Manchester Science Festival 2011
22 - 30 October 2011

John Rylands Library

The University of Manchester
150 Deansgate
Manchester
M3 3EH
Website
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Phone
0161 306 0555

What's on at John Rylands Library

Snowflake

Images of research photography competition

Mon 3 Oct 2011 to Fri 28 Oct 2011
10am - 5pm daily

We’ve challenged scientists and engineers at The University of Manchester to share their work with you using just a single, inspiring image and short description...

Digital

The magic of Harry Potter! Can we make cloaking a reality? (fully booked)

Sun 23 Oct 2011 2pm - 3pm

Harry Potter can make himself invisible just by pulling on a cloak, but even in Harry’s world it takes powerful magic. Could it ever be made a reality? Award winning scientist Akram Alomainy will reveal all...

Nuclear debate

Fukushima and the future of nuclear energy (Fully booked)

Mon 24 Oct 2011 6.15pm - 8pm
(6.30pm start)

Do scientists need to convince a sceptical public of the merits of nuclear power over traditional or other 'green' technologies still in the infancy?

Robot arm horizontal

Artificial Intelligence, bionics and consciousness (Fully booked)

Tue 25 Oct 2011 6.15pm - 8pm
(6.30pm start)

Could a world where machines control humans become a reailty?