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The making of graphene

by Joaquin Fernandez Rossier
The making of graphene
for 14-19 and upwards,
Teaching modules | 14-19 and upwards | 5 years ago | 3679 views
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Description of chemical vapour deposition to make large area graphene samples

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00:06:00

C60+ in space – a 28-year detective story about the Diffuse Interstellar Bands – Part 2

by John Maier
C60+ in space – a 28-year detective story about the Diffuse Interstellar Bands – Part 2
for 14-19 and upwards,
Interviews | 14-19 and upwards | 8 years ago | 0 views
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The presentation the solution to this long-standing puzzle occurred at a most serendipitous moment.  John Maier, Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Basel reveals the momentous details.

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00:28:00

C60+ in space – a 28-year detective story about the Diffuse Interstellar Bands – Part 1

by John Maier
C60+ in space – a 28-year detective story about the Diffuse Interstellar Bands – Part 1
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 8 years ago | 5776 views
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John Maier, Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Basel, describes the journey from the prediction of C60+ in 1987, through tentative assignment of its electronic spectrum by Radioastronomy, measurement in a neon-matrix and finally, in....

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00:30:00

Global Warming Revisited

by Ivar Giaever
Global Warming Revisited
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1537 views
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Because of the following statement from the American Physical Society: “The evidence is incontrovertible: Global warming is occurring. If no mitigating actions are taken, significant disruptions in the Earth's physical and ecological systems, s....

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00:26:00

NMR in Biology, Chemistry and Medicine

by Kurt Wurthrich
NMR in Biology, Chemistry and Medicine
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1649 views
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For the discovery of the physics phenomenon of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), Felix Bloch and Edward Purcell were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1952. NMR has then been used in a wide range of fundamental studies in physics, and in the 1960....

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00:31:00

Catalysis at Surfaces: From Atoms to Complexity

by Gerhard Ertl
Catalysis at Surfaces: From Atoms to Complexity
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1254 views
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This lecture addresses the question if spatio-temporal self-organisation of matter which is so characteristic for living systems can also be verified with a simple inorganic reaction in which the observed phenomena of complexity can be traced back to....

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00:25:00

Physical perspective on cytoplasmic streaming

by Ray Goldstein
Physical perspective on cytoplasmic streaming
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1281 views
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Professor Ray Goldstein FRS is the Schlumberger Professor of Complex Physical Systems at the University of Cambridge. Here he describes a biological example of topological inversion, with relevance to engineering problems in human technology.

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00:34:00

Bioinspired membrane-based systems

by Patricia Bassereau
Bioinspired membrane-based systems
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1226 views
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Directrice de Recherche Patricia Bassereau, Institut Curie Centre de Recherche Laboratorie Physico-Chimie, France, speaks on bioinspired membrane-based systems for a physical approach of cell organization and dynamics: usefulness and limitations.

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00:02:00

The Fundamental Aspect of Chemistry in 1 Minute, the Periodic Table, and Angular Momentum in Quantum Mechanics

by Harry Kroto
The Fundamental Aspect of Chemistry in 1 Minute, the Periodic Table, and Angular Momentum in Quantum Mechanics
for 14-18 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-18 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1599 views
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A brief explanation of quantum mechanics, and how it is related to the periodic table and all of life

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00:05:00

Microwave + Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Thiacarbonyls, Phospha-alkenes and -alkynes, Boron Sulphides C=S, C=P, B=S, etc.

by Harry Kroto
Microwave + Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Thiacarbonyls, Phospha-alkenes and -alkynes, Boron Sulphides C=S, C=P, B=S, etc.
for 14-18 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-18 and upwards | 9 years ago | 5653 views
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Microwave Spectrum of NCNCS: A Quasilinear Molecule with a Monodromy Point

by Harry Kroto
Microwave Spectrum of NCNCS: A Quasilinear Molecule with a Monodromy Point
for 14-18 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-18 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1659 views
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Dr. Kroto analyzes the microwave spectrum of NCNCS

