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2nd February 2009 – Evolution Head to Tail

Posted on February 2, 2009 by DaveT

Son of SciBar – Evolution Head to Tail Dave Thompson, founder of Knutsford SciBar, stood in for Mike Dunne* who was planned to introduce us to The Hiper Project at Rutherford Labs but was thwarted by heavy snow over much … Continue reading →

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10th January 2009 – Catalyst Museum

Posted on January 10, 2009 by DaveT

A STEM Ambassador event at the Catalyst Museum Saturday Science Club Dave Thompson and Roger Gittins visited the Catalyst Chemical Museum’s Saturday Science Club to give a talk to the children on the history of rockets and the principles of … Continue reading →

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5th January 2009 – What Makes You Tick?

Posted on January 5, 2009 by DaveT

A look at our many internal body clocks Professor Andrew Loudon from Manchester University introduced us to the many body clocks we have built in to ensure that our body is ready for what it needs to do “at the … Continue reading →

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1st December 2008 – The Effects of Space and Ageing on Human Physiology

Posted on December 1, 2008 by DaveT

Professor Mario Narici from Manchester University led the discussion on the effects of space trips on the physiology of astronauts. Astronauts have the urgent requirement for physiotherapy treatment on return from space, if they are not to fracture a limb … Continue reading →

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3rd November 2008 – Emulating Biology to make Thin Film Solar Cells

Posted on November 3, 2008 by DaveT

Professor Paul O’Brien from Manchester University returned to inform and entertain us, yet again. Paul led our very first SciBAr on the topic of Nanotechnology and returned to lead our discussion on what’s new in Nanotechnology and discuss with us … Continue reading →

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9th October 2008 – Knutsford Literary Festival

Posted on October 9, 2008 by DaveT

Dave Thompson (Founder of Knutsford SciBAr) wrote a poem for the “Knutsford Literary Festival – Poetry Night” taking a Proton’s view of the experiments at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Perhaps you can see why he focussed his life … Continue reading →

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