Higher signal from lower densities - CANCELEDThe standard way to extract cosmological information from the large-scale structure is to measure two point functions. This statistic is mostly sensitive to the high density regions, which are highly nonlinear objects. Thus, their clustering properties are highly correlated on small scales and the cosmological information in them is limited. ...
The new abundance of natural gas resources (from both conventional and unconventional sources) and ever-expanding LNG capabilities provide opportunities for fuel switching from coal to natural gas around the world. As demonstrated by the dramatic decrease in CO2 emissions associated with electrical power generation in the United States, fuel switching ...
In the last twenty-five years there has been extraordinary progress in our ability to measure and model the tissue properties and activity in the living human brain using magnetic resonance imaging. Reliable measurements can be made at the millimeter scale in individual subjects, significantly enhancing the value of these techniques ...
Where: Cost: Free
Controlling interfacial reactivity with 2D atomic heterostructures: Electrointercalation of Li ionsTailoring the interconversion of electrical energy and chemical energy at the interface of solids and electrolytes stands as one of the preeminent challenges for next-generation energy technologies. Efficient electrochemical processes would enable electrical energy derived from renewable sources to be stored in chemical bonds for use in periods of low ...
X-ray crystallography has tremendous impact on biology, having yielded the structures of thousands of proteins and given detailed insight into their working mechanisms. The requirement for macroscopic crystals, which can be difficult to obtain, as well as the often severe radiation damage caused by the ionizing X-rays during data acquisition ...
Molecular mechanisms underlying phase separation in functional compartmentalization and diseaseBiomolecular condensates coordinate a variety of important functions in cells including stress responses, RNA metabolism and membrane receptor clustering. Here, I will focus on discussing our work on two systems: the RNA-binding protein hnRNPA1, which associates with stress granules and mutations in which drive familial forms of neurodegenerative diseases; and ...
The Quantum Origins of Gravity - CANCELEDIt was once thought that gravity and quantum mechanics were inconsistent with one another. Instead, we are discovering that they are so closely connected that one can almost say they are the same thing. In this lecture, Professor Susskind will explain how this view came into being over the last ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
March Prof & A Pint: Death on the Nile: A 3D Visit to Egypt's Most Enduring Cemetery The ancient Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara was the burial place of kings, queens, priests, and elite officials for 2500 years (3000-332 BCE), and boasts some of the most spectacular architecture and art from the Pharoanic Period. In this talk, we'll make a virtual visit to the site, using a 3D ...
