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Latest podcast episodes about saturday science show id

Astronomy (Video)
Return to Apollo: Geologic Evolution of a Young Moon

Astronomy (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 59:10


New state-of-the-art chronologic measurements of rocks brought to Earth by Apollo astronauts reveal that many of the historical age determinations are erroneous. The new measurements presented by cosmochemist Lars Borg demonstrate that the Moons mantle and crust formed contemporaneously between 4.33 and 4.38 billion years ago. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 35696]

Astronomy (Audio)
Return to Apollo: Geologic Evolution of a Young Moon

Astronomy (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 59:10


New state-of-the-art chronologic measurements of rocks brought to Earth by Apollo astronauts reveal that many of the historical age determinations are erroneous. The new measurements presented by cosmochemist Lars Borg demonstrate that the Moons mantle and crust formed contemporaneously between 4.33 and 4.38 billion years ago. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 35696]

Astronomy (Video)
Planetary Defense: Avoiding a Cosmic Catastrophe

Astronomy (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 49:40


Our planet has been continually bombarded by asteroids since its formation, 4.5 billion years ago. While the frequency of large impacts has decreased, many potential Near-Earth Object threats remain undiscovered, so if or when they will impact Earth remains unknown. Fortunately, if an Earth-threatening asteroid is discovered in time, there are ways to mitigate or even prevent a disaster. Scientists at LLNL provide computer simulations in preparation these scenarios so if the time comes where an asteroid is headed our way, we will be prepared. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 35698]

Astronomy (Audio)
Planetary Defense: Avoiding a Cosmic Catastrophe

Astronomy (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 49:40


Our planet has been continually bombarded by asteroids since its formation, 4.5 billion years ago. While the frequency of large impacts has decreased, many potential Near-Earth Object threats remain undiscovered, so if or when they will impact Earth remains unknown. Fortunately, if an Earth-threatening asteroid is discovered in time, there are ways to mitigate or even prevent a disaster. Scientists at LLNL provide computer simulations in preparation these scenarios so if the time comes where an asteroid is headed our way, we will be prepared. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 35698]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)
Crossing the Blood Brain Barrier: One Byte at a Time

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 53:54


The blood-brain-barrier (BBB) is a special structure in the body that helps to protect the brain from unwanted toxins and germs. Unfortunately, this barrier can also make it extremely difficult for therapeutics to reach their intended target within brain. Lawrence Livermore Lab scientists describe how combining experimental techniques with computational methods, making use of some of the fastest supercomputers in the world, can speed up the process of optimizing therapeutics to cross the BBB. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 34467]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)
Crossing the Blood Brain Barrier: One Byte at a Time

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 53:54


The blood-brain-barrier (BBB) is a special structure in the body that helps to protect the brain from unwanted toxins and germs. Unfortunately, this barrier can also make it extremely difficult for therapeutics to reach their intended target within brain. Lawrence Livermore Lab scientists describe how combining experimental techniques with computational methods, making use of some of the fastest supercomputers in the world, can speed up the process of optimizing therapeutics to cross the BBB. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 34467]

Science (Video)
Crossing the Blood Brain Barrier: One Byte at a Time

Science (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 53:54


The blood-brain-barrier (BBB) is a special structure in the body that helps to protect the brain from unwanted toxins and germs. Unfortunately, this barrier can also make it extremely difficult for therapeutics to reach their intended target within brain. Lawrence Livermore Lab scientists describe how combining experimental techniques with computational methods, making use of some of the fastest supercomputers in the world, can speed up the process of optimizing therapeutics to cross the BBB. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 34467]

University of California Audio Podcasts (Audio)
Crossing the Blood Brain Barrier: One Byte at a Time

University of California Audio Podcasts (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 53:54


The blood-brain-barrier (BBB) is a special structure in the body that helps to protect the brain from unwanted toxins and germs. Unfortunately, this barrier can also make it extremely difficult for therapeutics to reach their intended target within brain. Lawrence Livermore Lab scientists describe how combining experimental techniques with computational methods, making use of some of the fastest supercomputers in the world, can speed up the process of optimizing therapeutics to cross the BBB. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 34467]

