APS Physics Talks & Presentations

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Engaging the Physics Community in Nuclear Threat Reduction

Exploring nuclear threat reduction strategies and the role of physicists in advocating for disarmament, emphasizing the urgency of addressing current global nuclear risks.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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US Plans for New Nuclear Weapons

Explore US plans for new nuclear weapons, including rationale, design validation, and potential consequences of deploying a replacement warhead for silo-based missiles.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Stacking Atomic Layers One by One - Quest for New Materials and Physics

Explore atomic-scale heterostructures and emerging physics in 2D quantum materials. Learn about stacking techniques, high-mobility graphene, and novel phenomena like magic angles and quasicrystals.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Intracellular Liquid Condensates - New Approaches to Understand and Control Biomolecular Phase Transitions in Living Cells

Exploring intracellular phase transitions and their role in organizing cellular contents, with focus on liquid-liquid phase separation and new approaches for spatiotemporal control.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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The Design and Growth of Ultra-Stable Glasses

Explores physical vapor deposition for creating ultra-stable glasses with controlled molecular packing, discussing dense structures, anisotropic ordering, and applications in organic electronics.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Federal Policy Making - Perspectives from Inside and Outside Government

Explore federal policy making through examples like microelectronics and quantum technology. Gain insights on stakeholder dynamics, S&T's role in addressing national needs, and effective strategies for influencing policy decisions.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Advice from a Scientist-Policy Maker on Giving Advice to a Policy Maker

Learn effective strategies for communicating scientific advice to policymakers from a scientist-legislator. Gain insights on maximizing impact, understanding policy complexities, and engaging in the political process.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Verification of Denuclearization

Exploring verification challenges and technologies for North Korea's denuclearization, addressing security concerns while ensuring effective monitoring of residual nuclear arsenals.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Machine Learning and the Real Space Renormalization Group

Explore the intersection of machine learning and renormalization group theory, focusing on real-space applications and information theory perspectives in physics.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Advances in Machine Learned Potentials for Molecular Dynamics Simulation

Explore machine learning advancements in molecular dynamics simulations, covering symmetries, training methods, and applications in hydrocarbon reactions and IR spectra analysis.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Opportunities for Infusing Physics into AI - ML Algorithms

Explore the fusion of physics and AI algorithms, covering neural programming, hierarchies, equations, and applications in autonomous systems and technology.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Neural Network Renormalization Group

Explore multi-scale entanglement renormalization and neural network renormalization group, connecting deep learning with quantum physics concepts for advanced computational techniques.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Learning Quantum with Generative Models

Explore generative models for quantum state learning, covering neural networks, RBMs, and applications to GHZ states and local Hamiltonians.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Predicting Energies from Electron Densities - Machine Learning for Reactive Molecular Dynamics

Explore machine learning techniques for predicting molecular energies from electron densities, with applications in reactive molecular dynamics and density functional theory.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Understanding Neutrino Interactions Using Deep Learning

Explore deep learning applications in neutrino physics, from classifying interactions to analyzing events, with insights on future developments in particle detection.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk