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5th March 2013 – Manchester in the Global Industry of Science and Technology

Posted on March 5, 2013 by DaveT

Professor John Pickstone of the University of Manchester recently helped arrange a series of ‘Interfaculty Lectures’ and, with friends in Manchester Metropolitan University and the City, he initiated and organised a major Manchester Histories Festival in March 2009. This proved … 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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6th August 2007 – Invisibility Cloaks

Posted on August 6, 2007 by DaveT

Invisibility Cloaks – Science not Magic Professor Sir John Pendry from Imperial College London will help us look into the science behind invisibility cloaking. A lot of research is being carried out in the USA on the physics of “invisibility” – … Continue reading →

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24th April 2007 – Science Horizons

Posted on April 24, 2007 by DaveT

Science Horizons are not Knutsford SciBAr events but you may enjoy them. Science Horizons is a national series of 4 discussions about new technologies, the future and society. Is Science going the right way? Good points? Bad points? This is … Continue reading →

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