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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

It's called a beta-lactam ring and it seems to give penicillinits wondrous ability

It's called a beta-lactam ring and it seems to give penicillin
its wondrous ability

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It's called a beta-lactam ring
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and it seems to give penicillin its wondrous ability.
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8 seconds
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00:38:19
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Season
1
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1
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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 • E02 The jets of high energy particles and radiation - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
The jets of high energy particles and radiation
S01 • E01 It binds to a part of the cell wall of most bacteria, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
It binds to a part of the cell wall of most bacteria,
S01 • E02 Andrew has also found that these explosions of energy - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Andrew has also found that these explosions of energy
S01 • E01 Understanding how penicillin works was a revolution in medicine. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
Understanding how penicillin works was a revolution in medic...
S01 • E01 Hodgkin's work spawned a generation of new antibiotics, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
Hodgkin's work spawned a generation of new antibiotics,
S01 • E01 And these techniques, still widely used today, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
And these techniques, still widely used today,
S01 • E02 They range from dwarf galaxies, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
They range from dwarf galaxies,
S01 • E01 Despite the achievements of X-ray crystallography, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Despite the achievements of X-ray crystallography,
S01 • E01 To see even smaller things would require something else. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
To see even smaller things would require something else.
S01 • E01 It seemed electron microscopes held the most potential, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
It seemed electron microscopes held the most potential,
S01 • E02 It's now thought that there may be up to two trillion galaxies - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
It's now thought that there may be up to two trillion g...
S01 • E01 Their electromagnetic lenses - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
Their electromagnetic lenses
S01 • E01 One of the most common problems that affects lenses - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
One of the most common problems that affects lenses
S01 • E02 Do all these galaxies just float around by themselves, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
Do all these galaxies just float around by themselves,
S01 • E01 You see, the way lenses work is that they bend the light - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
You see, the way lenses work is that they bend the light
S01 • E02 Or do they come together as part of even larger structures? - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
Or do they come together as part of even larger structures?
S01 • E02 And how can we even answer that question? - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
And how can we even answer that question?
S01 • E01 So, when I try to focus the sun, for instance, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
So, when I try to focus the sun, for instance,
S01 • E01 Which means, at high magnifications especially, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
Which means, at high magnifications especially,
S01 • E02 Fortunately, to help tackle this puzzle, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Fortunately, to help tackle this puzzle,