This year's Christmas Lecture will focus on the chemistry of light. Light is fundamental to life on our planet and this lecture aims to showcase not only this but how scientists are developing new and more efficient ways of harnessing the energy from sunlight in a sustainable way for the benefit of mankind.
Similarly, our perception and recognition of colours are also fundamental to both our survival and our enjoyment of modern life.
This lecture will explore some processes in chemistry which either produce or use light energy under three themes of “reactions”, “combustion” and “rates” with lots of colourful and sometimes dramatic demonstrations – with the occasional whoosh and even a bang!
Similarly, our perception and recognition of colours are also fundamental to both our survival and our enjoyment of modern life.
This lecture will explore some processes in chemistry which either produce or use light energy under three themes of “reactions”, “combustion” and “rates” with lots of colourful and sometimes dramatic demonstrations – with the occasional whoosh and even a bang!
