A list of all SciBar events in reverse chronological order

7th January 2008 – Synthetic Biology and Biological Computing

Dr. Martyn Amos from Manchester Metropolitan University will help us look into the technologies of biological computing and how we can now adjust biological “creatures” to do things never previously created in the history of life. In the living cell… continue reading
3rd December 2007 – Old and New Technologies

Old and New Technologies and the Spread of the Minoan Civilisation in Crete Dr. Ina Berg from Manchester University helped us look into the technologies of pottery manufacture in ancient Crete. Her research uses X-ray analysis to determine how the… continue reading
5th November 2007 – The Holographic Universe

The Holographic Universe – Maybe the reality of our world is just an illusion Dr. Radu Tatar, Liverpool University, will help us look into the science of the Holographic Universe. String Theory suggests that our real world is made from… continue reading
7th October 2007 – Daresbury Science Festival

Science Festival at Daresbury Laboratories Knutsford SciBAr ran a stall at Daresbury Festival to entertain the children and teach a little bit about what’s out there in Space. The children had to make and decorate rockets based on 35mm film… continue reading
1st October 2007 – Defending the Earth against Asteroid and Comet Attack

Defending the Earth against Asteroid and Comet Attack – how are we doing? By popular request Dr Benny Peiser from Liverpool John Moores University returned to the SciBAr after a very successful session on Global Warming to discuss the issue of… continue reading
3rd September 2007 – The Sun

The Sun – Our nearest Star Dr Lucie Green will introduce us to our nearest star. What makes our Sun shine? How long will it shine? How do we know? What sort of regular changes does it go through? Does… continue reading
6th August 2007 – Invisibility Cloaks

Invisibility Cloaks – Science not Magic Professor Sir John Pendry from Imperial College London will help us look into the science behind invisibility cloaking. A lot of research is being carried out in the USA on the physics of “invisibility” –… continue reading
2nd July 2007 – Recipe for a Universe

Recipe for a Universe – how does Quantum Mechanics operate in the real world we live in. Dr Tara Shears from Liverpool University described how the explanations in Quantum Mechanics (where force is transmitted by exchanging particles) reflect into our real… continue reading
4th June 2007 – Climate Change

Shock! Horror! – Media Hype, Climate Alarmism and the Crisis of Science Communication Dr Benny Peiser from Liverpool John Moores University helped us look into the various factors affecting climate change and the things we can and cannot do about… continue reading
14th May 2007 – Chaos Theory

Chaos Theory – Can the flap of a butterfly’s wing in England cause a hurricane in Asia? Professor Tom Mullin from Manchester University, with the help of several mechanical models helped us look into the hidden order which lies beneath… continue reading
24th April 2007 – Science Horizons

Science Horizons are not Knutsford SciBAr events but you may enjoy them. Science Horizons is a national series of 4 discussions about new technologies, the future and society. Is Science going the right way? Good points? Bad points? This is… continue reading
2nd April 2007 – Sleep

Sleep – What goes on in the brain whilst we’re not watching or when drugs affect our reality? Professor Jim Horne from Nottingham University will help us look into what makes us spend a third of our lives vulnerable to… continue reading