Physics and Astronomy Podcast
1) About micromanipulators and the iPad app
Richard Bowman of the Optics Group discusses micromanipulators and the app developed for the iPad
2) About optical tweezers
Michael Lee and Dr Arran Curran discussing optical tweezers and their potential benefits
3) Higgs Boson: what is it and why is it important?
Professor Tony Doyle talks about Higgs Boson and the implications of the December 2011 findings from the Large Hadron Collider
4) About transmission electron microscopes
Dr Damien McGrouther explains the function of a transmission electron microscope and the work being done at the Kelvin Nanocharacterisation Centre
5) About scanning electron microscopes
Dr Damien McGrouther explains the functions of the scanning electron microscope and work being carried out at the Kelvin Nanocharacterisation Centre
6) About optical microscopy
Dr Damien McGrouther explains optical microscopy and spintronics and the work of the Kelvin Nanocharacterisation Centre
7) About gravitational wave research
Dr Nicolas Labrosse and colleagues explain gravitational wave research and work being carried out at the Institute for Gravitational Wave Research at Glasgow