Research

Generating High-Intensity, Ultrashort Optical Pulses with 2018 Nobel Laureate, Physics Professor Donna Strickland
08 Dec

Generating High-Intensity, Ultrashort Optical Pulses with 2018 Nobel Laureate, Physics Professor Donna Strickland

Come to our special event with Professor Donna Strickland - one of the recipients of the Nobel Prize in Physics 2018 for developing chirped pulse amplification, with Gérard Mourou. This research paved the way for one of the most intense laser pulses ever created and has many applications in medicine and technology.
From Neanderthal to us: The incredible journey of human evolution
01 Dec

From Neanderthal to us: The incredible journey of human evolution

From Neanderthal to us: The incredible journey of human evolution with Professor Marco Peresani from the University of Ferrara in Italy. For most of the 20th century, it was thought that our closely related ancestors of Eurasia, including the Neanderthals, were not able to express symbolic behaviours comparable to us, Homo sapiens. New archaeological excavations are increasingly showing that the Neanderthals were capable of abstract thinking.
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