| Accelerators everywhere: from the Big Bang to curing cancer Researchers from several institutions are investigating how to improve and optimise performance of particle accelerators.
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Chasing cancer with a flash of light
Researchers at the Royal Free Hospital and University College London are developing new optical techniques, to locate and assess a key lymph node to identify whether breast cancer has spread.
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Exhibition extra: experiment and explore
Two family-friendly events on Saturday 4 July 2009
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| Exhibition extra: Particle physics and the mysteries of the early Universe In this interactive presentation, Dr Cristina Lazzeroni, a Royal Society University Research Fellow from the University of Birmingham, will reveal the secrets of the world’s largest accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), and how the LHC experiments hope to answer some of the most fundamental questions about the Universe and our existence.
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From fossils to photography: Victorian science
In 1859 Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species, his groundbreaking work on evolution by natural selection. The idea has been controversial ever since, but it changed the way we see the world.
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From the oldest light to the youngest stars: the Herschel and Planck Missions
Researchers at seven UK institutions are working with the European Space Agency and other international partners on the Herschel and Planck missions, which are set to revolutionise our knowledge of the Universe.
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How do shapes fill space?
Researchers from five institutions are studying how space can be filled with shapes and what this can tell about the natural world and medieval art.
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Nature's raincoats
Researchers from the University of Oxford and Nottingham Trent University are working together to understand the ways that plants and insects repel water to keep clean, dry, breathe underwater or float.
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Our cosmic origins: building the Milky Way
A team lead by researchers from Durham University is working to create a computer simulation of the evolution of the Universe. This will help them understand how the Milky Way was formed and how it has changed from its origins to the present.
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Quantum of sol - the next generation of solar cells
Researchers from Imperial College London are developing the next generation of solar panels to harness the sun to provide clean and affordable electricity.
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| You're never too young to be a research scientist The Langton Star Centre is working with students from primary and secondary schools to give them first hand experience in scientific research.
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