William D. Phillips's guest appearances

William D. Phillips

Big Ideas (Audio)

Big Ideas (Video)

Big Ideas: Science

Rupinder Brar

Graham Farmelo

Natalia Toro

Gerard t'Hooft

Brian Schmidt

Sara Seager

Julian Barbour

Norman Doidge

Marc Abrahams

John Mighton

Leonard Mlodinow

John Polanyi

Freeman Dyson

Robert J. Sawyer

Keith Devlin

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William D. Phillips, who works with the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, demonstrates the cooling potential of liquid nitrogen, the laser-based technique known as "optical molasses" and shows how magnetic bottles can help science built more accurate atomic clocks.

William D. Phillips: Time and Einstein in the 21st Century

"Time and Einstein in the 21st Century: The Coolest Stuff in the Universe" is the title of this exceptionally entertaining lecture. Phillips, who works with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, demonstrates the cooling potential of liquid nitrogen, the laser based technique known as "optical molasses" and shows how magnetic bottles can help science built more accurate atomic clocks.

William D. Phillips on the universe