Cafe Scientifique Talk: Getting to Grips with Friction - an interactive guide Dr Julia Carrell, IMechE, University of Sheffield Using bananas, grapes, chips, telephone directories, rice and rugby balls to demonstrate why friction is important.
It’s not rocket science – An explanation as to why building engines for spacecraft isn’t rocket science. The talk will cover the maths of rocket science, a brief history of space travel, why the engineering behind building rockets is more complex than the maths and science, and some complex thermodynamics using coloured plastic balls to demonstrate.
The Ada Lovelace Day talk with Lisa Treseder from Kensa Heat Pumps. She will be talking about A 21st Century alternative to the Gas Network. Lisa is Director of Business Development at Kensa Utilities. She says: Join us for a comprehensive session on the role of heat pumps in the future of sustainable heating and cooling. This talk will dispel common […]