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The Dark Side of the Universe

Presented by Marusa Bradac. One of the greatest accomplishments in recent astrophysics is the creation of a model for the complete inventory of the...

Date Tuesday, August 28, 2007
12:30 p.m.  –  1:30 p.m.  PT
Location Panofsky Auditorium
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Here Be Monsters: Tales of the Hot Universe

In this talk, we embark on a remarkable adventure that explores the hottest and most powerful objects in the universe. Our travels take us...
Date Tuesday, December 3, 2013
11:30 a.m.  –  12:30 p.m.  PT
Location Kavli Auditorium
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Revolutionary 3D Views of Viral RNA Using Cryogenic Electron Microscopy

Presented by Rachael Kretsch. SARS-Cov-2 and other RNA viruses are formidable natural foes of humanity. To fight them, we must understand them better, especially...

Date Thursday, April 7, 2022
10:00 a.m.  –  11:00 a.m.  PT
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Viewing the Beginning of Time from the Most Remote Places on Earth

Presented by Zeeshan Ahmed. Shortly after the birth of the universe, space was filled by a plasma that was literally red-hot. The light radiated...

Date Thursday, October 8, 2020
10:00 a.m.  –  11:00 a.m.  PT
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Brown Dwarfs: Failed Stars or Overachieving Planets?

Giant planets can be up to 13 times the mass of Jupiter, while the least massive stars are about 80 times the mass of...
Date Tuesday, July 30, 2019
12:30 p.m.  –  1:30 p.m.  PT
Location Panofsky Auditorium, Science and User Support Building (B53)
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Making Waves in a Superconductor

Superconductors are materials in which electric current flows freely, without resistance. They are used to create the powerful magnetic fields needed to operate MRI...
Date Tuesday, January 29, 2019
11:30 a.m.  –  12:30 p.m.  PT
Location Panofsky Auditorium, Science and User Support Building (B53)
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Cryo-EM: Amazing 3D Views of Life’s Molecular Machines

Presented by Wah Chiu. Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is a revolutionary technology for making 3D images of the inner workings of cells in much...

Date Tuesday, September 25, 2018
12:30 p.m.  –  1:30 p.m.  PT
Location Panofsky Auditorium, Science and User Support Building (B53)
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Paint-On Solar Cells: How the Magic Happens

Solar power is a clean and renewable source of energy, but it has struggled to compete with fossil fuels on cost.  Most solar cells...
Date Tuesday, November 28, 2017
11:30 a.m.  –  12:30 p.m.  PT
Location Panofsky Auditorium, Science and User Support Building
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Flares and Fireworks from Black Holes

Black holes are some of the most exotic and extreme objects in the universe. Though they sound like the stuff of science fiction, they...
Date Tuesday, July 25, 2017
12:30 p.m.  –  1:30 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC Building 53, Panofsky Auditorium
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Caught on Camera: The Secret Lives of Life's Molecules

For decades, scientists have been working to understand the building blocks of life by studying the structures of proteins and other large biological molecules. ...
Date Tuesday, April 11, 2017
12:30 p.m.  –  1:30 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC Panofsky Auditorium (Building 53)
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Mutant Ribosomes and the Action of Antibiotics

The ribosome, found in all living cells, is the molecular machine that builds proteins. It faithfully attaches together amino acids – the building blocks...
Date Tuesday, March 25, 2014
12:30 p.m.  –  1:30 p.m.  PT
Location Kavli Auditorium
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Metals, Molecules, Life and Death

In our normal everyday lives we are exposed to an incredibly complex chemical soup consisting of an enormous variety of different chemical compounds. Many...
Date Tuesday, August 31, 2004
12:30 p.m.  –  1:30 p.m.  PT
Location Panofsky Auditorium
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