Physics (Audio)
Guest speakers, researchers and University of California faculty explore physics to better understand and predict the world around us.
- Update frequency
- every 68 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 50
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2025
The History of Metamaterials
Metamaterials are special structures made of tiny components that give them unique electromagnetic properties not found in nature. One key feature is a negative refractive index, which enables techno…
00:59:06 |
Mon 12 May 2025
Metamaterials Open New Horizons in Electromagnetism with Sir John Pendry 2024 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Advanced Technology
Sir John Pendry is the 2024 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Advanced Technology. He serves as a professor of Theoretical Solid State Physics at Imperial College London. After earning his Ph.D. at University …
01:13:13 |
Mon 21 Apr 2025
Black Holes Spacetime and You
How much do we really know about the quantum nature of space and time, the origins of the universe itself, and its most mysterious phenomena - black holes? In this program, Clifford Johnson, professo…
00:33:04 |
Wed 09 Oct 2024
My Journey Through Mathematics and Physics with Elliott Lieb 2023 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Basic Sciences
The 2023 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Basic Sciences, Professor Elliott Lieb presents snapshots of his seventy-year journey through the world of science, first as a would-be engineer, then as a physicist …
00:56:38 |
Mon 13 May 2024
What It Means To Be Curious With Nobel Laureate Barry Barish
Nobel Laureate and physicist Barry Barish, professor at UC Riverside, reflects on his life in science, being curious, experiencing imposter syndrome, and working in the field of physics with Brian Ke…
00:46:49 |
Wed 17 May 2023
Carver Mead - 2022 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Advanced Technology: Engineering Concepts Clarify Physical Law
Carver Mead is a pioneer of modern microelectronics. He proposed a new methodology, very large-scale integration (VLSI), that would make it possible for creating millions or billions of transistors o…
01:11:20 |
Sun 16 Apr 2023
Honoring the Historic Contributions of Mayer Hall to the Field of Physics
The American Physical Society has designated UC San Diego’s Mayer Hall as a historic site in recognition of research conducted by physicists Walter Kohn and Lu Jeu Sham on density functional theory. …
00:03:59 |
Thu 24 Nov 2022
A New Measure: The Revolutionary Quantum Reform of the Modern Metric System
The International System of Units (the SI), the modern metric system, has recently undergone its most revolutionary change since its origins during the French Revolution. The nature of this revolutio…
01:27:19 |
Tue 15 Mar 2022
Time Einstein and the Coolest Stuff in the Universe
At the beginning of the 20th century, Einstein changed the way we think about time. Now, early in the 21st century, the measurement of time is being revolutionized by the ability to cool a gas of at…
01:28:50 |
Fri 11 Mar 2022
My Career in Physics with Julio Barreiro Guerrero - Mi Camino
Julio Barreiro Guerrero grew up in a public housing project in Acapulco de Juarez. Inspired by a junior high teacher, he found his passion for science. Through hard work and focus he found himself th…
00:13:59 |
Thu 04 Nov 2021
The Art and Science of Music with Victor Minces - Creative Conversations
Victor Minces teaches the science of music. He seeks to transform our perception of everyday experiences by revealing the physics behind them. Through his program, Listening to Waves, he works to mak…
00:46:45 |
Fri 11 Jun 2021
Biomolecular Action Movies: Flash Imaging with X-ray Lasers
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 a…
00:53:58 |
Thu 28 Jun 2018
Laser-Plasma Accelerators: Riding the Wave to the Next Generation X-Ray Light Sources
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 aro…
00:48:58 |
Thu 07 Jun 2018
Complexity and Robustness: How Biology Ecology and Technology Balance Tradeoffs in an Uncertain World
Do complex systems exhibit fundamental properties? This talk looks at tradeoffs between robustness and fragility that occur in biological, ecological, and technological systems that are driven by des…
00:29:50 |
Mon 27 Nov 2017
Lakshana Huddar Berkeley: How to Build an Advanced Nuclear Reactor in a University Laboratory
Lakshana Huddar, Berkeley: How to Build an Advanced Nuclear Reactor in a University Laboratory Series: "Women in Science" [Science] [Show ID: 31079]
00:05:02 |
Mon 24 Apr 2017
Tianyu Liu Santa Cruz: Enhancing the Performance of Supercapacitors Through Facilitation of Ion Diffusion
Tianyu Liu, Santa Cruz: Enhancing the Performance of Supercapacitors Through Facilitation of Ion Diffusion Series: "Women in Science" [Science] [Show ID: 31080]
00:05:35 |
Mon 06 Feb 2017
Searching for the Genetic Code of our Universe
The 2012 discovery of the Higgs boson completes a powerful and comprehensive description of nature known as the standard model of particle physics. The next step is to find the new physics that under…
00:56:01 |
Mon 06 Feb 2017
Harnessing Fusion: Creating a Sun on Earth
The National Ignition Facility (NIF) at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is the world's largest and most powerful laser system. Experimental physicist Tammy Ma explores how and why s…
00:39:58 |
Mon 19 Dec 2016
Why Does Time Advance?: Richard Muller's New Theory
A simple question from his wife – Does physics really allow people to travel back in time? – propelled physicist Richard Muller on a quest to resolve a fundamental problem that had puzzled him throug…
00:03:45 |
Mon 14 Nov 2016
Hacking the Revolution: Quantitative Biology at UC San Diego
A brief overview of how UC San Diego scientists are leading the next revolution in biology. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Science] [Show ID: 30564]
00:09:14 |
Thu 27 Oct 2016
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