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    Atomic Universe

    This lecture will cover the intellectual revolutions that paved the way to our modern understanding of the formation, existence and interactions of atoms.

    Inventions That Changed The World: GPS

    In 1977 or thereabouts a collection of scientists huddled around a secret radio receiver in the US desert. This was the start of GPS, Glonass, Gallileo and the whole navigation industry. But how does this technology work? And are there situations when it does not work?

    Early Universe

    This lecture will examine the evidence for and the significance of events that unfolded in the first few seconds after the Hot Big Bang.

    Cyborg Piano: Magnetic Resonator Piano

    The Magnetic Resonator Piano invented by Andrew McPherson sees electromagnets suspended above the strings of a regular grand piano, allowing for control of minute details of shimmering resonance.

    Cosmic Vision: Space-Quakes

    When black holes merge, the world shakes. Such quakes in space-time are now detectable and indeed the detection of such gravitational waves from cosmic coalescences comprises an entirely new type of astronomy that is completely independent of light itself.

    Space Sounds: The Music of the Cosmos

    Space today is terrifyingly silent. But it wasn’t always thus: the early universe was filled with a hot plasma in which sound waves could travel. The cosmos was quivering with the aftershocks of the Big Bang.

    Cosmic Vision: Fast & Furious

    Highly energetic particles from outer space travelling at the speed of light, known as cosmic rays, originate from the sites of extreme particle acceleration in the Universe.

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