Created by French surrealist artist Roland Topor and director Henri Xhonneux, Telecat is a news show parody hosted by a tomcat named Groucha (who always had his arm in plaster) and an ostrich named Lola. It featured a variety of sentient objects and revolved around the idea that the real-life elementary particles known as gluons were “the souls of objects”.
Astro Boy is set in a futuristic world where robots coexist with humans. Astro Boy, a powerful and sentient robot, fights against evil and protects humanity. Based on the manga series by Osamu Tezuka, this classic anime combines action, adventure, and sci-fi elements.
When two children discover a mysterious box containing strange toys, they soon realize that the toys are giving them extraordinary powers. As they develop their newfound abilities, they attract the attention of the FBI and a neurologist who are determined to uncover the secrets behind the box. With the help of their parents and a compassionate schoolteacher, the children embark on a journey of courage and compassion as they try to protect the box from falling into the wrong hands.
When Ba'al travels back in time to prevent the Stargate program from ever starting, an SG-1 team must go back in time to restore the timeline and save humanity from a devastating future. They face a race against time, encountering aliens, changing history, and battling to secure Earth's future.
Griff, a shy and socially awkward office worker, lives a double life as a superhero with the power of invisibility. His imagination and loneliness drive him to create a fantasy world where he can be a hero. However, his alter ego becomes a source of conflict when he falls in love with his co-worker, Melody.
The enthusiasms, fears, joys and disappointments of the (private and professional) life of a well-known group of boys fond of physics and mathematics, who just made history as the Via Panisperna boys.
Photon is an experimental animated film that takes viewers on a journey through the evolution of life, from the molecular level to the creation of the universe. Set in a dystopian future Earth, the film combines elements of science, art, and storytelling to explore the mysteries of life and the universe.
A surrealistic journey through the universe explores the existential questions related to life and meaning. It combines elements of comedy, drama, and sci-fi.
A wayward atom escapes life in a bit and encounters a friend he can dance, laugh, and play with.
Of Stars and Men is a 1964 animated film from the Hubley family of animators, based on the 1959 book of the same name by astronomer Harlow Shapley, who also narrates. Made in the style of a documentary, it tells of humankind's quest (in the form of a child) to find its place in the universe, through themes such as outer space, physical matter, the meaning of life and the periodic table. There are no character voices; instead, they "talk" through their actions. It has been cited as an example of an "animated documentary".
Quantum Project is the story of physicist and prodigy Paul Pentcho (Stephen Dorff), whose exploration of the quantum universe leads him on a collision course with life, destiny, and true love.
Where would we be without these microscopic particles?
General Electric sponsors this explanation of atomic energy, detailing some of its uses besides the bomb. Using animation and an off-screen narrator, the film describes the atom, elements and isotopes, the discovery of transmutation, experiments in artificial transmutation, and the reasons for the power of nuclear fission. The film argues that now, besides war, the atomic age holds promise for energy, farming, medicine, and research. The promise of the atomic age will depend on human wisdom.
This short animation transports us from the farthest conceivable point of the universe to the tiniest particle of existence, an atom of a living human cell. The art of animation and animation camera achieve this exhilarating journey with a freshness and clarity. Without words.
The World of Chemistry is a television series on introductory chemistry hosted by Nobel prize-winning chemist Roald Hoffmann. The series consists of 26 half-hour video programs, along with coordinated books, which explore various topics in chemistry through experiments conducted by Stevens Point emeritus professor Don Showalter the "series demonstrator" and interviews with working chemists, it also includes physics and earth science related components. The series was produced by the University of Maryland, College Park and the Educational Film Center and was funded by the Annenberg/CPB Project, it was filmed in 1988 and first aired on PBS in 1990. This series supports science standards recognized nationally by the United States and is still widely used in high school and college chemistry courses. The entire series is currently available on learner.org for free in an online video streaming format.
A short, impressionistic documentary about the extremely precise process behind the creation of an autoclave (a reaction container) for a nuclear power plant. Otherworldly electroacoustic soundtrack by Oskar Sala.
Catch a ride to nanospace with Oxy and her crew to boldly go where only atoms have gone before! Aboard the Molecularium, the most fantastic ship in the universe, fly through the crystalline structure of a snowflake, blast through the far reaches of space, escape the tangled polymers of chewing gum and discover the molecular machinery of a living cell.
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