Jennifer Doudna in Conversation with Joe Palca
Hear about Jennifer Doudna's discovery of CRISPR/Cas9, a genome editing tool, and its bioethical implications. Doudna, Professor of Molecula...
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20 of 85 episodes5 Big Questions: Cancer and Aging Radiation Biofuels Supernovae Urban Food Initiative - Science at the Theater
From simulating supernovae to growing food in our cities, Berkeley Lab scientists dive into the big questions that drive their research. Com...
5 Big Questions: Dark Energy Electron Microscopy Energy from Ocean Waves Climate and Building a Tabletop Accelerator - Science at the Theater
Every discovery and invention starts with a question. From wave energy to dark energy, find out how Berkeley Lab scientists dive into the bi...
Cleantech Pitchfest
Hear from six Berkeley Lab scientists with big new ideas designed to help transform our carbon-drenched, overheating world. These short pres...
Recycling CO2
Kendra Kuhl co-founded Opus 12 to find out if an electrochemical process, operating inside a desk-sized reactor, can do on an industrial sca...
MyGreenCar
A Berkeley Lab scientist specializing in all things vehicular—from powertrain technologies, vehicle electrification and vehicle-grid integra...
CalWave
At CalWave, Marcus Lehmann is developing the WaveCarpet, which harnesses the power of ocean waves to produce electricity and freshwater. Ser...
DIY Efficient Windows
Replacing millions of porous windows with energy-efficient versions in older buildings and homes can be prohibitively expensive. Berkeley La...
Nanoscale Sponges for Carbon Capture
Removing excess carbon from an overheating atmosphere is an urgent and complicated problem. The answer, according to Berkeley Lab’s Jeff Urb...
Climate Change is Here. Now What?
Berkeley Lab Scientist, Bill Collins, discusses what we know about climate change, how we know it, and what we can do about it. Collins serv...
Building a Tabletop Accelerator
Berkeley Lab physicist Wim Leemans discusses his research on developing a tabletop-size particle accelerator. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley Nat...
Exploring How Vegetation Impacts Earth's Climate
Berkeley Lab scientist Lara Kueppers explores the relationship between vegetation and the earth's climate. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley Nation...
Harnessing Energy from Ocean Waves
Berkeley Lab scientist Marcus Lehmann, a member of the Lab's Cyclotron Road cohort, discusses his research on harnessing energy from ocean w...
Searching for Dark Energy
Berkeley Lab scientist David Schlegel discusses his research on mapping the universe and understanding dark energy. Series: "Lawrence Berkel...
The Future of Electron Microscopy
Berkeley Lab scientist Haimei Zheng discusses the future of electron microscopy and her breakthrough research into examining liquids using a...
Berkeley Lab: Bringing Science Solutions to the World
A Department of Energy national laboratory managed by the University of California, Berkeley Lab takes on the world's most urgent challenges...
Eight Big Ideas 2014 - Science at the Theater
Eight Berkeley Lab scientists took the stage and in 8 minutes each explained the latest science on topics from solar-powered vaccine refrige...
The Next Big Tech Idea - Berkeley Lab Science at the Theater
Researchers “pitch” their technologies, then audience members and a panel of judges will vote on which one most benefits society. The techno...
Eight Big Ideas 2013 - Science at the Theater
Eight Berkeley Lab scientists present eight game-changing concepts in eight minutes each. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [...
Data Computation and the Fate of the Universe
Saul Perlmutter, UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, describes the research that led to his 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics Series:...