Plants have been doing it with ease for millions of years, and yet science has yet to fully comprehend how: Photosynthesis. It's a fundamental...
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Ultimate Atomic Bling: Nanotechnology of Diamonds
Diamonds exist in all sizes, from the Hope Diamond to minuscule crystals only a few atoms across. The smallest of these diamonds are created...
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A Blueprint for New Fuel Cell Catalysts
Glaciers are shrinking, gas prices are rising - so is our energy-hungry way of life doomed? We believe, no. Every day our sun provides...
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Dark Energy. What the ...?
What is the Universe made of? This question has been asked as long as humans have been questioning, and astronomers and physicists are finally...
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Antimatter: What is it and where did it go?
In this public lecture we will explore the mystery of antimatter: Where did it go? Why is the universe made up of only matter...
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Particle Accelerator on a Chip
Accelerators are huge, expensive tubes sometimes miles long that produce high energies for smashing protons or making intense X-ray light. 21st-century technology has taken...
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The masterpieces of Henri Matisse, Vincent Van Gogh, Georges Seurat and many of their contemporaries are currently undergoing catastrophic changes, including paint discoloration and...
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Hydrogen: Fueling the Future
As our dependence on foreign oil increases and concerns about global climate change rise, the need to develop sustainable energy technologies is becoming increasingly...
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Hunting the Elusive Higgs Boson and the Origin of Mass
For over 40 years, physicists have been trying to track down a hypothetical particle called the Higgs boson. This particle could explain how known...
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Life Redefined: Microbes Built with Arsenic
UPDATE - In the time following this lecture, aspects of the research featured here have been disproven or come into question. See this article...
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Engineering Human Touch
We humans interact with our physical environment through our senses of touch, sight, smell, taste, and hearing. One of the great challenges in developing...