University of California Video Podcasts (Video)
Crossing the Blood Brain Barrier: One Byte at a Time

University of California Video Podcasts (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 53:54


The blood-brain-barrier (BBB) is a special structure in the body that helps to protect the brain from unwanted toxins and germs. Unfortunately, this barrier can also make it extremely difficult for therapeutics to reach their intended target within brain. Lawrence Livermore Lab scientists describe how combining experimental techniques with computational methods, making use of some of the fastest supercomputers in the world, can speed up the process of optimizing therapeutics to cross the BBB. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 34467]

Science (Audio)
Crossing the Blood Brain Barrier: One Byte at a Time

Science (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 53:54


The blood-brain-barrier (BBB) is a special structure in the body that helps to protect the brain from unwanted toxins and germs. Unfortunately, this barrier can also make it extremely difficult for therapeutics to reach their intended target within brain. Lawrence Livermore Lab scientists describe how combining experimental techniques with computational methods, making use of some of the fastest supercomputers in the world, can speed up the process of optimizing therapeutics to cross the BBB. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 34467]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)
In the Mood: Deciphering Complex Brain Signals

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2019 45:50


The human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons, and 100 trillion connections between those neurons. Despite our inability to image each neuron and determine their exact connective patterns, several approaches for noninvasive imaging of the living brain have been developed and utilized to great benefit. LLNL scientist Alan Kaplan explores the immense landscape of the human brain and quantifies the brain in terms of data flow. Then describes engineering applications of recorded electrophysiological data and explores methods for analyzing such data to determine the pattern of signals that arise during various activities and mood states. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 34465]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)
In the Mood: Deciphering Complex Brain Signals

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2019 45:50


The human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons, and 100 trillion connections between those neurons. Despite our inability to image each neuron and determine their exact connective patterns, several approaches for noninvasive imaging of the living brain have been developed and utilized to great benefit. LLNL scientist Alan Kaplan explores the immense landscape of the human brain and quantifies the brain in terms of data flow. Then describes engineering applications of recorded electrophysiological data and explores methods for analyzing such data to determine the pattern of signals that arise during various activities and mood states. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 34465]

Women in Science (Video)
Giving Your Brain a Voice: Engineering Sensors That Listen to Brain Cells

Women in Science (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2019 46:52


The human brain is composed of billions of cells that communicate through chemical and electrical signals. LLNL microelectrodes can interface directly with the brain to allow us to monitor and manipulate the dynamics of these brain signals. LLNL microelectrodes are flexible and microfabricated in dense arrays that allow them to collect large amounts of information over long periods of time in the body. Scientists Anna Belle and Allison Yorita go over how these arrays are microfabricated and their diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 34464]

Women in Science (Audio)
Giving Your Brain a Voice: Engineering Sensors That Listen to Brain Cells

Women in Science (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2019 46:52


The human brain is composed of billions of cells that communicate through chemical and electrical signals. LLNL microelectrodes can interface directly with the brain to allow us to monitor and manipulate the dynamics of these brain signals. LLNL microelectrodes are flexible and microfabricated in dense arrays that allow them to collect large amounts of information over long periods of time in the body. Scientists Anna Belle and Allison Yorita go over how these arrays are microfabricated and their diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 34464]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)
Giving Your Brain a Voice: Engineering Sensors That Listen to Brain Cells

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2019 46:52


The human brain is composed of billions of cells that communicate through chemical and electrical signals. LLNL microelectrodes can interface directly with the brain to allow us to monitor and manipulate the dynamics of these brain signals. LLNL microelectrodes are flexible and microfabricated in dense arrays that allow them to collect large amounts of information over long periods of time in the body. Scientists Anna Belle and Allison Yorita go over how these arrays are microfabricated and their diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 34464]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)
Giving Your Brain a Voice: Engineering Sensors That Listen to Brain Cells

