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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...
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Public Lecture
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...
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Public Lecture
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...
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Public Lecture
Cosmic Shadow Theater: Casting Light on Galaxies
Register here to watch in person in the Kavli Auditorium, or watch the lecture live on our YouTube page. The afterglow from...
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Public Lecture
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...