The Buzz S3, E4: Space bricks
The Buzz podcast 20th September 2022
Listen on Spotify. Listen on Stitcher. Listen on Apple Podcasts. You may have heard about the proposal to use astronauts’ blood plasma, as well as other human waste products, to manufacture “space bricks,” by binding the fluids with loose rock and Martian soil – a process known as in-situ resource utilisation. These bricks could then […]
Science, space and singalongs: A stellar day at Bluedot
UOM life 1st August 2022
The Hub spent a brilliant day at the unique science and music celebration that is Bluedot Festival – here’s what we saw, and learnt!
Will Manchester supercomputer reveal insights into mysteries of the brain?
Departments 13th July 2022
Professor Steve Furber updates on the extraordinary SpiNNaker project – a supercomputer inspired by the workings of the human brain.
The Buzz S3, E3: Why do volcanoes erupt?
The Buzz podcast 30th June 2022
PhD student Marissa Lo talks all things volcanoes – including consequences and benefits – in this explosive episode of The Buzz podcast.
Passing as human – What is the Turing Test?
Heritage 23rd June 2022
On what would have been Alan Turing’s 110th birthday, our video takes a closer look at one of his most extraordinary and forward-thinking ideas: the Turing Test.
Guest post: The Manchester robots cleaning up the world’s trickiest nuclear sites
Our partners 20th June 2022
Professor Barry Lennox discusses the incredible work of the RAIN Hub team and the robots cleaning up nuclear sites at Dounreay and Fukushima.
Raised by Wolves – Will we always know the difference between AI and real people?
Departments 9th June 2022
Professor Aline Miller features in a special trailer for hit sci-fi TV show Raised by Wolves, and tells us if robots can ever experience human emotions.
The Buzz S3, E2: What killed the dinosaurs?
Dinosaurs 26th May 2022
Could exciting new evidence help us finally reveal what killed the dinosaurs? We speak to Professor Phil Manning to answer this colossal question!
Guest post: Binary star breakthrough – revealing planet formation around twin stars
Departments 11th May 2022
Discover how Manchester researchers, led by Ana Karla Díaz-Rodríguez, have investigated planet formation from gas and dust in the binary star system SVS 13.
Neck and neck: The ‘gentleman etiquette’ of sparring giraffes
Departments 5th May 2022
Neck-xtraordinary! Discover the amazing findings of Manchester student Jessica Granweiler, who observed sparring giraffes while on placement in South Africa.