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Video Solving gun crime with forensic analysis

CHRISTMAS LECTURES

The science of gunshot residue analysis

After a gun is fired, tiny particles called gunshot residue are left behind. What are these tiny particles, and how can they

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Blog Sue Black, a white woman, is in a lab with a microscope, she's looking at the camera

CHRISTMAS LECTURES

2022 CHRISTMAS LECTURES livestream venues announced by the Royal Institution

Filming of the 2022 CHRISTMAS LECTURES from the Royal Institution (Ri) will be streamed live to venues across the UK, with the

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Blog Three children posing for a photo. The middle child has one blue eye and one brown

CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Human chimeras: Why forensic DNA testing will never be the same

DNA is often used as undeniable proof that an individual was present at a crime scene, but what about people with two kinds of

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Blog A person on a crime scene, wearing white plastic overalls, taking pictures

CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Elementary! Ri chemical elements in forensic science

Explore how chemical elements associated with the Ri are used in today's forensic science.

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Blog David Attenborough on the set of his Christmas Lectures, holding Tammy the lemur

CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Five memorable moments from David Attenborough’s CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Sir David’s 1973 lectures brought the animal kingdom into the nation’s homes. Here are our favourite moments.

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Video a drawing of the Alice in Wonderland story where the girl meets a moustached man riding a powerful beast

CHRISTMAS LECTURES

The engineer through the looking glass – It's my own invention (1974)

In the final lecture of his 1974 CHRISTMAS LECTURE series, Professor Eric Laithwaite explores the concept of scientific

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Video Leonard Maunder holding a rubber tube that is linked to two glass tubes

CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Machines in motion – Vibration (1983)

Leonard Maunder explores the different types of vibration to which machines and structures are susceptible.

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Person Jonathan Van-Tam with his arms crossed in front of a red and white illustration of a pathogen

CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Sir Jonathan Van-Tam

Meet Sir Jonathan Van-Tam MBE, the 2021 Christmas Lecturer.

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Video A still of Peter Wothers during his CHRISTMAS LECTURE

Chemistry CHRISTMAS LECTURES

The modern alchemist – Earth: The philosopher's stone (2012)

Watch Peter Wother's third CHRISTMAS LECTURE.

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Video Peter Wother talking to a crowd of seated children during his CHRISTMAS LECTURE

Chemistry CHRISTMAS LECTURES

The modern alchemist – Water: The fountain of youth (2012)

Watch Peter Wother's 2012 CHRISTMAS LECTURE, all about the power of water.

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