Some of the brightest x-rays on Earth are made just above the UC Berkeley campus

Observation is a fundamental aspect of the scientific process, serving as the basis for forming theories about the workings of our world and subsequently confirming or refuting them. The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Advanced Light Source (ALS) is a quintessential example of this principle, enabling observations on an extraordinary scale, with time frames as fleeting as a billionth of a second and dimensions mere nanometers across. Join Ian Leifer, as he meets with LBNL researchers to explore the pivotal role of the ALS as an observatory for a wide range of scientific research domains, from archaeology to semiconductor physics.
🎥 : Ian Leifer | Lorianne Zhang I Brigham Aldrich I Wenyi Ge
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Advanced Light Source Official Site: als.lbl.gov/als-u/overview/

[@davidebianculli9192]

well done, thanks for making this video. I worked there for 6 years from October 2012 until beginning of 2019.

[@edshelden7590]

Great story. Well before most of the people in this story were born, I went on a CCC School Tour of what was at that time called the BEVATRON (1968). My recollection was, a lot of giant led blocks being moved around and seeing a target being move in and out of a beam. Too bad school age kids are not taken on tours like this today. There are other labs on the hill, lease do another story.

[@brighamaldrich]

Dang, who's that cutie holding the camera at 3:28

[@edwarddeatley1117]

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