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Tag Archives: technology
13th May 2024 – Acoustic Aberrations
Playing with Physics and Perception Professor Trevor Cox comes to us from the University of Salford department of Acoustic Engineering where his research areas are architectural acoustics, signal processing and audio perception. Trevor is also an author and radio broadcaster … Continue reading
Posted in 2024, Monthly Meetings, Past Events
Tagged physics, sound, technology
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11th March 2024 – Heat in Homes
In March, our speaker will be Mark Thompson. Mark is an energy efficiency expert who is passionate about engaging the public in energy, and “de-mything and de-fearing” it and the changes that decarbonisation will bring. After studying physics and electronics … Continue reading
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Tagged energy, power generation, technology
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8th January 2024 – Stretched to Breaking Point – When is this a Good Thing for Polymer Materials?
Our first speaker of the New Year is Dr. Niamh Fox, a lecturer in Polymer Science in the Department of Materials at Manchester University. Her talk ‘Stretched to breaking point – when is this a good thing for polymer materials?’ … Continue reading
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9th January 2023 – Making the Tiniest Machines
Professor David Leigh leads the Leigh Group at the University of Manchester. The Group explores, invents and discovers fundamental ways to control molecular-level dynamics and topology. In simple terms, they are making machines out of molecules. David says “Perhaps the … Continue reading
Posted in 2023, Monthly Meetings, Past Events
Tagged chemistry, technology
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12th December 2022 – Bio-inspired Optical Materials
Developing sensors by mimicking nature’s colour mechanisms Dr. Ahu Gümrah Dumanli-Parry is a Materials Chemist and the first recipient of the bp-ICAM Kathleen Lonsdale Research Fellowship in 2019 for her work on bio-inspired advanced materials. Dr Dumanli-Parry’s research group (Bio-inspired Functional … Continue reading
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13th June 2022 – Can Carbon Dioxide be Useful?
Catherine Eagle is a PhD student in the Department of Chemistry at Liverpool University. Her research topic is CO2 reduction electrolysers and focusses on carbon dioxide utilisation. In her talk, Catherine will cover: Carbon dioxide and the environment Reducing carbon … Continue reading
Posted in 2022, Monthly Meetings, Past Events
Tagged chemistry, technology
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