Half of our universe appears to be missing, and scientists at SLAC and all over the world are trying to understand why. Don't miss...
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When we explore Nature at distances much smaller than the size of an atom, we find new and mysterious physical principles. At such small...
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Black Holes, the Brightest Objects in the Universe
Black holes are everywhere in the Universe. They form when massive stars end their life in a simultaneous violent collapse and energetic explosion. Galaxies...
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Diamonds have been a prized material throughout history. They are scarce and beautiful, wars have been fought over them, and they remain today a...
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Electron Superhighway: a Quantum Leap for Computing
For the past 60 years, progress in information technology has been governed by Moore's law, which states that the number of transistors on a...
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Magnetic Movies: Watching Memory Bits Dance
Movies allow us to experience and understand worlds we may never be able to visit. During this presentation Bill Schlotter will explain how to...
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In the Shadow of the HIGGS!
This has been an exciting summer for particle physicists who have collectively spent the last forty years hunting for the Higgs boson. Last year...
