Even though we may not be aware of it, nanotechnology is already embedded in many of the products that we make use of in our everyday lives. Did you know that your computer, phone, & Playstation have nanotechnology at their…
Join us at Chambers Coffee House, 34 South Tay St for our first Cafe Science Dundee event of 2011. So what was all that flu pandemic about ? Was there really a global healthcare threat or was it just media…
The Scottish Government has pledged to reduce Scotland’s CO2 emissions by 20% by 2020, which means we have to find some new tools to combat to put in to action. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is one technology that could…
Cafe Science Extra – Coffee Morning Science Every mother is familiar with the “terrible twos”, the age at which children begin to assert their independence (usually loudly, in the supermarket). Psychologists link this stage of development to the onset of…
Over the last decade, a lot has been said about climate change, and much of the predictions about what will happen to our climate have not been very optimistic. What a lot of people don’t know is that soils, with…
In the wake of the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill this Cafe Science Extra event explores the oil industry and how renewable energy would prevent environmental disasters. Richard Lyon (University of Dundee) will explain why The Gulf of Mexico…
The idea of invisibility has fascinated people for millennia and has been an inspiration or ingredient of countless myths, novels and films, from the Greek legend of Perseus and Medusa to H.G. Well’s Invisible Man – and, of course, J.K….
On Wednesday the 15th of September 2010 Dr. Charles Paxton from the University of St. Andrews gave the first talk in our new 2010/2011 Cafe Science Series! You can view a video of Charles’ talk here on YouTube. Dundee Science…
Since the first test-tube baby was born in 1979, thousands more children have been conceived using more and more sophisticated techniques. Join us at the Infusion Cafe at Dundee Science Centre – Sensation for an informative and relaxed discussion on the…
Food manufacturers have been rushing to add omega-3 fats to their products. With claims that ‘clever milk’, ‘the think drink’ and ‘brain storm cereal bars’ can improve children’s learning and concentration, this Cafe Science will sort the fact from the…