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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

And what's interesting is that we've got this really tight latticeof pores

And what's interesting is that we've got this really tight lattice
of pores

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And what's interesting is that
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we've got this really tight lattice of pores.
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7 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:29:13
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary

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In this mind-bending series, Jim Al-Khalili explores the vast range of size in the universe, from tiny atoms to gigantic, interconnected galaxies.
S01 • E01 And then sometimes there are these gaps in your lattice. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
And then sometimes there are these gaps in your lattice.
S01 • E01 So those are the weak spots? We don't know. Oh, OK. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
So those are the weak spots? We don't know. Oh, OK.
S01 • E01 So we want to know... That's, like, a next question - - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
So we want to know... That's, like, a next question -
S01 • E02 And as we look beyond visible light, it's like pulling back a veil... - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
And as we look beyond visible light, it's like pulling ...
S01 • E01 So we know that some kind of patches will make the membrane weaker. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
So we know that some kind of patches will make the membrane ...
S01 • E02 ..giving us astonishing new insights into the very larger structures. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
..giving us astonishing new insights into the very larger st...
S01 • E01 So, if you could get the bacteria to mutate - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
So, if you could get the bacteria to mutate
S01 • E02 Astronomers take photographs of the same object - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Astronomers take photographs of the same object
S01 • E01 ..then you can attack it? Yes, or maybe get a drug - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
..then you can attack it? Yes, or maybe get a drug
S01 • E02 They then combine these to produce images - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
They then combine these to produce images
S01 • E01 With the atomic force microscope, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
With the atomic force microscope,
S01 • E02 These incredibly sophisticated imaging techniques - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:14
These incredibly sophisticated imaging techniques
S01 • E01 They are most effective at seeing features on a flat surface. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
They are most effective at seeing features on a flat surface...
S01 • E01 But atoms also connect up in three dimensions, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
But atoms also connect up in three dimensions,
S01 • E01 Remember how visible light has a limit because of its wavelength? - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
Remember how visible light has a limit because of its wavele...
S01 • E01 Well, it turns out there's another form of light - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
Well, it turns out there's another form of light
S01 • E02 Our ability to penetrate the mysteries of the cosmos - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Our ability to penetrate the mysteries of the cosmos
S01 • E01 Crucially, X-rays have very short wavelength - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:19
Crucially, X-rays have very short wavelength
S01 • E02 Astronomers have found massive objects in space - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Astronomers have found massive objects in space
S01 • E01 X-rays contain much more energy than rays of visible light. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
X-rays contain much more energy than rays of visible light.