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Ukraine. i'm joined now by physics professor at the university of new york. i appreciate your time tonight. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. said today the world narrowly avoided a nuclear catastrophe last night. is that hyperbole? is that overstated? how dangerous was it, what happened? >> i think it's understated because the situation is unstable. realize that it takes just one stray bullet, one stray bullet to hit the electrical system to knock out the emergency cooling system, to cause a loss of water, temperatures rise to 5,000 degrees fahrenheit, melting take place, and we have fukushima ...

The Western Illinois University Department of Physics will host episode nine of its Virtual Science Saturday, "Nanomaterials: What, How, and Why," from 10-11 a.m. March. 5.

Many materials experience a phase transition, such as a metal to a superconductor, or liquid water to ice when there is a change in temperature.

The world is buzzing from the latest news about the Higgs boson. Last Tuesday, scientists at CERN announced that they have made significant progress towards the search of the Higgs boson. Scientists are confident that the progress made will bring them much closer to the discovery by the end of next year.

Whole system and that's another great part of the story. >> reporter: the fbi investigated and agents said the money is legit. the name on the letter and address letter kyle paisley but no graduates with that name. >> at some point it dawned on me the person doesn't want to be found, why should i do it? >> reporter: a physics professor with scholarship money and a mystery he chooses not to solve. kerry sanders, nbc news. >> and coming up, even more good news tonight about the days ahead when "the 1th hour "continues. 1th hour "continues oh, we can help with that. okay, imagine this. continues....