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The Dark Universe Through Einstein's Lens

Presented by Debbie Bard. One of the most surprising predictions made by Einstein's theory of relativity is that light doesn't travel through the universe...

Recorded on July 23, 2013

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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...
Date Wednesday, June 20, 2018
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
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Aina Cohen

Division Director of Structural Molecular Biology (SMB), Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL)

Areas of research: structural biology; X-ray crystallography; synchrotrons and X-ray free-electron lasers; COVID-19 research and drug discovery; protein dynamics; experimental automation

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Keith Hodgson

SSRL director 1998 – 2005
SSRL director 1998 – 2005
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William Chueh

Associate Professor of materials science and engineering and of energy science and engineering; Director, SLAC-Stanford Battery Center; Faculty Scientist, Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences (SIMES)

Areas of research:  energy science; materials for energy; clean energy; sustainability; batteries; energy storage and conversion electrochemistry; redox chemistry; engineering; materials science; X-ray science...

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Lydia Young

Lydia Young
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The Violent Universe

In this talk, Eduardo do Couto e Silva will explain that while the night sky appears calm, it is in fact populated by colossal...

Date Tuesday, October 24, 2006
12:30 p.m.  –  1:30 p.m.  PT
Location Panofsky Auditorium
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Caught in the Act! Chemical Reactions Exposed

Catalysts are the unsung heroes of chemistry: Widely used in industry, they speed up chemical reactions used to make everything from fertilizers to fuels...
Date Tuesday, July 14, 2015
12:30 p.m.  –  1:30 p.m.  PT
Location Kavli Auditorium
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Cosmic Clue: The Dark Matter Mystery

The universe is full of giant structures like galaxies and clusters of galaxies. What holds them together? Over the past century, many diverse observations...
Date Tuesday, November 17, 2015
11:30 a.m.  –  12:30 p.m.  PT
Location Panofsky Auditorium (the New Science and User Support Building)
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X-rays Reveal Secret Life of Batteries

Making the transition from fossil fuels to cleaner, renewable energy sources for the world’s automobile fleet will require dramatic improvements in rechargeable batteries: They...
Date Tuesday, May 27, 2014
12:30 p.m.  –  1:30 p.m.  PT
Location Kavli Auditorium
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Making Molecular Movies: 10,000,000,000,000 Frames per Second

Presented by Kelly Gaffney. Movies have transformed our perception of the world. With slow motion photography, we can see a hummingbird flap its wings...

Date Tuesday, December 12, 2006
11:30 a.m.  –  12:30 p.m.  PT
Location Panofsky Auditorium
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A Comet on Earth: Results from the Stardust Mission

Presented by Sean Brennan. The Stardust mission returned from a 6-year voyage in January of 2006. During the mission it swept through the tail...

Date Tuesday, August 29, 2006
12:30 p.m.  –  1:30 p.m.  PT
Location Panofsky Auditorium
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