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Summer Science Exhibition 2009

Our annual exhibition brings together members of the public and teams of researchers at the cutting-edge of science and technology.

In July 2009 the Royal Society hosted got over 20 fascinating, diverse and interactive exhibits.

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Using symmetrical differences in the Snapdragon flower exhibitors helped visitors to understand how Snapdragon genes work to unravel the origin of biological form and symmetry.
Following a 3D movie of the Universe visitors to Our cosmic origins: building the Milky Way enjoy a demonstration helping them understand the origins of galaxies.
An exhibitor demonstrates how optical techniques and nanotechnology are being applied to enable doctors to optimise their treatment of breast cancer.
A visitor is able to feel like a vet using a virtual reality simulator with touch technology.
Visitors to Holey rocks were invited to walk through a giant zeolite model and learn how these rocks can be used to create multifunctional materials of the present and future.
Computer based interactives can be used to illustrate the basis of research.
Vacuum packed placentas offered a unique hands on opportunity as visitors found out how the womb environment can alter a human’s development.
An exhibitor guides a visitor through a computer interactive demonstrating the changes occurring in the teenage brain.
With laboratory equipment on hand, visitors to The paleodetectives stand were able to scientifically examine genuine archaeological artefacts and discuss the results with exhibitors.
Exhibitors from The magic of computer science exhibit employed magic tricks to demonstrate to visitors the skills utilised by computer scientists in their research.
A miniature forest provided a lively backdrop to the Nature’s Raincoats exhibit, allowing visitors to see directly the water-repellent surfaces in nature.
Visitors to Accelerators everywhere: from the Big Bang to curing cancer met the scientists working on some of the biggest scientific tools on Earth and learnt what particle accelerators could do for them.
Using simple experiments exhibitors on The power of sound exhibit were able to demonstrate the wider ranging applications of sound within science.
On their market stall themed stand researchers from the University of Leicester demonstrated their use of starch and cellulose from plants to produce plastics not dependent of fossil fuels.
Snapdragon flower
Using symmetrical differences in the Snapdragon flower exhibitors helped visitors to understand how Snapdragon genes work to unravel the origin of biological form and symmetry.

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