Name: Invisible Forces: From AI to Atoms Shaping Your World
Start: 2026-05-18T19:00:00
End: 2026-05-18T21:00:00
Location: Kennedy's Bar

AI, nanomaterials, and shape-shifting metals—discover how unseen forces are transforming health, technology, and society. What’s real, what’s hype, and how it all impacts you.

From Aristotle to AI Agents: How Modern AI Became Possible

Zaffar Haider (Postdoctoral Researcher)

AI emerged from a gradual convergence of logic, mathematics, and engineering—from Aristotle to modern machine learning and AI agents. This talk explores how probability, computing power, and data enabled today’s systems, their real-world uses, and the challenges ahead in safety, reliability, and regulation.

Parkinson’s disease and LINGO-what’s the link?

Mark Hollywood (Professor of Molecular Physiology)

Parkinson's disease affects ~10 million people worldwide, yet its tremor remains poorly understood and treated. This talk explores how ion channels—tiny cellular pores—and the protein LINGO1 influence nerve signals and tremor, highlighting research at DkIT.

Advanced manufacturing: Laser Powder Bed Fusion of nitinol for actuation

Neha Agarwal (Postdoctoral Researcher)

Imagine a metal that can “remember” its shape—Nitinol. Using Laser Powder Bed Fusion, we can build it layer by layer with precision. This talk explores how we’re programming movement into materials, enabling smart implants, adaptive devices, and next-generation engineering.

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