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2nd November 2009 – Gravity Waves: Ripples in the Fabric of Space-Time

Posted on November 2, 2009 by DaveT

Dr Ed Daw of Sheffield University will return to take us into the realm of Gravity Waves. If a large star explodes it can create an effect like throwing a pebble in a pond. The pond in this case is … Continue reading →

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5th October 2009 – Nuclear Fusion: The HiPER Project

Posted on October 5, 2009 by DaveT

Professor Mike Dunne Director of the Rutherford Labs HiPER Project will introduce us to their approach to Fusion research which addresses some of the issues, like containment inherent in the Tokomak approach. He will explain how they plan to fire … Continue reading →

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7th July 2009 – Book Launch

Posted on July 7, 2009 by DaveT

Professor Brian Cox and Professor Jeff Forshaw (both of whom have led a SciBar meeting in Knutsford) have just launched a book written by the two of them – called “Why Does E=mc²?”. The book was launched at The Manchester … Continue reading →

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11th May 2009 – Dark Matter

Posted on May 11, 2009 by DaveT

Dark Matter – will someone please switch on the light? Dr Ed Daw of Sheffield University will take us into the realm of Dark Matter.  What is it? Where can we find it? If it is all around us, why … 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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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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