Macro Dark MatterDark matter is a vital component of the current best model of our universe, Lambda-CDM. There are leading candidates for what the dark matter could be (e.g. weakly-interacting massive particles, or axions), but no compelling observational or experimental evidence exists to support these particular candidates, nor any beyond-the-Standard-Model physics that ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
DIRECT FROM PLUTOA presentation of the Science Channel video "Direct from Pluto". We will see the first results from the New Horizons probe, a NASA spacecraft sent to explore Pluto, and the fastest spacecraft ever launched. We will follow up with some additional images and findings from recent weeks.
The CITRIS People and Robots Initiative will host a weekly seminar series every Monday Sept. 21 – Oct. 26 from 4-5 pm and every Monday Nov. 2 – Dec. 7 from 3-4 pm. The seminars will be held in room 250 Sutardja Dai Hall. Each week three 15-minute informal "lightning" ...
Nearly all the fuels and chemicals produced and consumed today are derived from fossil resources. This talk will describe recent efforts to develop new, renewable pathways to produce the same kinds of fuels and chemicals that our society relies on, though in a sustainable manner. In particular, the talk will ...
