Speaker: Sylvain Barbot, Earth Observatory of Singapore
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Discovery of New Two-Dimensional Materials with Electro-Active FunctionalityIn this talk, two different strategies for the discovery of new two-dimensional (2D) materials with electro-active functionality will be introduced. Our new 2D materials are created based on the engineering of crystal structure dealing with electrons, showing unprecedented physical properties. The first material, “electrideâ€, which is regarded as a ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
'No Belles' - San RafaelNo Belles is a dramatic production about women scientists and the Nobel prize. Portal Theatre is a theater company based in Portland, OR, whose play "No Belles" focuses on the lives of women scientists who won Nobel Prizes and some who did not. It was performed at the Fall 2017 ...
Where: San RafaelCost: $15 General, $8 Students
Celebrating Stephen Hawking: How Black Holes are Not Quite BlackScientists and science enthusiasts are mourning the passing of Stephen Hawking, one of the great minds and spirits of our time. In this introductory, non-technical talk, Andrew Fraknoi will briefly summarize Hawking’s life, and talk about the importance of his scientific work. He’ll focus particularly on Hawking’s work merging the ...
