The Faculty of Physics hosts the exhibition “Physics in our lives”
What do particle accelerators and the fight against cancer or the characterization of artwork have in common? And the language we used to communicate on Internet or e-commerce encryption systems with subatomic particles?
What do particle accelerators and the fight against cancer or the characterization of artwork have in common? And the language we used to communicate on Internet or e-commerce encryption systems with subatomic particles?
These are some of the applications of physics described by “Physics in our lives”, a travelling exhibition that illustrates the main advantages and technological developments emerged from basic research. The project also aims at answering some of the most important questions of present science: What is the dark matter? Why did antimatter disappear after the Big Bang? How did the mass of fundamental particles emerge and enable the formation of the Universe we know today?
"Physics in our lives", created by the National Center for Particle, Astroparticle and Nuclear Physics (CPAN) has been brought to Catalonia by the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the UB (ICCUB). It is composed by twenty-eight display panels with spectacular images and texts that describe some of the most representatives applications and technologies emerged from Particle Physics, Astroparticle and Nuclear Physics. The exhibition also emphasizes the importance of basic research in future scientists training and undelines the economic support obtained from the participation of Spanish scientists in international experiments such as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), the Spanish Royal Society of Physics (RSEF) and D+T Microelectrónica sponsor the exhibition, which can be visited at the Atri Solar of the Faculty of Physics and Chemistry (645, Avinguda Diagonal) from 14 January to 11 March. It opens on working days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Entrance is free.
Guided tours for school groups
Schools interested in visiting the exhibition can book guided tours through Prospective students (Student Support Service of the UB):