Lasers: The Light Fantastic

They scan your shopping, power your internet, and even help park your car – whether you realise it or not, lasers are all around us. But why do we use them, and what makes laser light so special?

Discover the science behind laser technology, and how it can be put to good use, in this fascinating, light-filled show.

Free, booking essential
Recommended for ages 8+
The Blake Studio, Norwich School
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About Professor Stephen Ashworth

Prof Stephen Ashworth is an award winning science communicator with an international reputation. He has delivered science shows and workshops from Dublin to Dunedin, and from Hethersett to Hong Kong. Prof Ashworth studied chemistry at the University of Oxford. After earning his PhD he worked with lasers to study molecules at high resolution, both in frequency and time. His interest turned to communication of science in the last millenium when he had the opportunity to attend a training course on communicating research to the public; since then he has not looked back!