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2019 46:52


The human brain is composed of billions of cells that communicate through chemical and electrical signals. LLNL microelectrodes can interface directly with the brain to allow us to monitor and manipulate the dynamics of these brain signals. LLNL microelectrodes are flexible and microfabricated in dense arrays that allow them to collect large amounts of information over long periods of time in the body. Scientists Anna Belle and Allison Yorita go over how these arrays are microfabricated and their diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 34464]

Women in Science (Video)
Biomolecular Action Movies: Flash Imaging with X-ray Lasers

Women in Science (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 53:58


Proteins are nature’s machines, performing tasks from transforming sunlight into useable energy to binding oxygen for transport through the body. These functions depend on structural arrangement of atoms within the protein, which was, until recently, only possible to measure statistically, in easily crystallized samples via conventional X-ray diffraction. In the past decade, X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELs), a new type of X-ray source, have begun to come online. Using ultra-bright, ultrafast X-ray pulses of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, this technology allows us to measure not only static pictures of protein structure but to record “molecular movies” of proteins in action. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 33432]

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Physics (Audio)
Biomolecular Action Movies: Flash Imaging with X-ray Lasers

Physics (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 53:58


Proteins are nature’s machines, performing tasks from transforming sunlight into useable energy to binding oxygen for transport through the body. These functions depend on structural arrangement of atoms within the protein, which was, until recently, only possible to measure statistically, in easily crystallized samples via conventional X-ray diffraction. In the past decade, X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELs), a new type of X-ray source, have begun to come online. Using ultra-bright, ultrafast X-ray pulses of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, this technology allows us to measure not only static pictures of protein structure but to record “molecular movies” of proteins in action. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 33432]

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Physics (Video)
Biomolecular Action Movies: Flash Imaging with X-ray Lasers

Physics (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 53:58


Proteins are nature’s machines, performing tasks from transforming sunlight into useable energy to binding oxygen for transport through the body. These functions depend on structural arrangement of atoms within the protein, which was, until recently, only possible to measure statistically, in easily crystallized samples via conventional X-ray diffraction. In the past decade, X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELs), a new type of X-ray source, have begun to come online. Using ultra-bright, ultrafast X-ray pulses of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, this technology allows us to measure not only static pictures of protein structure but to record “molecular movies” of proteins in action. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 33432]

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Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)
Biomolecular Action Movies: Flash Imaging with X-ray Lasers

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 53:58


Proteins are nature’s machines, performing tasks from transforming sunlight into useable energy to binding oxygen for transport through the body. These functions depend on structural arrangement of atoms within the protein, which was, until recently, only possible to measure statistically, in easily crystallized samples via conventional X-ray diffraction. In the past decade, X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELs), a new type of X-ray source, have begun to come online. Using ultra-bright, ultrafast X-ray pulses of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, this technology allows us to measure not only static pictures of protein structure but to record “molecular movies” of proteins in action. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 33432]

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Women in Science (Audio)
Biomolecular Action Movies: Flash Imaging with X-ray Lasers

Women in Science (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 53:58


Proteins are nature’s machines, performing tasks from transforming sunlight into useable energy to binding oxygen for transport through the body. These functions depend on structural arrangement of atoms within the protein, which was, until recently, only possible to measure statistically, in easily crystallized samples via conventional X-ray diffraction. In the past decade, X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELs), a new type of X-ray source, have begun to come online. Using ultra-bright, ultrafast X-ray pulses of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, this technology allows us to measure not only static pictures of protein structure but to record “molecular movies” of proteins in action. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 33432]

science flash physics crystals imaging lasers action movies x ray proteins light source diffraction biomolecular slac national accelerator laboratory science: physical science saturday science show id linac coherent light source lcls linac coherent light x-ray pulses free electron lasers xfels
Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)
Biomolecular Action Movies: Flash Imaging with X-ray Lasers

