A list of all SciBar events in reverse chronological order

12th May 2008 – String Theory for Dummies

Dr Richard Battye from Manchester University and Jodrell Bank led our discussion on String Theory. We have touched on String Theory in several topics in the past but this dealt with the basics of the theory itself. We are apparently… continue reading
7th April 2008 – From DNA to Organism

Could Humans grow new limbs? Professor Enrique Amaya from Manchester University discussed how DNA makes organisms and how amphibian embryos have an incredible ability to heal following amputations, which is one of the primary reasons why they have been used… continue reading
3rd March 2008 – How Does the Brain Keep Us Awake During the Day…

… and how does it keep us thin? Dr Denis Burdakov from Cambridge University will help us understand how the brain keeps us awake and conscious during the day. It was until recently mysterious why in the sleep disorder narcolepsy… continue reading
4th February 2008 – Bringing Nuclear Fusion Down to Earth

Chris Carpenter and Chris Warrick from Culham, the UK’s primary Fusion Research Centre helped us look into Nuclear Fusion (using the same processes that make the sun hot to create electricity on earth). Apart from the difficulties in creating a… continue reading
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