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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

So the next step downwards means ditching light entirely and finding something elseto see...

So the next step downwards means ditching light entirely and finding something else
to see with, like tiny subatomic particles.
Electrons

Full Transcript

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So the next step downwards
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means ditching light entirely
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and finding something else to see with,
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like tiny subatomic particles. Electrons.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:26
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

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 You see it launch and then we get this feeling. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
You see it launch and then we get this feeling.
S01 • E02 It's like a vibration of the launch because it's such a powerful event. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
It's like a vibration of the launch because it's s...
S01 • E01 I've found a bit of old technology, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
I've found a bit of old technology,
S01 • E02 It just makes you tingle because you know that it's your baby, almost. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
It just makes you tingle because you know that it's you...
S01 • E02 I'd already been working on the project for 13 years at that point. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
I'd already been working on the project for 13 years at...
S01 • E01 I've taken the back off this old TV set, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
I've taken the back off this old TV set,
S01 • E02 Wow. And to have such a personal connection - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
Wow. And to have such a personal connection
S01 • E01 This bit, the cathode, boils off electrons - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:12
This bit, the cathode, boils off electrons
S01 • E02 For Solar Orbiter's instruments to work at all, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
For Solar Orbiter's instruments to work at all,
S01 • E01 Now, ordinarily on a TV set, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:16
Now, ordinarily on a TV set,
S01 • E02 The heat shield is always pointed at the sun, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
The heat shield is always pointed at the sun,
S01 • E02 The instrument that Tim and Helen built is a magnetometer. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
The instrument that Tim and Helen built is a magnetometer.
S01 • E01 Now, because electrons are negatively charged, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
Now, because electrons are negatively charged,
S01 • E02 The heat shield can get to temperatures of up to 500 degrees - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:18
The heat shield can get to temperatures of up to 500 degrees
S01 • E01 And to show that, I've got a small magnet at the end of this stick, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:12
And to show that, I've got a small magnet at the end of...
S01 • E02 Because although it's cold, it's a stable temperature, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
Because although it's cold, it's a stable temperat...
S01 • E01 That's because there are three electron beams, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
That's because there are three electron beams,
S01 • E02 The Orbiter takes photographs of the sun's surface - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
The Orbiter takes photographs of the sun's surface
S01 • E01 The electron beam is scanning across the whole screen - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
The electron beam is scanning across the whole screen
S01 • E02 The results are then sent straight back to Earth, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
The results are then sent straight back to Earth,