Can pancake mix stop a bullet?🥞
In this #SpotlightIE talk, Oxford engineer Huanming Chen explores how Oobleck (cornstarch + water) turns solid under impact, with potential for liquid armour.
Full talk🔗 f.mtr.cool/uprbfiillz
youtube.com/shorts/oNtSM...
#PancakeDay
This #WorldSustainabilityDay, we share a talk by Dr Krupal Patel wherein he explores the history and research with a focus on transforming energy storage for a sustainable future.
#OxfordEngineering #SpotlightIE
📽️ Watch the full YouTube video here: youtu.be/azyo76nV0mI
What if robots could teach themselves to build?🤖
Oxford researcher Alex Mitchell is helping them do just that - and not just in factories.
Watch this #SpotlightIE talk on adaptive AI + real-world robotics 👇
https://f.mtr.cool/ysyaxkfxhi
#OxfordEngineering #Robotics #AI
Why are UK energy prices rising again – and what can we do?💡
Oxford Engineering Science Researcher, Danny Coles breaks down the energy system & offers practical solutions – including the promise of tidal power 🌊
📺 Full talk on YouTube: https://f.mtr.cool/rivcweozdr
#SpotlightIE #EnergyCrisis
Hosts at Spotlight: Illuminating Engineering event: Dr Sara Keller, and Dr Veerle Brans
Danny Coles performing his talk at Spotlight: Illuminating Engineering
Jake Toth performing his talk at Spotlight: Illuminating Engineering
Mujan Seif performing her talk at Spotlight: Illuminating Engineering
All tickets sold out. Big questions asked. Even bigger ideas shared.🎤
After #SpotlightIE, 95% of attendees strongly agreed engineering shapes the world - up from 70% before.
Swipe to see our brilliant speakers📸
Talks coming soon on YouTube!
#OxfordEngineering #PublicEngagement
A promotional graphic for the Spotlight: Illuminating Engineering event, featuring bold white text reading “7 DAYS TO GO UNTIL SPOTLIGHT.” The event details are listed below: Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 7:00 PM, Old Fire Station, Oxford. The logos of the University of Oxford and the Department of Engineering Science appear at the top. A lightbulb and gear icon represent the Spotlight event. Background features a green-tinted image of bacterial cultures in a petri dish. A call to action reads “BOOK NOW!” with the web address www.oldfirestation.org.uk/whats-on.
⏳ One week to go!
Join us for Spotlight: Illuminating Engineering - a night of bold questions, big ideas, and surprising science from Oxford researchers.
🗓️ Tue 30 April, 7pm
📍 Old Fire Station, Oxford
🎟️ Free tickets: oldfirestation.org.uk/whats-on/spo...
#SpotlightIE #OxfordEvents
What does engineering sound like when it’s reshaping your world?
Get a sneak peek from our Spotlight speakers!
🗓️ 30 April, Old Fire Station
🎟️ Book now: eng.ox.ac.uk/events/spotlight-illumin...
#SpotlightIE
What do crystals have to do with keeping hearts beating?💎
Oxford researcher Mujan explores how tiny defects in crystals affect how materials bend, flex, & help power technologies that keep us alive.
🎤 #SpotlightIE
🗓️ 30 April | 🎟️ eng.ox.ac.uk/events/spotlight-illumin...
A promotional poster for one of our Spotlight: Illuminating Engineering talks by Jake Toth titled "Can we change brain activity without surgery or drugs?"
🧠 Can we change brain activity without surgery or drugs?
Jake Toth explores how sound, electricity & magnetism are shaping new ways to treat depression and where ultrasound fits in.
🎤 #SpotlightIE
🗓️ 30 April
🎟️ Free Tickets: eng.ox.ac.uk/events/spotlight-illumin...
A promotional poster for the Spotlight: Illuminating Engineering event for a talk by Alexander Mitchell titled "How can robots teach themselves to build?"
Can robots teach themselves to build?🤖
Alexander Mitchell is pushing boundaries of what AI-powered machines can do & the future of manufacturing might just have a pair of robotic arms.
🎤 #SpotlightIE
🗓️ 30 April
🎟️ Free tickets: eng.ox.ac.uk/events/spotlight-illumin...
A promotional poster for Spotlight: Illuminating Engineering talk by researcher Danny Coles titled "Why are energy prices going up and what can we do about it?"
Why are energy prices rising and what can we do about it? Oxford’s Danny Coles explores the shift to renewables, system challenges, and new tech shaping our energy future.💡
🎤 #SpotlightIE
🗓️ 30 April | 📍 Old Fire Station, Oxford
🎟️ Free tickets: www.eng.ox.ac.uk/events
