Press Release of the Day
April 9, 2008 @ 12:35 pm | by Shane Hegarty
From Astronomy Ireland:
POP STAR SEARCHES FOR DARK MATTER AND MINI BLACK HOLES
Dr. Brian Cox, formerly of pop sensations Dare and D:Ream is presenting this month’s Astronomy Ireland public lecture. While playing keyboards and touring the world singing such hits as “U R The Best Thing ” and “Things Can Only Get Better” he was also continuing his physics studies.
Now working for CERN (The European Organisation for Nuclear Research) at “the largest refrigerator in the world” on the Franco-Swiss border, Dr. Cox will explain dark matter and descibe in laymans terms the work being carried out on behalf of the 20 member states of CERN and what new discoveries may come to light when the new Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is turned on later this year. Will the LHC create mini black holes or time portals when it is commissioned? These are some of the questions being asked by some of the 2,500 scientists working at the €10 billion facility
From Pop Star to Particle Physicist, to find out how it’s done and what new exotic particles may be discovered come along to our April monthly lecture.
Next month, Prof Yazz gives a lecture titled “The Only Way Is Up: The latest breakthroughs in anti-gravity technology”.