This talk will cover research being conducted in the Schimpf Lab, which focuses on solution-phase syntheses of inorganic solid-state materials. The talk will contain two parts: colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals and cluster-based coordination assemblies. In the first part, I will discuss the use of colloidal synthesis to access metastable phases of ...
Regulating Thermal Radiation With Metal-Insulator Phase TransitionAs a textbook example of strongly correlated electron material, vanadium dioxide (VO2) features a metal-insulator transition (MIT) when temperature drops below 67oC. The physics of the MIT has challenged physicists for decades, while the potential of the MIT has inspired researchers for a wide range of applications. We ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Virtual Star Party - Space Fest - LivestreamThe future of space is as bright as the stars! From the JWST to LUCY to DART to VERITAS, there are more missions than ever before working to study our universe. Join the Bell Museum planetarium team as we explore the future of astronomy and share live views of the ...
Where: Cost: Free
First Friday: Winter SkiesHave a stellar night of after-hours fun as we relaunch our fan-favorite First Friday series. Get the inside scoop on everyone’s favorite dwarf planet, Pluto and winter’s constellations. Then, gaze into the depths of the cosmos with a virtual reality installation, live Sky Tonight Zeiss Planetarium Show, Telescope Viewing! For ...
Where: OaklandCost: $15 General, $10 kids/seniors, $5 members
Space Fest 2022 - Spectacular Spacecraft, Extraordinary Missions - LivestreamCruise through the solar system with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. We’ll explore groundbreaking space missions to destinations such as Saturn’s exotic moon Titan, our neighboring planet Venus, and the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, the source of NASA’s first asteroid sample, which is aboard a spacecraft making its way back to ...
The EV is joined by guest Speaker Nat Goodby for an informative and exciting look at the Bats of North America. Learn about the diversity of bats (in California and globally), why bats are amazing and important, threats to bats and conservation needs, and an overview of the North American ...
Where: Cost: Free
Sunday, 02/06/22
Space Fest 2022 - Moon, Mars, and Beyond! - LivestreamCome along with our crew of regional NASA Solar System Ambassadors on an exciting tour of current and future NASA space exploration missions, including Artemis and Mars Perseverance. Our journey will include a hands-on activity that the whole family will enjoy as well as plenty of time for Q&A. Register ...
Two Condensed Matter Physics Talks - LivestreamSuperexchange-induced valley splitting in two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenidesBreaking time-reversal symmetry via an external magnetic field or supporting magnetic substrate has been demonstrated to lift the degeneracy of the band gaps at the inequivalent K and K’ valleys in monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), a phenomenon known as valley splitting. However, ...
Astrophysical shock waves are among the most powerful particle accelerators in the Universe. Generated by violent interactions of supersonic plasma flows with the interstellar or intergalactic medium, shocks are inferred to amplify magnetic fields and accelerate electrons and protons to highly relativistic speeds. However, the exact mechanisms that allow these ...
Where: Cost: Free
The Revolution Underway in United States Industrial Policy - LivestreamUnited States industrial policy is undergoing a revolutionary change, with important implications for innovation. The historic understanding of the purpose of federal industrial policy is to support the federal government responsibility to maintain employment, stability, and growth. But today federal industrial policy is being defined by a new set of ...
Recreational mathematics involves mathematical puzzles and games, often appealing to children and untrained adults, inspiring their further study of the subject. Can a similar analogy be drawn in biology? Without making any claims of usefulness, we will explore a wide range of puzzles in living systems including: Can single cells be ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Tequiologies: Indigenous Solutions Against Climate Catastrophe - LivestreamIt is a myth of the West’s choosing: perpetual economic growth, advancing through a digestive system of sorts, one that uses technology as one of its core components. In its churn, ecosystems became goods; people, mere consumers. The myth turned the world into a place increasingly inhospitable to human life. ...
Where: Cost: Free
Tuesday, 02/08/22
February Bird WalkWhile winter birds are still abundant in the Garden, this month we will be looking for the earliest of our spring migrants with our guide, Chris Carmichael, PhD. Masks are required during this walk. We suggest bringing binoculars if you have them, and layers in case it ...
The fast growth of portable power sources for transportation and grid-scale stationary storage presents great opportunities for new battery chemistries. The invention of lithium ion batteries has been recognized with Nobel Prize in 2019. How to increase energy density, reduce cost, speed up charging, extend life, enhance safety and reuse/recycle ...
