Physics at the University of Chester

#Superconductivity is so cool! 😍Best #physics demonstration of by our STEM society at the University of Chester! @UoCSciEng @UoChester @UoCShoutout @UoC_outreach

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Our next #Physics event is a farewell get-together for our 3rd-year students graduating this year! We'll watch #StarTrek "Measure of a Man" and discuss ethics of self-determination of machines. Coffee & cookies courtesy of IOP Merseyside! Further details➡️iop.org/events/star-tr…

Our second Chester Festival of Ideas will run from 3rd-6th July 2025! The Festival of Ideas is a programme of free, inclusive and accessible public events on a wide range of themes in and around Chester. Book now - festivalofideas.chester.ac.uk

Very informative to attend Graham Spink's talk on "Quantum Monte Carlo methods and the electron gas", jointly attended by physics and maths students on 27th March! Refreshments and pizza courtesy of IOP Merseyside! 🙂 iop.org/events/quantum…

🇬🇧 MAST Upgrade is the UK’s national fusion experiment... ⚛ The device is based on the original MAST (Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak) machine, which ran from 2000 to 2013. It has been rebuilt to enable higher performance – longer pulses, increased heating power and a stronger magnetic field – and an innovative new plasma exhaust system. ➡ To find out more, visit ccfe.ukaea.uk/programmes/mas…

Congratulations to our students🌟Raihan and Harsh for competing in #PLANCKS2025 preliminaries at Swansea. A highly competitive event, featuring 37 teams from 34 universities in the UK & Ireland. Great to share their love of #physics and problem-solving 🚀plancks.uk

From strange beginnings, the 100-year-old Pauli exclusion principle has become a gift that keeps on giving for scientists who aim to understand the workings of matter go.nature.com/43yf8fn

100 years ago, the development of quantum mechanics began. Today, UK researchers and businesses are pioneering discoveries that could allow us to do things previously thought impossible. Join us for #QuantumYear2025: iop.org/IYQ Watch the opening ceremony live taking place at the @UNESCO Headquarters in Paris here: quantum2025.org/iyq-event/iyq-…

@Microsoft has announced that it has created the first ‘topological qubits’ — a way of storing quantum information that the firm hopes will underpin a new generation of quantum computers! nature.com/articles/d4158…

Very informative overview of low-carbon transportation by Dr Ian Taylor. From electric and hydrogen cars to green ferries and ships! Thank you to Charlie Cooper for helping out with the organisation of this talk @UoChester. Q&A extended over pizza🍕, courtesy of IOP Merseyside!😊

📣 ‘Tis the season… of the public events #AtCERN CERN invites you to celebrate the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology and take part in five public events from February to June 2025. If you’re in the Geneva area, join us to demystify and be amazed by #quantum science, while enjoying a high-quality cultural offer with music, superheroes, comics, and much more. Explore the full program: visit.cern/events

📢 Interested in low-carbon transportation? Our next #Physics seminar is to be delivered by Dr Ian Taylor, IOP Tribology research group. It's a public talk on Feb. 3rd at 6 pm @UoChester. Coffee and cookies courtesy of IOP Merseyside! Further details ➡️ iop.org/events/physics…

New in Science: Researchers present a stretchable organic solar cell with an efficiency of over 16% and the ability to maintain performance under significant strain. The results pave the way for durable, flexible power sources for next-generation devices. scim.ag/4aCgya7

Chester has been crowned the most #welcoming city in the UK and made the top-10 worldwide. 🎉 The titles, revealed by @bookingcom, are no surprise at the University and here we share more on why #Chester is out in front 👉 bit.ly/40VHHlu @uoc_business @uocshoutout

Physics Magazine has published 330 articles so far this year. Which of them do the magazine's editors consider to be the year's highlights? go.aps.org/49Dr28Z

Did you know that Santa can deliver gifts to every child on Earth in one night thanks to Einstein’s theory of relativity? ✨🎅 Physicists at Manchester University calculated that by traveling at near-light speed, Santa's sleigh experiences time dilation - his watch ticks slower than ours. This means he has plenty of time to deliver presents. It’s not just holiday magic - it’s special relativity in action! 🔬 Find out more about our Physics Seven Wonders of Christmas: iop.org/about/news/IOP…

Enjoy your Christmas break everyone, and please remember, no laptops! 😀

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is making its closest-ever approach to the Sun! 🛰️ ☀️ More on this historic moment from @NASAScienceAA Nicola Fox 👇 Follow Parker’s journey: go.nasa.gov/3ZS4SME #3point8

𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘂𝗺 is simplest mechanical system with CHAOS. Obvious are regions of chaotic vs periodic motion. Such systems are sensitive to initial conditions, nearby solutions rapidly diverge. FULL screen ⛶ ⏸ ⏪ ⏩ community.wolfram.com/groups/-/m/t/3…

📢Interested in the working principle of organic solar cells? Our next #Physics seminar is to be delivered by Dr Theodoros Papadopoulos @NaturalSciUoC on Nov 28th at 1:30 pm in Chritchley building @UoChester. Coffee and cookies courtesy of IOP Merseyside! iop.org/events/fundame…