Posts Tagged ‘Royal Society’
New Royal Society exhibition: Beyond Ourselves
Funded by the Arts Council, Beyond Ourselves is to be held at the premises of the Royal Society in London. The exhibition brings together six innovative contemporary artists who have all placed the potential of enquiry and thought at the core of their work. Works include video installations, sculpture, collage and paintings, which are to [...]
Today’s physics news: Royal Society calls for A-level overhaul to tackle decline in science students, NASA funding, ultracold atoms and more
In today’s news round-up: Royal Society calls for A-level overhaul to tackle decline in science students, NASA spacecraft sweeps past comet, ultracold atoms could reveal the dark sector, Irish science funding hangs in electoral balance and NASA funding stays flat in president’s budget request
New event: ultra-precision engineering – from physics to manufacturing
Ultra-precision engineering is a multi-disciplinary subject facilitating the transfer of fundamental physics into technology solutions. Numerous life-enhancing technologies, which harness the basic principles of physics, demand extreme accuracy, frequently at the nanometre level, to enable practical realisation. This meeting will bring together scientists and engineers to review the evolution of ultra-precision engineering, to discuss scientific [...]
Today’s phsyics news: Thursday, 30 September 2010
Royal Society’s climate change guide cuts confusion out of the hard science UK’s ‘definitive voice of science’ hopes guide will counter confusion and bogus claims about man-made global warming Guardian Times BBC New Earth-like planet discovered Gliese 581g in ‘Goldilocks zone’ of space where liquid water could exist is strong contender for a habitable world [...]
Today’s physics news: Wednesday, 7 July
Primary schools ‘need specialist science teachers’ A Royal Society study of UK science and maths teaching for five to 14 year olds said every school should have a teacher with a sound scientific background. BBC Telegraph Independent Budget cuts caution on UK nuclear waste plan A report from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) says [...]