Bat diversity around the world includes remarkable adaptations, including species that are highly specialized to drink nectar and pollinate flowers. Worldwide, bats pollinate about 500 different plant species, some of which are commercially important, such as durian in southeast Asia, columnar cacti that produce pitaya fruits in Mexico, and, of course, ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Wednesday, 02/09/22
Targeting the Immune Exoproteome - LivestreamDr. Aaron Ring, Yale University, will present his lab’s efforts to engineer cytokine pathways for cancer immunotherapy and novel approaches in systems immunology to profile functional autoantibody responses.Register at weblink to attend.
How do scientists go from OMG to PhD? How do they turn their passion for science into their profession? What advice do they have for future scientists?If you are a 5th-12th grade student, undergraduate, teacher or parent, join us to ask these questions and more in a Q&A session with ...
Where: Cost: Free
Spatial and Temporal Variability in Processes Regulating Estuarine Fouling Communities - LivestreamEstuarine invertebrates experience high interannual variability in abiotic conditions. Additionally, estuaries are hotspots for biological invasions, and increased stress-tolerance among introduced species could change invertebrate species interactions. Using sessile invertebrates, I investigated how processes influencing communities change spatially and temporally in Tomales Bay, CA. Over the summers of 2018 - ...
At the beginning of the 20th century Einstein changed the way we think about Time. Now, early in the 21st century, the measurement of Time is being revolutionized by the ability to cool a gas of atoms to temperatures millions of times lower than any naturally occurring temperature in the ...
Where: Cost: Free
Artificial Intelligence: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - LivestreamArtificial Intelligence (AI) is a remarkable technology that has profoundly impacted our lives. It now beats humans at some of their own games. How did we get here? In this lecture, Abu-Mostafa will describe the scientific journey of AI since the 1980s, as well as Caltech's foundational role in its ...
The more we learn about other worlds, the better we understand our own. Astronomers today ask: what makes a world habitable? What creates and sustains an environment friendly to life? NASA has several new missions ready to address this topic, from the Parker Solar Probe, studying our Sun’s wind; to new ...
Where: Cost: Free
Thursday, 02/10/22
Cold Air Rises: Profound Effects of Vapor Buoyancy on Earth's Climate - Livestream The molar mass of water vapor is less than that of dry air, making humid air lighter than dry air at the same temperature and pressure. This effect is known as vapor buoyancy and has been considered negligibly small in large-scale climate dynamics. Here we use theory, reanalysis data, and ...
Where: Cost: Free
Distribution System Planning: DERs and the Smart Grid - LivestreamAndy Eiden and Angela Long will discuss Portland General Electric's (PGE) efforts to address Oregon's aggressive electricity decarbonization legislation. They will discuss PGE's distribution resource planning and distributed energy resources forecasting methods.Register at weblink to attend online.
The International System of Units (the SI), the modern metric system, has recently undergone its most revolutionary change since its origins during the French Revolution. The nature of this revolution is that all of the base units of the SI are now defined by fixing values of natural constants. Our ...
Looking for a hot night out on the town? Slip into something comfortable and take an intimate look at sex - you know, the transfer of genetic information through sperm and eggs, which has resulted in evolution and specialization among species over time. From the lengths we’ll go to for ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
NightlifeCalling all creatures of the night: explore the nocturnal side of the Academy at NightLife and see what's revealed. With live DJs, outdoor bars, ambiance lighting, and nearly 40,000 live animals (including familiar faces like Claude the albino alligator), the night is sure to be wild.Step inside the iconic Shake ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $17.75 - $15.25
Where is the Wild After Wildfire? - LivestreamForests that have experienced fire are vibrant, dazzling, full of life, and rapidly regenerating. Wildflowers and thousands of tree seedlings are bursting from the earth; the air is full of birdsong. The flowers attract insects, which attract birds and smaller mammals, which in turn attract the raptors and larger mammals. ...
Everyone has experienced the call. “This is Alex from the credit card company. We have a refund we want to give you that has to be deposited directly into your bank account. What is your bank account number?†or words to that effect. Or maybe “Alex†(or “Vickiâ€, or “Joshâ€) ...
Where: Cost: Free
Virtual Telescope Viewing - CanceledJoin our resident astronomers on Facebook Live and YouTube live from Chabot’s Observation deck!Each week, our astronomers will guide us through spectacular night sky viewing through Nellie, Chabot‘s most powerful telescope. Weather permitting we will be able to view objects live through the telescopes and our astronomers will be available ...