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Molecular Spectroscopy: Rotational, Vibrational, Electronic All on One Sheet: My ABCÉ System

by Harry Kroto
Molecular Spectroscopy: Rotational, Vibrational, Electronic All on One Sheet: My ABCÉ System
for 14-18 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-18 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1922 views
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Dr. Kroto describes his ABC system for spectroscopy, a systematic method that can be applied to vibrational, rotational, and electronic spectrocopies

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00:30:00

Part 1: Selective Microwave Heating Design and Theory

by Gregory Dudley
Part 1: Selective Microwave Heating Design and Theory
for 18-22 and upwards22 and upwards,
LecturesPostgraduate presentations | 18-22 and upwards22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 3933 views
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In part one of this three part series, FSU chemist Dr. Gregory Dudley, puts forth the controversy that surrounds microwave chemistry research, he outlines physical theory of microwave chemistry, and discusses the research teams central design hypothe....

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00:42:00

Natural Selection and the Future of Life

by Christian de DuvŽ
Natural Selection and the Future of Life
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1699 views
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In his lecture Professor Christian Rene de DuvŽ gives a rough overview on the history of life starting about 3.5 billion years ago with the first cells up to the appearance of the first primates 70 million years ago, and he states that all organisms....

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00:31:00

Infections in the Etiology of Human Cancers

by Harald Zur Hausen
Infections in the Etiology of Human Cancers
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1358 views
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During the past century a number of chemical and physical risk factors for human cancers have been identified. Only relatively recently, mainly during the past 30 years, infectious agents have been identified as important human carcinogens. Besides....

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00:27:00

Which Way For Physics?

by Brian Josephson
Which Way For Physics?
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1102 views
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This talk describes a new approach to the problem of characterising physical reality, one with the potential to fill in gaps in the conventional understanding of nature. It is based on a different view from the usual one of structure at the finest l....

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00:44:00

The Impact of Big Science on Astrophysics

by Riccardo Giacconi
The Impact of Big Science on Astrophysics
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1301 views
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The Chandra and Hubble Telescopes are in space and each costs (through operations) several billion dollars. VLT is on the ground but over 20 years of operations will also cost in excess of a billion. They all fall therefore in the category of what ....

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00:30:00

The Development of Particle Physics

by Martinus Veltman
The Development of Particle Physics
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1345 views
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Particle physics mainly developed after World War II. It has its roots in the first half of the previous century, when it became clear that all matter is made up from atoms, and the atoms in turn were found to contain a nucleus surrounded by electro....

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00:32:00

The Optical Frequency Comb – a Really Versatile Tool

by John Hall
The Optical Frequency Comb – a Really Versatile Tool
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1387 views
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The Optical Frequency Comb concept and technology exploded in 1999-2000 from the synthesis of advances in independent fields of Laser Stabilization, UltraFast Lasers, and NonLinear Optical Fibers. The Comb was developed first as a method for optical....

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00:33:00

Structural Biology and its Translation into Practice and Business: My Experience

by Robert Huber
Structural Biology and its Translation into Practice and Business: My Experience
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1588 views
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As a student in the early 1960s, I had the privilege to attend winter seminars organized by my mentor, W. Hoppe, and by M. Perutz, which took place in a small guesthouse in the Bavarian-Austrian Alps. The entire community of a handful of protein cry....

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00:32:00

The Big Challenges

by Gerardus t'Hooft
The Big Challenges
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1136 views
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During the entire 20th century, physical sciences have advanced to such a degree that we can extrapolate how they can be applied, even in a fairly distant future.  Even if we leave open the (likely) possibility of spectacular new discoveries and inv....

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00:43:00

The Development of Particle Physics

by Martinus Veltman
The Development of Particle Physics
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1373 views
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Particle physics mainly developed after World War II. It has its roots in the first half of the previous century, when it became clear that all matter is made up from atoms, and the atoms in turn were found to contain a nucleus surrounded by electro....

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00:30:00

Catalysis at Surfaces: From Atoms to Complexity

by Gerhard Ertl
Catalysis at Surfaces: From Atoms to Complexity
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1436 views
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Catalysis by solid surfaces is, among others, of importance for the chemical industry (e.g. the Haber-Bosch process) as well as for environmental chemistry (car exhaust catalyst).  Surface physical techniques enable investigation of the underlying e....

