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The Sound of Science

The Sound of Science
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WNIJ and NIU STEAM are partnering to create “The Sound of Science,” a weekly series explaining important science, technology, engineering and math concepts using sound. The feature will air at 1:04 p.m. Fridays as a lead-in to Science Friday.Got questions or topic suggestions for the Sound of Science team? Please submit them below!The Sound of Science is made possible by Ken Spears Construction
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We cruise the WNIJ van into the NIU STEAM garage to get the clean facts, to answer a listener's question, on electric vehicle maintenance.
WNIJ & the NIU STEAM duo team-up once again to reveal if it is possible to forecast the weather based on a few simple & seemingly unrelated observations.
Recorded at STEAM HQ, by the team themselves, this episode is 100% STEAM-powered and showcases the true power of leadership.
Recorded at NIU STEAM HQ, by the team themselves, this episode is 100% STEAM-powered and showcases the true power of inspiration.
Our NIU STEAM duo, with a +1 to their roster, returns to WNIJ to share a glimpse into the bright future of NIU STEAM, the Barb City Team, and growing big ideas from small opportunities.
NIU STEAM zooms back to the WNIJ studio and parks the fact mobile to discuss what to be aware of when renting an electric vehicle.
NIU STEAM returns to filter fact from fiction about forever chemicals.
At the WNIJ studio, NIU STEAM spring into action and instruct us on observing World Science Education Day.
We put on our sweet shades as NIU STEAM returns to the WNIJ studio to brighten our day with the facts on how the color of our eyes can affect our sensitivity to light.
With hardhats, t-squares, and sharp minds, NIU STEAM returns to the WNIJ studio to guide us on World Engineering Day.
NIU STEAM slides back into the WNIJ studio to thaw out the facts on the functions of road salt.
NIU STEAM put on their WNIJ mittens and shovel the facts on why our nightly world seems to become illuminated, yet quieter, outside after a snow fall.
NIU STEAM is back to fight a five-alarm blaze burning with question marks: Why can't salt water be used to put out forest fires?
The fusion of NIU STEAM and WNIJ goes nuclear as we react to the facts on steam-induced precipitation.
This week, NIU STEAM is back in the WNIJ studio with buckets of info on water towers.
With a flash, NIU STEAM came thundering back to the WNIJ studio to enlighten us on thundersnow.
Our NIU STEAM team supreme lugged their telescopes to the WNIJ station to answer a listener's question: "If we can see the Moon in the Northern hemisphere, does it look any different in Australia?"
NIU STEAM is on the WNIJ beat to kick off 2025 and they have the rap sheet on how speed limits are dispatched for public vehicles.
Our friends at NIU STEAM visit us one last time, for 2024, to drop some science on New Year's Resolutions and how effective they really are.
NIU STEAM gas up the WNIJ fact bus and deliver the 411 on the possibility of exhausting a little pain at the pump.