Category Archives: Monthly Meetings

9th April 2018 – Bitcoin: a Personal Perspective on Database Technology

Posted on January 15, 2018 by jrsee

Note the date of this talk – it’s the second Monday because April 2nd is Easter Monday. This talk will be led by SciBarian Adrian Fisher, who valiantly answered Chris Grice’s plea at February’s meeting for a speaker for April. … Continue reading →

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5th March 2018 – Small Modular Nuclear Reactors

Posted on January 15, 2018 by jrsee

This discussion will be led by Emma Vernon, of the N(ational) N(uclear) L(aboratory).  In Emma’s words: “The UK has expressed an interest in the potential deployment of Small Modular Reactor technology as a means to help address the energy trilemma … Continue reading →

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5th February 2018 – Gene Editing

Posted on October 31, 2017 by TerryG

The Brave New World of CRISPR Gene Editing The session will be led by Professor Matthew Cobb, professor of Zoology at the University of Manchester. Over the last five years, biology and medicine have been shaken by the discovery of … Continue reading →

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8th January 2018 – Cryptography: past, present and future

Posted on October 31, 2017 by TerryG

UPDATE (Feb 2018): Alan described a way of creating passwords which are (probably) more secure than those most people currently use. Here is a link to a paper Alan wrote last year describing the method: Passwwords. Note that depending on your … Continue reading →

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4th December 2017 – DNA in Medicine

Posted on October 30, 2017 by TerryG

The promises, challenges and everyday application of DNA in Medicine Dr Jamie Ellingford will be talking about the latest technology and software available to generate and analyse big DNA datasets, and discuss the promises, challenges and everyday applications of these … Continue reading →

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6th November 2017 – On The Face Of It

Posted on July 11, 2017 by jrsee

Surfaces and Interfaces in Chemistry, Physics and Medicine Dr Andrew Thomas of the School of Materials, Photon Science Institute, The University of Manchester will be presenting this topic. Every solid or liquid has a surface. We probably take this for granted, but … Continue reading →

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