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The nature of dark energy and dark matter: Are new laws of physics required?
What are dark energy and dark matter? Why do they seem to compose the majority of the stuff in our Universe at present? Astrophysicist Ofer Lahav will guide you through the origin of our Cosmos and some of the unanswered questions about the latest observations of our Universe. Venue: The Royal Institution Start date: Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:00:00 +0100 End date: Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:30:00 +0100 (Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events)
Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events - April 5, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: events

Everest: Survival at the extremes
Greg Foot explores the physiology of high-altitude survival and introduces a group of doctors going to extremes on a scientific adventure to help save critically ill patients back home. This family friendly, demo-rich show will include exercise physiology and the genetics of fitness, the equipment and survival techniques used in high-altitude expeditions, plus hypoxia and its uses in intensive care medicine. Venue: The Royal Institution Start date: Tue, 09 Jul 2013 18:00:00 +0100 End date: Tue, 09 Jul 2013 19:30:00 +0100 (Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events)
Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events - April 5, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: events

Computing with quantum cats: From colossus to qubits
Science writer John Gribbin gives an account of the nature of quantum reality, arguing for a universe of many parallel worlds where ‘everything is real’. Looking back to Alan Turing’s work on the Enigma machine and the first electronic computer, John explains how quantum theory developed to make quantum computers work in practice as well as telling us what this means for the future of technology. Venue: The Royal Institution Start date: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 19:00:00 +0100 End date: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 20:30:00 +0100 (Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events)
Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events - April 5, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: events

Time, Einstein and the coolest stuff in the Universe
At the turn of the 20th century Einstein changed the way we think about time. By the beginning of the 21st his thinking is now shaping one of the key scientific and technological wonders of contemporary life: atomic clocks, the best timekeepers ever made. Nobel Prize winning physicist William Phillips explains how these ultra accurate clocks are still being improved with super cooled atoms – better to than a second in 100 million years. Venue: The Royal Institution Start date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 20:00:00 +0100 End date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 21:15:00 +0100 (Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events)
Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events - April 5, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: events

Scent of space
Marek Kukula and Odette Toilette exercise your nostrils on an interactive tour of the smells of the cosmos. From the acid clouds of Venus to the oily seas of Saturn’s moon Titan and beyond, all smells are accompanied by astonishing visuals from the Royal Observatory’s current exhibition, Visions of the Universe. Venue: The Royal Institution Start date: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 19:00:00 +0100 End date: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 20:30:00 +0100 (Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events)
Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events - April 5, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: events

small science
Helen Arney examines small science: the obscure, the overlooked and the downright teeny tiny. With experiments from the Ri’s archives, guest scientists and performers including award-winning juggler and variety star Mat Ricardo, this show will reach the parts that others science events don’t reach. WARNING: may contain Higgs… Venue: The Royal Institution Start date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 19:00:00 +0100 End date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 20:30:00 +0100 (Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events)
Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events - April 5, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: events

Big science
Comedian and science songstress Helen Arney takes on the biggest of the big: The human genome! The known universe! Justin Bieber’s fanbase! Joined by an eclectic bunch of performers and scientists, including comedian, improviser and ex-physicist Richard Vranch, there’ll be plenty of jokes, songs and experiments from the Ri archive. Venue: The Royal Institution Start date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:00:00 +0100 End date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:30:00 +0100 (Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events)
Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events - April 5, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: events

Family Fun Day: Genius and invention
Try your hand recreating some of the amazing inventions to have come from the Royal Institution, (plus a few that some other people came up with too). Discover the best way to keep liquid nitrogen extra chilly, and how to power a light bulb. Get inspired to come up with your very own world-changing invention. Venue: The Royal Institution Start date: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 11:00:00 +0100 End date: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:00:00 +0100 (Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events)
Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events - April 5, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: events

Stuff matters
Why is glass transparent? What makes elastic stretchy? How come concrete pours and then sets? Why does a paperclip bend? Materials scientist and former Christmas Lecturer Mark Miodownik explores why materials look and behave the way they do. Venue: The Royal Institution Start date: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:00:00 +0100 End date: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:30:00 +0100 (Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events)
Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events - April 5, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: events

Terra Rara: The strange story of some political elements
Chemist Andrea Sella demonstrates what we know about rare earth elements, their uses in electronics and renewable energy and what makes them indispensable in our society. In this revealing discourse Andrea considers the political and economic ramifications of their distribution and technology. Venue: The Royal Institution Start date: Fri, 31 May 2013 20:00:00 +0100 End date: Fri, 31 May 2013 21:15:00 +0100 (Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events)
Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events - April 5, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: events

Falling upwards
In this heart-lifting talk, the Romantic biographer Richard Holmes floats across the world following the pioneer generation of balloon aeronauts, from the first heroic experiments of the Montgolfiers in 1780s to the tragic attempt to fly a balloon to the North Pole in the 1890s. Venue: The Royal Institution Start date: Wed, 29 May 2013 19:00:00 +0100 End date: Wed, 29 May 2013 20:30:00 +0100 (Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events)
Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events - April 5, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: events

Teaching your fingers to see
How does a surgeon master his craft or a GP diagnose through palpation? Join a team from Imperial College London led by Roger Kneebone and Fernando Bello to explore the fascinating world of haptics in surgery, medicine and beyond. Venue: The Royal Institution Start date: Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:00 +0100 End date: Wed, 22 May 2013 20:30:00 +0100 (Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events)
Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events - April 5, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: events

An evening with Simon Mayo and Itch
BBC broadcaster and author Simon Mayo gives an effervescent talk with live experiments. Find out how his passion for science led him to write about a science mad, element hunting hero called Itch. Suitable for ages 10+ Venue: The Royal Institution Start date: Sat, 18 May 2013 18:00:00 +0100 End date: Sat, 18 May 2013 19:30:00 +0100 (Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events)
Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events - April 5, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: events

OrthoTec Conference 2013
Summary: The OrthoTec educational conference program features the industry’s very best subject matter experts to discuss timely and relevant topics. Description: Unrivalled content. Leading industry speakers. Success for your orthopaedic projects. Advanced technologies and new clinical needs are crucial to the future of orthopaedic innovation. At the same time, FDA regulations around implants, materials, quality systems, MRI interaction, and patient safety issues are forcing many orthopaedic manufacturers to rethink the way they innovate. On the business side, manufacturers are in a critical time to build growth in a com...
Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events - April 3, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: events

Cafe Scientifique - Should we monitor Parkinson's over the phone?
Our voices are affected by Parkinson’s disease as much as our limb movements. The development of novel technology means that we may now be able to detect symptoms over a simple voice recording, but is this a suitable way to monitor the disease? What is the brain activity relating to these physical manifestations of the illness? Join applied mathematician Dr Max Little and neuroscientist Dr Mark Ungless as we delve deeper into the nature of Parkinson’s and discuss the potential benefits of an unprecedented form of testing. Dr Max Little is a lecturer and Wellcome Trust-MIT postdoctoral research fellow at Aston Unive...
Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events - March 28, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: events