The invisible motion of still objects - Ran Tivony
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Many of the inanimate objects around you probably seem perfectly still. But look deep into the atomic structure of any of them, and you’ll see a world in constant flux — with stretching, contracting, springing, jittering, drifting atoms everywhere. Ran Tivony describes how and why molecular movement occurs and investigates if it might ever stop.
Molecules move faster when they absorb energy in the form of heat or electromagnetic radiation. What do you think will happen to a molecule in case it will absorb a really large amount of energy? Can you think of an example for such a large energy source?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Ran Tivony
- Script Editor Eleanor Nelsen
- Producer Zedem Media
- Director Michael Kalopaidis
- Animator Andria Pourouti
- Artist Christina Kalli
- Sound Designer Andreas Trachonitis
- Narrator Addison Anderson
