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Photograph
Kavli Institute for Partical Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC) scientist Ralf Kaehler, at work here in the "Vizlab," and colleagues use computer visualizations to simulate...
![Kavli Institute for Partical Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC) scientist Ralf Kaehler at work here in the "Vizlab."](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-10/2012_187_7471_VISLAB.jpg?h=273a231d&itok=kmPtH9Ed)
Animation
This animation shows the results of a recent study at SLAC, in which researchers used a powerful beam of electrons to watch gold melt...
![UED Gold Melting](/sites/default/files/UED_GoldStory_technicalclip_V3.gif)
Illustration
Illustration of how a single crystal sample of silicon deforms during shock compression on nanosecond timescales.
![MEC silicon](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-10/mec_silicon_la_final.jpg?h=5a5fc591&itok=5fRShe6-)
Public Lecture Poster
Spacetime and quantum mechanics are the pillars of our modern understanding of fundamental physics.
![The end of spacetime poster](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-02/special_public_lecture_6_2018_arkani_hamed_final.jpg?h=d6bc8b36&itok=4dI3EDN4)
![stillframe image from lecture titled 10 Years of Cosmic Fireworks with the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-03/publiclecture_july2018_feature.jpg?h=3dbd9eac&itok=tjX9z9RM)
Past Event
Public Lectures
The End of Spacetime
Spacetime and quantum mechanics are the pillars of our modern understanding of fundamental physics. But there are storm clouds on the horizon indicating that...
![stillframe from public lecture about spacetime](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-03/stillframe-spacetime.jpg?h=d6666e4b&itok=5XnNk4Pc)
![stillframe public lecture jupiter in a bottle](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-03/stillframe-jupiter-bottle.jpg?h=2d7febaf&itok=BOLg2LeD)
Past Event
Public Lecture
Cosmic Shadow Theater: Casting Light on Galaxies
Register here to watch in person in the Kavli Auditorium, or watch the lecture live on our YouTube page. The afterglow from...
![Public Lecture Poster - Cosmic Shadow Theater: Casting Light on Galaxies](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-07/public_lecture_07_2023_feature_1080x720_0.jpg?h=3dbd9eac&itok=QsBHzK18)