Advancements in x-ray lasers have potential for research in many fields. We talk to a UW-Madison physics professor about his work. Then, the Weather Guys are back to explain what we’ve been experiencing climatewise.
Featured in this Episode
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New ultrafast x-ray laser created by UW-Madison scientists
Last month, scientists created the first attosecond atomic X-ray laser – a technology that could advance quantum computing and the study of the fastest processes in nature. One of the scientists, Uwe Bergmann, a professor of ultrafast x-ray science at UW-Madison, joins us.
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The Weather Guys explain how Canadian wildfire smoke and extreme heat plague Wisconsin
Back to explain the hazy skies, latest heat waves and intense rainfall in Wisconsin are the Weather Guys, Steve Ackerman and Jon Martin from UW-Madison’s Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences.
Episode Credits
- Lee Rayburn Host
- Uwe Bergmann Guest
- Steve Ackerman Guest
- Jon Martin Guest
- Jill Nadeau Executive Producer
- Joel Patenaude Producer
- Jeff Robbins Technical Director
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