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2nd March 2015 – Whole Body Imaging

Posted on March 2, 2015 by DaveT

Brought to us by Professor John Waterton. Whole Body Imaging refers to the internal display of the entire body in a single procedure. It may refer to one of two types of body imaging technologies used for security screening such … Continue reading →

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3rd March 2014 – String Theory (Part 2)

Posted on March 3, 2014 by DaveT

Dr Peter Millington from Manchester University continues his efforts to help us  move from Particle Physics towards String Theory.  In his January talk he discussed with us the fundamental disagreement between Relativity and Quantum Mechanics.  Now in his second talk … Continue reading →

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6th January 2014 – String Theory (Part 1)

Posted on January 6, 2014 by DaveT

Dr Peter Millington from Manchester University has agreed to kick off a Scibar move from Particle Physics towards String Theory by discussing with us the fundamental disagreement between Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. In our March session he will describe how … Continue reading →

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2nd December 2013 – CERN and the Large Hadron Collider

Posted on December 2, 2013 by DaveT

Knutsford SciBar member Dr Ian Duerdoth will lead the discussion on CERN, the Large Hadron Collider, the Higgs Boson, what next, and all that.

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4th June 2013 – The Higgs Boson

Posted on June 4, 2013 by DaveT

The Higgs Boson – is it still there and does it matter? Dr Rob Appleby of the University of Manchester returns to our SciBar to update us on the Higgs boson – the facts and the implications. Have we really found … Continue reading →

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8th January 2013 – Graphene

Posted on January 8, 2013 by DaveT

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 →

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