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Towards the quantum vacuum
Towards the quantum vacuum [email protected] Thu, 06/11/2026 - 11:17 Speaker: Dr Robin Timmis MInstP, University of Oxford Strong-field quantum electrodynamics has been studied remarkably successfully at high-energy particle accelerators such as those at CERN for many decades. Reproducing similar phenomena using light alone, however, is more challenging.
The Rise of AI – a short introduction
The Rise of AI – a short introduction [email protected] Thu, 06/11/2026 - 12:55 Speaker: Mark Wilson-Thomas Have you ever wondered what Artificial Intelligence (AI) really is and how it is applied? Come along to this short talk, where Mark Wilson-Thomas will give a beginner’s level introduction to AI and Machine Learning, and help you understand what thes
Destroyer of Worlds
Destroyer of Worlds [email protected] Thu, 06/11/2026 - 13:14 Speaker: Professor Frank Close OBE FRS CPhys FInstP, University of Oxford. Was Marie Curie really the greatest female physicist of the early 20th century? Could the atomic energy contained in a kilogramme of radium really drive a ship across the Atlantic? Did a traffic light near the Royal Inst