of Carl Benz.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
When Carl Benz first introduced his invention, people were anything but enthusiastic. In fact, many were terrified of the strange, spluttering contraption.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
In Part I of this episode, which deals with human birth, we start with the Big Bang and follow a troop of sperm as they make their way to the ovum.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
One lucky sperm has made it into the egg – now the chromosomes from the sperm and the egg can start to link up.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Cell division is now in full swing, and inside the embryo, the organs are being formed! All the cells now have to reach the places where they are needed.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The formation of the embryo is in full swing, and the cells are working diligently to create all of the different body parts!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
More building blocks are needed to form the growing embryo — and the chromosome department is hard at work!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
The last segment of this video focuses on gestation: Over the course of nine months, a single, fertilized egg becomes a baby!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
This series (originally created in French) explains processes in the human body, and in particular those related to cells and reproduction. We begin with the origin of the first cell—the source of all life on Earth!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
What is a cell made of, and how many of them are there in the human body? And what is the “primordial soup” from which all life on Earth emerged?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Red and white blood cells, fats, carbohydrates, and more! They are all anthropomorphized in this zany animated look at how human cells are formed.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
The journey continues inside of the cell, where one of the operators take a few elements along on a tour of all of the different respiratory processes.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
A few nasty viruses have managed to gain entry into the cells. But the white blood cells can handle them!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
In this final segment detailing the goings-on within a human cell, we learn about what happens when there’s a skin injury.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Ancient Greece was home to many great thinkers, such as the physician Hippocrates, the philosopher Socrates, the sculptor Phidias, and the mathematician Archimedes.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
In this video, you will learn what a gnomon was used for, who Euclid and Eratosthenes were, and what secret Archimedes thinks he discovered after his apprenticeship with Euclid.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
The king suspects that his goldsmith has cheated him and his new crown isn’t really made of pure gold. Can Archimedes help determine what the crown is made of without smashing it apart?
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