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CSCS Seminar | Stochastic fluctuations in cells: a problem to overcome or an opportunity to exploit?
Andreas Hilfinger, University of Toronto - Mississauga, Department of Chemical & Physical Sciences
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From Oscillations to Chaos: In Search of Attractor States on the Cortex of Living Cells
Min Wu (Yale University)
Periodic wave patterns are widely observed in oscillatory or excitable chemical systems and in multicellular systems. More recently, waves...
Saturday Morning Physics | Life and Research on the International Space Station: What We Accomplished During Expedition 68 and What’s Next
Family Friendly Event with Josh A. Cassada – (Captain, U.S. Navy, Ph.D.) NASA Astronaut
As a follow-up to January’s live event from the International Space Station (ISS), NASA Astronaut Josh Cassada will present an overview of...
Biophysics Retreat
Presentations from Biophysics Graduate Students.
2023 Annual Ford Lecture in Physics | Secrets of Einstein's Equation
Sean Carroll, Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy (Johns Hopkins University)
Albert Einstein is indelibly associated with a famous equation: E=mc^2, relating the mass of an object to its energy. But that is not what...
Saturday Morning Physics | The Many Worlds of Quantum Mechanics
Professor Sean Carroll, Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy (Johns Hopkins University)
One of the great intellectual achievements of the twentieth century was the theory of quantum mechanics, according to which observational...
Functional Disorder at Biological Membranes
Wade Zeno (University of Southern California)
Cellular membranes are critical interfaces for the biochemical interactions that regulate cell behavior and function. These membranes are...
Saturday Morning Physics | Making Music from Noise: The Physics of a Drum
Nicholas Arnold – U-M Physics Demonstration Laboratory
Sound is all around us and is an important tool we use to navigate our world. In this presentation, we will look at how instruments create...
Saturday Morning Physics | All About Light: A Family Friendly Light and Laser Show
Family Friendly Event
Light is what we see. But what is light and how do we use it? Come and take part in this special family-friendly presentation from the...
Saturday Morning Physics | The Formation of Planetary Systems
Fred C. Adams, Ta-You Wu Collegiate Professor of Physics (U-M Physics)
The past two decades have witnessed the discovery of over 5,000 planets that orbit stars other than our Sun. This talk will provide an...