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 53:58


Proteins are nature’s machines, performing tasks from transforming sunlight into useable energy to binding oxygen for transport through the body. These functions depend on structural arrangement of atoms within the protein, which was, until recently, only possible to measure statistically, in easily crystallized samples via conventional X-ray diffraction. In the past decade, X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELs), a new type of X-ray source, have begun to come online. Using ultra-bright, ultrafast X-ray pulses of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, this technology allows us to measure not only static pictures of protein structure but to record “molecular movies” of proteins in action. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 33432]

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Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)
Improving Human Health One Atom at a Time - Biomedical Accelerator Mass Spectrometry

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018 43:01


Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) is a sensitive mass spectrometric method for detecting and quantifying rare long-lived isotopes with high precision. This technique is widely employed in the earth and environmental sciences and is now being applied in the biomedical fields. AMS is primarily used to in the areas of pharmacology and toxicology to investigate the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of radiolabeled drugs, chemicals, and nutrients, as well as in the detection of chemically modified DNA and proteins in animal models and humans. The exquisite sensitivity (10-18 mol) of AMS allows for the use of low chemical and radioisotope doses and relatively small sample sizes, which enables studies to be performed safely in humans, using exposures that are environmentally or therapeutically relevant. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 33431]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)
Improving Human Health One Atom at a Time - Biomedical Accelerator Mass Spectrometry

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018 43:01


Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) is a sensitive mass spectrometric method for detecting and quantifying rare long-lived isotopes with high precision. This technique is widely employed in the earth and environmental sciences and is now being applied in the biomedical fields. AMS is primarily used to in the areas of pharmacology and toxicology to investigate the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of radiolabeled drugs, chemicals, and nutrients, as well as in the detection of chemically modified DNA and proteins in animal models and humans. The exquisite sensitivity (10-18 mol) of AMS allows for the use of low chemical and radioisotope doses and relatively small sample sizes, which enables studies to be performed safely in humans, using exposures that are environmentally or therapeutically relevant. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 33431]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)
The Evolution of Computing Technologies: From Following Instructions to Learning

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2018 37:59


How often do you wonder about supercomputers and computers that "think" like humans? Supercomputers have been used to model complex scientific phenomena for decades. Now, scientists are entering a new era in computing, and computers are learning in a way that is similar to the human brain. With enough information, computers can learn to solve problems in novel and interesting ways. Specialized computers can even solve these problems using significantly less energy than "classical" computers. This talk describes using supercomputers to solve challenging problems and the evolving technologies of learning systems. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 33430]

Women in Science (Video)
The Evolution of Computing Technologies: From Following Instructions to Learning

Women in Science (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2018 37:59


How often do you wonder about supercomputers and computers that "think" like humans? Supercomputers have been used to model complex scientific phenomena for decades. Now, scientists are entering a new era in computing, and computers are learning in a way that is similar to the human brain. With enough information, computers can learn to solve problems in novel and interesting ways. Specialized computers can even solve these problems using significantly less energy than "classical" computers. This talk describes using supercomputers to solve challenging problems and the evolving technologies of learning systems. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 33430]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)
The Evolution of Computing Technologies: From Following Instructions to Learning

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2018 37:59


How often do you wonder about supercomputers and computers that "think" like humans? Supercomputers have been used to model complex scientific phenomena for decades. Now, scientists are entering a new era in computing, and computers are learning in a way that is similar to the human brain. With enough information, computers can learn to solve problems in novel and interesting ways. Specialized computers can even solve these problems using significantly less energy than "classical" computers. This talk describes using supercomputers to solve challenging problems and the evolving technologies of learning systems. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 33430]

Women in Science (Audio)
The Evolution of Computing Technologies: From Following Instructions to Learning

Women in Science (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2018 37:59


