Ultrasound is great for seeing inside the body – like the baby scans pregnant women have. New technology makes it possible to see fantastic details of tissues with microscopic resolution. Ultrasound has a wide range of applications, including helping to diagnose…
What is this ‘Dundee Connection’? In the 1970s Dundee scientists pioneered the development of the first thin-film silicon solar cells, leading to solar panels able to convert energy from the Sun into electricity. Today they work closely with international partners…
When we look at our hands they essentially look the same and the only real difference is that you probably use one more than the other to do things such as write. Right? Not really…. Our hand preference can…
What makes us human? How unique are we compared to our closest evolution relatives? This discussion looked at some of these primate species and what they may (or may not) show us about ourselves. It asked the audience to consider what…
Join us in Dundee Science Centre’s award winning Infusion coffee shop at 6pm on Wednesday 10th of March for an informal discussion about science, over coffee. This month it is the turn of Pauline Lockhart, who will be discussing depression and how…
Over 80 people attended our most recent Cafe Science Dundee event on the 22nd February 2010 when Professor Trevor Harley presented the latest scientific thinking behind these issues and more at Chambers Coffee House, South Tay Street. Today we are…
Do you want to find out more about the state of nature in our cities and why it is important? Dundee Science Centre hosted a discussion about urban wildlife and ecosystems hosted by Rebecca Wade from The University of Abertay…
Do you know there is an invisible army helping us to clean up the planet? Join us at Café Science Dundee in our NEW venue – Chambers Café on South Tay Street (map) to learn about the incredible powers of…
Cafe Science Dundee is celebrating the 2nd Anniversary of our first event. Please join us in our celebrations at our next event on Monday 25th January at Chambers Coffee House on South Tay Street (for more details see the post…
When lasers were invented in 1960 they were called “a solution looking for a problem”. Since then we have seen lasers find uses in nearly every part of our lives, in supermarket barcode scanners, CD players, corrective eye surgery and…