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6th, 7th October 2008 – Science Explosion, Liverpool

Posted on October 7, 2008 by DaveT

Exhibition at the World Museum Liverpool Knutsford SciBAr recently attended the “Science Explosion” event run by the BA for children at The World Museum, Liverpool to launch the 2008 BA Festival 2008. Following on previous themes we took with us … Continue reading →

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6th October 2008 – Mining in Space

Posted on October 6, 2008 by DaveT

What’s out there and how could we get it back here? Dr Benny Peiser from Liverpool John Moores University returns to inform and entertain us, yet again, leading the discussion on Mining in Space. We are talking about minerals in … Continue reading →

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5th October 2008 – Daresbury Science Festival

Posted on October 5, 2008 by DaveT

Daresbury Science Festival – Exhibition at Daresbury Laboratories   Knutsford SciBAr set up stalls at Daresbury Science Festival where in a sizeable area we featured Dragon Visual Illusions and gave away dragons for the kids to make at home, Chaotic … Continue reading →

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1st September 2008 – Liquid Crystals

Posted on September 1, 2008 by DaveT

What are they and why are they appearing everywhere? Professor Helen Gleeson from Manchester University helped us understand how something can be both a liquid and a crystal. Normally, we consider matter to have three distinct states: solid, liquid and … Continue reading →

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7th July 2008 – Consciousness: What is it? How Might it Work?

Posted on July 7, 2008 by DaveT

Professor John Jefferys from Birmingham University helped us understand what we know about consciousness. Of course some things are not yet known but good progress is being made. Among other areas, Prof Jefferys has been researching how the brain solves … Continue reading →

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2nd July 2008 – Daresbury Rocket Competition

Posted on July 2, 2008 by DaveT

Daresbury Rocket Competition at Chester Racecourse In July 2008 Knutsford SciBAr entered several rockets, made by various SciBArians, into a competition to see which rocket could carry a raw egg the furthest without breaking the egg. The winner was Graham … Continue reading →

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