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4th February 2008 – Bringing Nuclear Fusion Down to Earth

Posted on February 4, 2008 by DaveT

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 →

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7th January 2008 – Synthetic Biology and Biological Computing

Posted on January 7, 2008 by DaveT

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 →

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3rd December 2007 – Old and New Technologies

Posted on December 3, 2007 by DaveT

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 →

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5th November 2007 – The Holographic Universe

Posted on November 5, 2007 by DaveT

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 →

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7th October 2007 – Daresbury Science Festival

Posted on October 7, 2007 by DaveT

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 →

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1st October 2007 – Defending the Earth against Asteroid and Comet Attack

Posted on October 1, 2007 by DaveT

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 →

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