Big Ideas Lab

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Земја Соединети Американски Држави

Жанрови Историја, Наука, Физика

Јазик EN

Епизоди 60

Последна 15.09.2026

Big Ideas Lab takes listeners inside Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. It shares untold stories and introduces boundary-pushing pioneers working on national security, computing, and other scientific challenges. The show offers access to groundbreaking research and technology being developed at the lab. Each episode explores innovations that are shaping tomorrow, today.

Епизоди

CODA Telescope 15.09.2026 24мин

The breakthrough wasn’t a new telescope. It was a new way to build one.
Science of Scale-Up 01.09.2026 19мин

A scientific breakthrough is only the beginning.
NIF Diagnostics 18.08.2026 18мин

Lawrence Livermore turns an event too fast, too hot, and too dense to touch into knowledge.
STARMOC 04.08.2026 21мин

The number of objects in orbit is doubling every two years, and the systems built to keep watch still run on formats designed around 1960s punch cards.
The Postdoc Journey 30.06.2026 15мин

What happens after a PhD, but before a scientist is fully established?
SLAM 16.06.2026 21мин

Scientists from all 17 national laboratories get three minutes to explain years of complex research.
The Bennu Asteroid 02.06.2026 17мин

A delivery four and a half billion years in the making.
Genesis Mission 19.05.2026 24мин

AI, supercomputing, experiments, and the infrastructure of the national laboratories unite under one mission to accelerate discovery.
Skyfall 05.05.2026 16мин

Scientists are simulating cyber attacks and system failures on real-world energy infrastructure.
JASPER 21.04.2026 16мин

Scientists at JASPER study one of the most consequential materials on Earth: plutonium.
HPC4EI 07.04.2026 20мин

Today’s toughest industrial challenges are being solved without ever touching the factory floor.
Energetic Materials 24.03.2026 22мин

How does something explode?
Target Fabrication 10.03.2026 14мин

A tiny, precisely engineered object built to withstand the intensity of the world’s highest energy laser system.
24 Hour Operations 24.02.2026 11мин

The world’s most demanding science never sleeps.
Discovery Science at NIF 10.02.2026 14мин

Researchers and students gain access to the most extreme conditions in the universe.
Drones 27.01.2026 15мин

When humans can’t go first, another kind of responder takes the lead.
Dark Matter 13.01.2026 18мин

The silent majority of the material universe. Dark matter.
Neutrinos 30.12.2025 17мин

Neutrinos are particles that defy expectations.
Offsite Assignments 16.12.2025 18мин

Every decision in national security hinges on knowledge, insight, and expertise - some of that expertise starts in a lab in Livermore.
Energy Flow Charts 02.12.2025 15мин

Discover the charts that show where America’s power comes from and where it goes.