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Tag Archives: chemistry
2nd March 2020 – SecREEts Project
Georgia Macey and her team from the Prospex Institute will give a presentation on rare earths and the SecREEts project. This project is aimed at establishing a stable and secure supply of critical rare earth elements based on a sustainable … Continue reading
Posted in 2020, monthly_meeting
Tagged chemistry, environment
4th November 2019 – Made to be Measured
The revolutions in analytical science for the real time analysis of the human body This talk will be given by Dr Tony Bristow (FRSC), AstraZeneca, Macclesfield Analytical science has made an enormous impact on the understanding of the biological and … Continue reading
6th November 2017 – On The Face Of It
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
Posted in 2017, monthly_meeting
Tagged chemistry, medicine, physics
7th April 2014 – Chemists, Druggists and Beer-Doctors
In the nineteenth century, many brewers saw new chemical additives as the key to a cheaper, reliable product. Drinkers, however, suspected that dangerous poisons were involved, while government agencies feared the tax-dodging possibilities of the new methods. This talk explores … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, monthly_meeting
Tagged brewing, chemistry
8th January 2013 – Graphene
Dr Aravind Vijayaraghavan discusses graphene with us. Graphene is the world’s first 2-dimensional material, and was made in Manchester for the very first time in 2004, by Professor Andre Geim and Professor Kostya Novoselov. They were, of course, awarded the … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, monthly_meeting
Tagged chemistry, physics, technology
4th December 2012 – Experiments You Can Do At Home
Lorelly Wilson (Chair of the North West Branch of the British Science Association) will demonstrate experiments you can do at home to get your partner out of their armchair/garden shed or to entertain the grandchildren using common household products to … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, monthly_meeting
Tagged chemistry
