Summer Science Exhibition 2008

Find out smart answers to BIG Questions at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2008

Welcome to the archive of the 2008 Summer Science Exhibition. In July 2008, several thousand visitors enjoyed twenty-three science exhibits, two art exhibits and two history of science exhibits over four days, at the Royal Society's offices in central London.

Explore the 2008 exhibits:

• 'Renewable' eyes? Overcoming aging with bionic implants - Aston University
• Are epidemics inevitable? Disease prevention and control in changing landscapes - University of Cambridge, Institute for Animal Health, Rothamsted Research
• Back to the Big Bang? At the Large Hadron Collider - The Science and Technology Facilities Council in partnership with the UK’s Particle Physics research community.
• Can electrical stimulation of the skin reduce pain? - Centre for Pain Research, Faculty of Health, Leeds Metropolitan University
• Can we freeze time? Using lasers to film the secret lives of atoms - frame by frame - Physics Department, Imperial College London
• Can worms unlock the secrets of our mind? - MRC, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge
• Can you GLIMPSE the future of the Greenland Ice Sheet? - Swansea University
• Can you hear black holes collide? - University of Southampton, Cardiff University, University of Glasgow, Albert Einstein Institute
• Curious: a photographic display - London Metropolitan University
• Does size really matter? Adventures in nanospace - Cardiff University
• Exploring the Solar System: mankind or machine? - University of Leicester, National Space Centre, Leicester, University of Aberystwyth, Mullard Space Science Laboratory, Astrium Ltd
• From hard-disk to healthcare: What can spintronics do for you? - University of Leeds, Durham University, University of Warwick, University of Glasgow, University of Exeter
• Graphical passwords: will your doodle keep the hackers away? - School of Computing Science, Newcastle University
• How do sharks and crabs sense depth? Crabs in space and out of their depth - University of Aberdeen, Robert Gordon University, NAFC Marine Centre
• How fast is your brain? Simple tests that help identify neurological problems - University of Cambridge
• Interactive talk 'Climate change: what can space teach us about our own planet?'
• Is it natural? The physics of perception - Optical Technologies Group, National Physical Laboratory, Unilever Research Port Sunlight
• Is there anybody out there? Looking for new worlds - The Open University, University of St Andrews, University of Hertfordshire, Queen’s University Belfast, Keele University, University of Manchester, Faulkes Telescope Project
• Nutrients down the Mersey: Are we over-fertilising the Irish Sea? - Childwall School, Proudman Oceanographic Labatories, University of Liverpool
• Spot the penguin? - University of Bristol, University of Cape Town
• The breathing ocean: how will it be affected by global fever? - University of East Anglia, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, University of Manchester, University of Leicester, UK SOLAS, CASIX and CarboOcean programmes
• The pharma farmers: can plant genetics bring us more affordable malaria medicines? - University of York
• The power of light - the fibre laser revolution? - University of Southampton
• Why do we blink? - School of Optometry & Vision Sciences, Cardiff University
• Wonder in carbon land: how do you hold a molecule? - University of Nottingham, University of Oxford