Bollington SciBar Event Archive
Information about past events will appear here as they happen
Monday 14 June; 6.30 - 8.00pm. Everyone has marveled at the coloured patterns of butterfly wings. But what makes the colours? The next Bollington SciBar might have the answer. Hywel Curtis, a former physics researcher at University of Exeter, now works as a freelance writer and science communicator, based in Manchester. Says Hywel, "Photonic crystals are naturally occurring structures that manipulate light, sometimes with amazing results. This talk will give an introduction into a fascinating topic and present my research into naturally occurring photonic crystals in butterflies." Any one from Junior School age to pensioner will be very welcome to come along and join in. Butterfly wings will never look the same again!
Monday 8th Febuary The search for Extraterrestrial Life
What is the possibility of finding other life in our solar system and the prospects of detecting evidence of life on nearby planets? Or of receiving intelligent signals from another civilisation? We will discuss the likelihood of success and when, if ever, we might hope to learn that we are not alone!
Professor Ian Morison has been at the Jodrell Bank Observatory since 1965 and spent 5 years searching for ET in project Phoenix, the most sensitive search ever undertaken for radio signals from other civilisations.
Monday 14th September 2009
We are happy to announce that the return of the Bollington SciBar will kick off with the topic of Anti Matter by Roger Barlow, Professor of Particle Physics, Manchester University.
Don't know what anti matter is? Or do you have a question that you have always wanted to ask?
Well 14/9/2009 is the time to find out, Scibars are for everyone from those who know nothing about the subject to those that are experts on the subject.
Monday 14 June; 6.30 - 8.00pm. Everyone has marveled at the coloured patterns of butterfly wings. But what makes the colours? The next Bollington SciBar might have the answer. Hywel Curtis, a former physics researcher at University of Exeter, now works as a freelance writer and science communicator, based in Manchester. Says Hywel, "Photonic crystals are naturally occurring structures that manipulate light, sometimes with amazing results. This talk will give an introduction into a fascinating topic and present my research into naturally occurring photonic crystals in butterflies." Any one from Junior School age to pensioner will be very welcome to come along and join in. Butterfly wings will never look the same again!
Monday 8th Febuary The search for Extraterrestrial Life
What is the possibility of finding other life in our solar system and the prospects of detecting evidence of life on nearby planets? Or of receiving intelligent signals from another civilisation? We will discuss the likelihood of success and when, if ever, we might hope to learn that we are not alone!
Professor Ian Morison has been at the Jodrell Bank Observatory since 1965 and spent 5 years searching for ET in project Phoenix, the most sensitive search ever undertaken for radio signals from other civilisations.