How often do you wonder about supercomputers and computers that "think" like humans? Supercomputers have been used to model complex scientific phenomena for decades. Now, scientists are entering a new era in computing, and computers are learning in a way that is similar to the human brain. With enough information, computers can learn to solve problems in novel and interesting ways. Specialized computers can even solve these problems using significantly less energy than "classical" computers. This talk describes using supercomputers to solve challenging problems and the evolving technologies of learning systems. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 33430]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)
Laser-Plasma Accelerators: Riding the Wave to the Next Generation X-Ray Light Sources

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2018 48:58


Particle accelerators have been revolutionizing discoveries in science, medicine, industry and national security for over a century. An estimated 30,000 particle accelerators are currently active around the world. In these machines, electromagnetic fields accelerate charged particles, such as electrons, protons, ions or positrons to velocities nearing the speed of light. Although their scientific appeal will remain evident for many decades, one limitation of the current generation of particle accelerators is their tremendous size, typically a mile long, and cost, which often limits access to the broader scientific community. Acceleration of electrons in plasmas, in particular in laser-driven plasmas, has been drawing considerable attention over the past decade. These laser wakefield accelerators promise to dramatically reduces the size of accelerators and revolutionize applications in medicine, industry, and basic sciences. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 33429]

Physics (Audio)
Laser-Plasma Accelerators: Riding the Wave to the Next Generation X-Ray Light Sources

Physics (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2018 48:58


Particle accelerators have been revolutionizing discoveries in science, medicine, industry and national security for over a century. An estimated 30,000 particle accelerators are currently active around the world. In these machines, electromagnetic fields accelerate charged particles, such as electrons, protons, ions or positrons to velocities nearing the speed of light. Although their scientific appeal will remain evident for many decades, one limitation of the current generation of particle accelerators is their tremendous size, typically a mile long, and cost, which often limits access to the broader scientific community. Acceleration of electrons in plasmas, in particular in laser-driven plasmas, has been drawing considerable attention over the past decade. These laser wakefield accelerators promise to dramatically reduces the size of accelerators and revolutionize applications in medicine, industry, and basic sciences. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 33429]

Physics (Video)
Laser-Plasma Accelerators: Riding the Wave to the Next Generation X-Ray Light Sources

Physics (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2018 48:58


Particle accelerators have been revolutionizing discoveries in science, medicine, industry and national security for over a century. An estimated 30,000 particle accelerators are currently active around the world. In these machines, electromagnetic fields accelerate charged particles, such as electrons, protons, ions or positrons to velocities nearing the speed of light. Although their scientific appeal will remain evident for many decades, one limitation of the current generation of particle accelerators is their tremendous size, typically a mile long, and cost, which often limits access to the broader scientific community. Acceleration of electrons in plasmas, in particular in laser-driven plasmas, has been drawing considerable attention over the past decade. These laser wakefield accelerators promise to dramatically reduces the size of accelerators and revolutionize applications in medicine, industry, and basic sciences. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 33429]

Women in Science (Audio)
Laser-Plasma Accelerators: Riding the Wave to the Next Generation X-Ray Light Sources

Women in Science (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2018 48:58


Particle accelerators have been revolutionizing discoveries in science, medicine, industry and national security for over a century. An estimated 30,000 particle accelerators are currently active around the world. In these machines, electromagnetic fields accelerate charged particles, such as electrons, protons, ions or positrons to velocities nearing the speed of light. Although their scientific appeal will remain evident for many decades, one limitation of the current generation of particle accelerators is their tremendous size, typically a mile long, and cost, which often limits access to the broader scientific community. Acceleration of electrons in plasmas, in particular in laser-driven plasmas, has been drawing considerable attention over the past decade. These laser wakefield accelerators promise to dramatically reduces the size of accelerators and revolutionize applications in medicine, industry, and basic sciences. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 33429]

Women in Science (Video)
Laser-Plasma Accelerators: Riding the Wave to the Next Generation X-Ray Light Sources

Women in Science (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2018 48:58


