Summer Science Exhibits on Tour at Bradford Science Festival

The Royal Society is pleased to support the 2025 Summer Science Exhibit 'Smile-powered pop music with PhotoSYNTH' and 2024 activity 'From grain to goodness' at the Bradford Science Festival.
Smile-powered pop music with PhotoSYNTH
Thursday 30 October 2025, Shine West Bowling BD5 7BX
The PhotoSYNTH is the smile-powered musical instrument that grants everybody nearby instant musical superpowers and turns any group of individuals into a pop band! This isn't a musical instrument that you play, this is a musical instrument that plays you. Collaborate with your friends and family to make your own unique songs without requiring any musical skills or abilities. Fully accessible, inclusive, and developed with the disabled community - everyone can now be the popstar they always dreamed of becoming.
This activity is part of the Future Sounds programme, details on the Bradford Science Festival website.
From grain to goodness
Saturday 1 November - Sunday 2 November 2025, Darley Street Market BD1 3HH
Explore the innovative science of rice cakes with researchers from the University of Nottingham Food and Biomaterials group and see their rice-popping machine in action.
This activity is part of the Future Food programme, details on the Bradford Science Festival website.
Attending this event
- These free activities are part of the wider Bradford Science Festival programme, visit the Festival's website for details
- Please note that each activity is only available for the dates specified under each heading, not for the full duration of the festival