The Energy of Star Wars
Course Completion Time: 51 minutes, 56 seconds
Course Completion Time: 51 minutes, 56 seconds
Course Description
Experts from the Department of Energy's National Laboratories are gathering to answer your questions about energy in the Star Wars films.
Learn more: http://energy.gov/StarWars
Cathy Plesko, an applied physicist from +Los Alamos National Laboratory uses supercomputers to model what happens when an asteroid hits a planet.
Peter Thelin, a master optician from +Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's expertise is cutting and shaping materials by hand so they can be used by Lawrence Livermore researchers to explore the universe.
Chris Ebbers, a physicist from Lawrence Livermore, uses lasers to study crystals.
Vishal Patel, a researcher from +Idaho National Laboratory’s Center for Space Nuclear Research, studies how new forms of nuclear power could fuel tomorrow’s spacecraft.
Learning Outcomes
Learn more: http://energy.gov/StarWars
Cathy Plesko, an applied physicist from +Los Alamos National Laboratory uses supercomputers to model what happens when an asteroid hits a planet.
Peter Thelin, a master optician from +Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's expertise is cutting and shaping materials by hand so they can be used by Lawrence Livermore researchers to explore the universe.
Chris Ebbers, a physicist from Lawrence Livermore, uses lasers to study crystals.
Vishal Patel, a researcher from +Idaho National Laboratory’s Center for Space Nuclear Research, studies how new forms of nuclear power could fuel tomorrow’s spacecraft.
Learning Outcomes
- Explore how inventions on Earth inspire Star Wars films