Fractals Everywhere!
Monday 25th February 2019 Speaker: Dr Ingo Dierking, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Manchester. We are all familiar with 1-, 2-, and 3-dimensional geometric objects like lines, circles, triangles, cubes or spheres, and their use in the description of many simple structures such as streets, football fields, houses or cars. But how would you …
The UK’s Nuclear Future(s)?
For the last ten years, Government has supported new nuclear energy as part of the UK’s energy mix. This has been controversial, especially given the rapidly falling costs of renewables, and the very high costs of conventional nuclear energy. In addition, the UK has a major programme focused on cleaning up the legacy of the …
The Art of Organic Synthesis: Cascade Reactions
We live in a world which is largely shaped by organic compounds. Some of them are found in nature in microorganisms or plants and some others are synthesized by chemists, such as insecticides or plastics. The usual procedure for the synthesis of organic compounds is the stepwise formation of the individual bonds in the target …
Go with the flow – the future of organic chemistry
Seb is an organic chemist who works at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology as a postdoctoral researcher. His interests lie in the use of new technologies for small molecule synthesis, with a particular interest in using engineered enzymes as catalysts and running reactions under continuous flow conditions. Flow is the continuous pumping of chemical reactions …
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Beer, Mushrooms and Biofuels
We exploit fungi for brewing and enjoy them as food, but this incredibly versatile group of organisms is capable of much more. Fungi can effectively recycle dead plant material, an impressive achievement since plant cell wall structures consist of complex polymers that evolved to be strong and difficult to break down. In this talk, I’d …
Recognising Hidden Pain Signals in Dogs
Hayley is a trained Canine Massage Therapist and works alongside Vets and other therapists to provide holistic care for her doggy clients… Here she teaches us how to use our science and intuition to spot the pain signals in your dog and how new therapies are emerging that can help!
The Physics of Proton Therapy
The NHS has recently started treating patients in the UK with proton therapy, which is widely seen as the future of high-precision radiotherapy as it can offer certain patients reduced side-effects. Dr. Owen is a physicist specialising in the development of future technologies for proton therapy, and will talk about the development of the NHS …
Finding new planets from Keele via South Africa
Dr Pierre Maxted will talk to us about his contribution to the “Wide Angle Search for Planets” (WASP) project, one of the world’s leading surveys for planets beyond the solar system.
How Artificial Intelligence compliments Human Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is truly a General Purpose Technology (GPT) and will be become embedded into everything we do in our personal and work lives – nothing will be untouched by AI. It is often compared to electricity as being so ubiquitous, disruptive and revolutionary. But what really is AI and what it is not? …
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A personal experience of early computing.
It is easy to take modern computing for granted, but it was not always so. To reach where it is now, computing came through many growth pangs and choices. The talk will cover my participation in a number of trials and tribulations of the early years. Bio from Mark: I am so old I can …