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Delegates MUST be at least 16 yrs old on the first day of the conference.
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Find out what a laser interference pattern looks like, how much aluminium is needed to protect against beta radiation, what actually determines the speed of sound in air or how a solar panel responds to different lighting conditions.
We are delighted to offer delegates and teachers an optional tour of the Physics department’s facilities and laboratories at the University of Nottingham.
This is a chance for students to gain a first hand insight into the practice and possibilities offered by Physics departments.
This session explores black holes from the most basic question of ‘what is a black hole’ to ‘where do they exist in the Universe?’ The presentation examines the very latest ideas to explain the formation of exotic higher dimensional mini-black holes at particle colliders, through to their evaporation via Hawking radiation.
The use of lasers to cool atoms has allowed the exploration of extremely low temperatures over the past decade leading to the observation of exotic new quantum properties and the possibility of ultra-sensitive measurements of gravitational forces. During this session students will learn about the prospects and possibilities of these exciting new discoveries and technologies.
This session aims to describe and explain our understanding of the structure of the universe. Employing the latest images from both ground and space-borne telescopes, coupled with theoretical studies using super-computers, this session aims to ‘look back through time’ to study the creation and evolution of galaxies.
Here you will discover how physics is used to acquire images of the body for medical and research applications. Presentations will focus on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Nottingham physicist Sir Peter Mansfield was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in physics for the invention of this technique).