Hydraulic Claw Arm
A description of the science and a guide to making a hydraulic crane. This presentation won the prize for the best entry from students for whom English is not their first language in the 2016 Kroto Prize for Innovative Use of Technology in Science Le....
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The Royal Society and science fiction
The lone (mad) scientist is a common trope in science fiction, but hidden away is a fascination with secret and semi-secret societies who work for the future of all mankind. This talk will look at the representation of the Royal Society in science fi....
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Can science today learn from thirteenth century literature? In the Durham Ordered Universe project, an interdisciplinary team (physicists, medievalists, Latin scholars and historians of science) has engaged with the great medieval English thinker Rob....
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