Particle accelerators have been revolutionizing discoveries in science, medicine, industry and national security for over a century. An estimated 30,000 particle accelerators are currently active around the world. In these machines, electromagnetic fields accelerate charged particles, such as electrons, protons, ions or positrons to velocities nearing the speed of light. Although their scientific appeal will remain evident for many decades, one limitation of the current generation of particle accelerators is their tremendous size, typically a mile long, and cost, which often limits access to the broader scientific community. Acceleration of electrons in plasmas, in particular in laser-driven plasmas, has been drawing considerable attention over the past decade. These laser wakefield accelerators promise to dramatically reduces the size of accelerators and revolutionize applications in medicine, industry, and basic sciences. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 33429]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)
Laser-Plasma Accelerators: Riding the Wave to the Next Generation X-Ray Light Sources

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2018 48:58


Particle accelerators have been revolutionizing discoveries in science, medicine, industry and national security for over a century. An estimated 30,000 particle accelerators are currently active around the world. In these machines, electromagnetic fields accelerate charged particles, such as electrons, protons, ions or positrons to velocities nearing the speed of light. Although their scientific appeal will remain evident for many decades, one limitation of the current generation of particle accelerators is their tremendous size, typically a mile long, and cost, which often limits access to the broader scientific community. Acceleration of electrons in plasmas, in particular in laser-driven plasmas, has been drawing considerable attention over the past decade. These laser wakefield accelerators promise to dramatically reduces the size of accelerators and revolutionize applications in medicine, industry, and basic sciences. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 33429]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)
Building Biologically Inspired Nano-Bots

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2017 47:38


Find out about both synthetic and molecular biology approaches to produce small nano-machines (nano-bots). The main building blocks for these nano-bots are based on nano-lipo-protein particles (NLPs). Nano-bots represent a unique solution for new approaches to vaccines, drug delivery and energy needs. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 32074]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)
Building Biologically Inspired Nano-Bots

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2017 47:38


Find out about both synthetic and molecular biology approaches to produce small nano-machines (nano-bots). The main building blocks for these nano-bots are based on nano-lipo-protein particles (NLPs). Nano-bots represent a unique solution for new approaches to vaccines, drug delivery and energy needs. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 32074]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)
3D Printing: From Imagination to Realization

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2017 51:48


Revolutionary changes to materials and structures are now possible with 3D printing, bringing concepts that were previously only imagined into reality. This breakthrough technology fabricates components by adding material layer by layer from the bottom up allowing for the creation of highly complex and previously unrealizable structures. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 32073]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)
3D Printing: From Imagination to Realization

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2017 51:48


Revolutionary changes to materials and structures are now possible with 3D printing, bringing concepts that were previously only imagined into reality. This breakthrough technology fabricates components by adding material layer by layer from the bottom up allowing for the creation of highly complex and previously unrealizable structures. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 32073]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)
Reconstructing a Rabies Epidemic: Byte by Byte

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2017 52:09


A vast majority of the newly discovered human pathogens are viruses that have jumped to humans from an animal host ("cross-species transmission"). Find out how biologists and computer scientists have collaborated and used cutting edge ultra-deep sequencing technology to study the dynamics of a 2009 rabies outbreak to better understand emergent viruses, such as Ebola and Zika. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 32072]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)
Reconstructing a Rabies Epidemic: Byte by Byte

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2017 52:09


A vast majority of the newly discovered human pathogens are viruses that have jumped to humans from an animal host ("cross-species transmission"). Find out how biologists and computer scientists have collaborated and used cutting edge ultra-deep sequencing technology to study the dynamics of a 2009 rabies outbreak to better understand emergent viruses, such as Ebola and Zika. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 32072]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)
Forensic Science in Crisis: How Proteins Can Help

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2017 53:07


In the last decade, the scientific foundations of a number of traditional forensic methods have come under increasing criticism by the scientific community, leading to their discontinuation or reduced effectiveness in criminal prosecutions. These challenges raise questions about the admissibility of certain type of evidence in current cases and the validity of previous convictions. We will discuss the basis of these issues and describe some of the work ongoing at LLNL to try and address some of them. In particular we will describe an entirely new science-based approach to human identification. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 32071]