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00:31:00

Controlling Photons in a Box and Exploring the Quantum to Classical Boundary

by Serge Haroche
Controlling Photons in a Box and Exploring the Quantum to Classical Boundary
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1715 views
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The founders of quantum theory assumed in 'thought experiments' that they were manipulating isolated quantum systems, obeying the counterintuitive laws which they had just discovered.  Technological advances have recently turned these virtual experi....

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00:30:00

Powering the Future

by Robert Laughlin
Powering the Future
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1383 views
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Some seeds of what to do in the climate/energy controversy are contained in what will be.  In this talk I shall ask everyone to jump over contemporary politics and make a mental journey to a time, several centuries from now, when nobody uses carbon-....

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00:31:00

Five Decades of Lasers, Six Decades of Progress, and a Proposed Space Experiment to test Einstein’s Assumptions

by John Hall
Five Decades of Lasers, Six Decades of Progress, and a Proposed Space Experiment to test Einstein’s Assumptions
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1310 views
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Even though this is the 51st year of the Laser, progress in its control and application in precision measurements is still accelerating.  The Optical Frequency Comb technology exploded in 1999-2000 from the synthesis of advances in independent field....

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00:20:00

Material Characterization: It Takes A Lot of Tools to Solve the Problem

by Jonathan Howard Christian
Material Characterization: It Takes A Lot of Tools to Solve the Problem
for 22 and upwards,
Postgraduate presentations | 22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 2664 views
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Jonathan Christian discusses what it means to be a material/physical chemist. He shows how a physical chemist characterizes materials using his research into Chromium 3+ polyoxometalates.

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00:35:00

Free Radicals in Chemistry and Life

by Naresh Dalal
Free Radicals in Chemistry and Life
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1735 views
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00:59:00

It’s magnetic resonance – but not as you know it

by Lynn Gladden
It’s magnetic resonance – but not as you know it
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 10 years ago | 1256 views
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is routinely used in hospitals to image internal structure and blood flow within the human body. Research has shown that it is possible to harness these techniques to study non-biological systems, with many applicatio....

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00:52:00

Watts New with Clean Energy? Batteries Included

by Saiful Islam
Watts New with Clean Energy? Batteries Included
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1524 views
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This talk shows how scientists use structural and modelling techniques to help understand the fascinating properties of crystalline materials.

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01:02:00

Carbon storage: caught between a rock and climate change

by Herbert Huppert
Carbon storage: caught between a rock and climate change
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1862 views
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Bakerian Prize Lecture by Professor Herbert Huppert FRS Institute of Theoretical Geophysics at the University of Cambridge.    Since the formation of the Earth, the global mean surface temperature, carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane content of the at....

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01:09:00

The edges of the universe: black holes, horizons and strings

by Andrew Strominger
The edges of the universe: black holes, horizons and strings
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1915 views
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The visible universe has edges, known as event horizons, which surround a black hole or a region of space speeding away faster than light.  Event horizons are governed by a strikingly simple set of quantum laws which imply that black holes are at on....

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00:06:00

Travelling waves II

by Joe Wolfe
Travelling waves II
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 13 years ago | 1829 views
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The wave equation and its physical origin. Power in a wave and its relation to intensity in radiation.

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00:06:00

The Science of Love

by Maeghan Gibson
The Science of Love
for All ages,
Undergraduate presentations | All ages | 13 years ago | 1703 views
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A brief look into the physical, biological, chemical and behavioral attributes that humanity shares with other members of the animal kingdom focusing on studies done on Jamaican dancers, Belding's ground squirrels, human MHC and others.

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00:44:00

FT-ICR. The Key to Unlocking Nature’s Isotopic Zoo

by Alan Marshall
FT-ICR. The Key to Unlocking Nature’s Isotopic Zoo
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 14 years ago | 1933 views
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Alan G. Marshall, Florida State University's 2006-2007 Lawton Professor, will speak on 'Reading Chemical 'Fine Print': The Key to Unlocking Nature's Isotopic Zoo' as he delivers the Tenth Annual Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor Lecture.'Natur....

