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Caught in the Act! Chemical Reactions Exposed

Public lecture presented by Jerry LaRue

July 14, 2015  ·  01:03:31  runtime
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Jupiter in a Bottle: Extreme States of Matter in the Laboratory

Public lecture presented by Siegfried Glenzer

March 24, 2015  ·  00:57:03  runtime
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LSST camera filter-changing mechanism and shutter

The LSST’s camera will include a filter-changing mechanism and shutter. This animation shows that mechanism at work, which allows the camera to view different...

August 28, 2015
This animation shows that mechanism at work, which allows the camera to view different wavelengths
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‘Supercharging’ Atoms with X-ray Laser

Ultra-bright X-ray laser pulses of the Linac Coherent Light Source

October 7, 2014
This illustration shows how the first experiment at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser stripped away electrons from neon atoms. (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
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Reinventing Batteries

Public lecture presented by Yi Cui

March 29, 2016  ·  01:20:39  runtime
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LCLS-II layout

April 1, 2016
LCLS-II layout
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LCLS-II: The Next Leap for X-ray Science

This movie introduces LCLS-II, a future light source at SLAC. It will generate over 8,000 times more light pulses per second than today’s most...
April 5, 2016  ·  00:01:31  runtime
LCLS-II: The Next Leap for X-ray Science
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Supernovas: Gravity-powered Neutrino Bombs

Public lecture presented by Alex Friedland

January 26, 2016  ·  01:15:51  runtime
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Three approaches to look for fingerprints of dark matter

Researchers around the world pursue three approaches to look for fingerprints of dark matter's ghostly components: on the Earth’s surface, underground and in space. 

February 5, 2016
Researchers around the world pursue three approaches to look for fingerprints of dark matter's ghostly components.
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Gravitational waves: The sound of black holes colliding

May 16, 2016
Gravitational waves: The sound of black holes colliding
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X-ray & ultrafast science

This illustration shows how an ultrabright X-ray laser pulse vaporizes part of a liquid jet, creating umbrella-shaped films of liquid and sending shock waves...

May 20, 2016
 First microscopic movies of liquids getting vaporized.
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Gravitational Waves: The Sound of Black Holes Colliding

Public lecture presented by Brian Lantz

May 24, 2016  ·  01:07:46  runtime
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