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Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)
Forensic Science in Crisis: How Proteins Can Help

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2017 53:07


In the last decade, the scientific foundations of a number of traditional forensic methods have come under increasing criticism by the scientific community, leading to their discontinuation or reduced effectiveness in criminal prosecutions. These challenges raise questions about the admissibility of certain type of evidence in current cases and the validity of previous convictions. We will discuss the basis of these issues and describe some of the work ongoing at LLNL to try and address some of them. In particular we will describe an entirely new science-based approach to human identification. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 32071]

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Women in Science (Video)
Behold Livermorium: A Quest for New Elements

Women in Science (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2017 51:35


Everything we can see and touch is made up of chemical elements as illustrated on the Periodic Table of Elements. The heaviest, naturally occurring element is uranium. Using high-energy particle accelerators, scientists have created even heavier elements extending the Periodic Table of Elements up to element 118. Also find out more about element 116, Livermorium, named in in honor of the scientists and research that has been done at LLNL since its discovery. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 31525]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)
Behold Livermorium: A Quest for New Elements

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2017 51:35


Everything we can see and touch is made up of chemical elements as illustrated on the Periodic Table of Elements. The heaviest, naturally occurring element is uranium. Using high-energy particle accelerators, scientists have created even heavier elements extending the Periodic Table of Elements up to element 118. Also find out more about element 116, Livermorium, named in in honor of the scientists and research that has been done at LLNL since its discovery. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 31525]

Women in Science (Audio)
Behold Livermorium: A Quest for New Elements

Women in Science (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2017 51:35


Everything we can see and touch is made up of chemical elements as illustrated on the Periodic Table of Elements. The heaviest, naturally occurring element is uranium. Using high-energy particle accelerators, scientists have created even heavier elements extending the Periodic Table of Elements up to element 118. Also find out more about element 116, Livermorium, named in in honor of the scientists and research that has been done at LLNL since its discovery. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 31525]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)
Behold Livermorium: A Quest for New Elements

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2017 51:35


Everything we can see and touch is made up of chemical elements as illustrated on the Periodic Table of Elements. The heaviest, naturally occurring element is uranium. Using high-energy particle accelerators, scientists have created even heavier elements extending the Periodic Table of Elements up to element 118. Also find out more about element 116, Livermorium, named in in honor of the scientists and research that has been done at LLNL since its discovery. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 31525]

Women in Science (Audio)
From Basketball and Medicine to Climate: Understanding the World through Statistics

Women in Science (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2016 48:05


Statistics is the science of data: measuring and assessing uncertainty and more generally, learning from data. Since scientific, technical, and social disciplines all need to make conclusions based on data, statistics provides them with tools essential for their advances. From player stats to computer models to simulate the effects of climate change statistics play a key role. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 31524]

Women in Science (Video)
From Basketball and Medicine to Climate: Understanding the World through Statistics

Women in Science (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2016 48:05


Statistics is the science of data: measuring and assessing uncertainty and more generally, learning from data. Since scientific, technical, and social disciplines all need to make conclusions based on data, statistics provides them with tools essential for their advances. From player stats to computer models to simulate the effects of climate change statistics play a key role. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 31524]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)
From Basketball and Medicine to Climate: Understanding the World through Statistics

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2016 48:05


Statistics is the science of data: measuring and assessing uncertainty and more generally, learning from data. Since scientific, technical, and social disciplines all need to make conclusions based on data, statistics provides them with tools essential for their advances. From player stats to computer models to simulate the effects of climate change statistics play a key role. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 31524]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)
From Basketball and Medicine to Climate: Understanding the World through Statistics

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2016 48:05


Statistics is the science of data: measuring and assessing uncertainty and more generally, learning from data. Since scientific, technical, and social disciplines all need to make conclusions based on data, statistics provides them with tools essential for their advances. From player stats to computer models to simulate the effects of climate change statistics play a key role. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 31524]