Public Engagement & Outreach with Physics and Astronomy at the University of Southampton. The Light Express Roadshow is a traveling laser show.
Southampton
Joined April 2012
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Prof Don Nutbeam opening new astrodome for our astro outreach. @AstroPhysSoton @SotonAstrodome
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'How the Higgs Theory gives mass to particles.' #STAG2014 Lecture by @gthooft now at @unisouthampton
Rob Firth explaining his research to the nobel prize winning speaker Gerard 't Hooft. Go Rob go! @SotonAstrodome
Nobel prize winner Gerard 't Hooft giving talk. southampton.ac.uk/STAG to listen to the live stream about the Higgs.
#STAG14 starting exciting! Live feed available at southampton.ac.uk/STAG. How the Higgs Gives Mass to particles.
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Prof Nick Evans giving a Particle Physics talk using the @TheLightExpress
Brilliant comp going on in the office today! Our Seti cipher challenge. @seti_code: Plenty more points to be won in Day 2!
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Bursting balloons with @TheLightExpress lasers. PhD students Jo Carthy and Dan Traviss in charge of the lasers today.
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Congratulations again to Paul Gow @spikey245 for winning #3MTSoton Grand Final bit.ly/1oINOBx Guest blog to follow
Dan Traviss, his first solo show, yay! light fantastic particle physics Masterclass today. Theo and tom helping too.
Interesting question: can you use gamma rays in fibre optics? Answer: no because gamma rays go through glass and metal.
What can you do with lasers? Answer from audience member "entertain my cat with a laser pointer". :-)
Science Week! We're off to Trinity School in Croydon to see 400 year 6/7 & 8s today with the Light Express.Elena Mavrona's running the show.