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00:12:00

Fuel cells and their efficiency

by Victoria Lopez
Fuel cells and their efficiency
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 14 years ago | 1463 views
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An examination of the usefulness of fuel cells

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01:10:00

The last 2 million years of human evolution

by Chriisitpher Stringer
The last 2 million years of human evolution
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 14 years ago | 2138 views
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Human evolution can be divided into two main phases. Evidence points strongly to Africa as the major centre for the genetic, physical and behavioural origins of humans, but new discoveries are prompting a rethink of some aspects of our evolutionary o....

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00:15:00

Multi-field problems involving multi-fracturing solids.

by David Owen
Multi-field problems involving multi-fracturing solids.
for 22 and upwards,
Lectures | 22 and upwards | 14 years ago | 1279 views
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For many problems involving multi-fracturing solids and/or particulate media, the system response is governed by the presence of an additional phase, either gaseous, liquid or both, or by the need to consider other physical phenomena, such as thermal....

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00:10:00

Solar power technology and recent research

by Brian Gold
Solar power technology and recent research
for 14-19 and upwards,
Undergraduate presentations | 14-19 and upwards | 14 years ago | 1720 views
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Solar power technology and recent research

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00:59:00

Nanotubes: The Materials of the 21st Century

by Sumio Iijima
Nanotubes: The Materials of the 21st Century
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1391 views
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Carbon nanotubes, some 1000 times smaller than conventional carbon fibers, have tensile strengths 100x that of steel and conduct electricity like metals. They promise a revolution in structural and electrical engineering.

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00:58:00

On the Air

by Michael Garrett
On the Air
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1461 views
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Michael Garrett discusses the physical properties of gases and demonstrates how air is liquefied. Liquefied gases are a key resource for survival with an amazing range of applications and there are now few industries which are not in some way depende....

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00:58:00

Architects of the Microcosmos

by Harry Kroto
Architects of the Microcosmos
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1736 views
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In thistalk Harry Kroto explains that molecules have structures that are every bit as real in the mind of the chemists who create them, as are the edifices of brick, steel and concrete designed by architects and built by engineers.

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00:29:00

States of Matter

by John Murrell
States of Matter
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1764 views
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John Murrell discusses the basic physical principles relating to the gaseous, liquid and solid states with the aid of models and demonstrations. Attention is drawn to phase changes and subtle features involving intermediate phases such as liquid crys....

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01:00:00

Crystallographic electron microscopy

by Aaron Klug
Crystallographic electron microscopy
for 18-22 and upwards,
Interviews | 18-22 and upwards | 15 years ago | 2413 views
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Born in Lithuania, Aaron Klug, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1982, tells us about his early life and education growing up in Durban, South Africa. He developed an early interest in physiology and anatomy but did not find his teacher very inspiring and ga....

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00:56:00

Richard Ernst

by Richard Ernst
Richard Ernst
for 14-19 and upwards,
Interviews | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1719 views
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Nuclear magnetic resonance (nmr), a powerful technique for determining molecular structure, has totally revolutionised chemistry. From its inception half a century ago, its potential as an analytical tool for identifying compounds was clear, albeit l....

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00:35:00

Ram Rao

by Ram Rao
Ram Rao
for 18-22 and upwards,
Interviews | 18-22 and upwards | 15 years ago | 2121 views
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Prof. C.N.R. Rao was born and brought up in Bangalore, India where he developed his interest in science. He studied for his Ph.D at Purdue University in the US but returned to India to continue his career. He has had numerous visiting positions abroa....

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00:07:00

Rudolph A. Marcus

by Rudolph Marcus
Rudolph A. Marcus
for 14-19 and upwards,
Interviews | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1971 views
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Winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1992 'for his contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems'. We ask Marcus to explain how he works and he replies that he draws pictures in order to visualize problems. On relig....

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00:54:00

C-60, the Celestial Sphere that Fell to Earth

by Harry Kroto
C-60, the Celestial Sphere that Fell to Earth
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1611 views
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In 1985 an experiment, designed to unravel the carbon chemistry in Red Giant Stars, revealed the existence of C-60 Buckminsterfullerene (the third allotropic form of carbon). The story of the discovery and the way its symmetry relates to the natural ....

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