Events

For human space missions that extend beyond one or two years, resupply of large volumes and masses of food, water, and atmospheric gases becomes unrealistic. Therefore, long-duration future habitation of space will require bioregenerative life-support systems in which plants could play key roles, including atmosphere regeneration, wastewater recycling and food production. The use of in situ regolith as a seed germination and plant growth substrate may have several advantages over hydroponic systems, such as the immediate bioavailability of plant essential ions, low-tech mechanical support for plants, and easy access to in situ materials once on the surface. Since plants may play several key roles in long-term life support systems on the Moon or Mars, it is crucial to know how plant seeds should be stored and transported across space before being germinated and grown in such systems.

The government has mandated that every household in Great Britain will be offered a smart meter by 2020. The talk will cover what led to this decision and what benefits the customer gain by having them fitted. It will cover the technology employed and why there are two generations of meter, why customers cannot switch energy supplier with the first generation and why the second generation is years behind schedule. It will also cover the issues of data privacy and cyber security, the risks to critical national infrastructure associated with the roll out of the first generation smart meters and how these issues have been mitigated in other countries.

This lecture will tell the story of a major three-year project, due for completion in summer 2025, that will reduce congestion, create a smoother flow of traffic and provide safer journeys for thousands every day.

We will discuss the drivers for the creation of the C2PA, how the standard can be implemented, the status of its development, how it is likely to operate and what will be the practical applications in content companies.

The webinar will focus on opportunities in Manufacturing arising from new developments of laser technology, including, for example, handheld lasers for welding and cleaning. It will include a keynote presentation on the use of Laser Technology in Manufacturing, present and in the future, and will illustrate the potential and benefits of this technology by the inclusion of specific case studies.