Evidence for Inflation

In the beginning, there was the Big Bang. At least, that's the creation story that cosmologists currently believe. UC Berkeley astrophysicist Adrian Lee is devising experiments that may lead to direct evidence of that singular, mind-boggling expansion.

The Sands of Time

Jere Lipps has an extraordinarily fine-grained view of history. As a professor of paleontology at UC Berkeley, Lipps examines records of the past written in layers of sediments and fossils. His work has shed light on ancient earthquakes and extinction patterns, the evolution of early life and even astrobiology, and taken him to more than 160 countries over the last 40 years.

Biomolecules in Motion

Proteins are the parts that make living engines run. But, studying how proteins function can be a major pain. However, UC Berkeley chemistry professor Haw Yang is dedicated to developing a better way to study biomolecules in motion.

Astrophysicist Adrian Lee is developing POLARBeaR, an instrument designed to obtain the first concrete evidence of the Big Bang.