Summer Science Exhibition 2013

The Summer Science Exhibition is an annual display of the most exciting cutting-edge science and technology in the UK.

Visit on Tue 2nd – Sun 7th July 2013 in London.
It's free entry.

Information for visitors

Explore the exhibits below, browse our events and check out our videos, games and blogs

Videos

Watch our scientists in action

Blogs

Follow our scientists' blogs

Events

Explore our exciting programme of events

Boltzmann sounds out Kelvin

Essential oils as antimicrobial agents

Ice in the Greenhouse

DNA sequencing - beyond the genome

3D printing stem cells

Sensing and responding: how do bacteria react to the world around them?

Cosmology in crisis: what is the matter?

Planck: Looking Back to the Dawn of Time

Carbon nanotube wires for efficient electricity generation and transportation

Understanding the Higgs boson

The Solid Bodies of the Outer Solar System

Salty Oceans

Hang a kilogram from a Planck

Prehistoric colours in fossil insects and feathers

Using photons for secure networks, fantastic teleporters and awesome computers

The scarred liver

The Map of Health

Solving the Energy Crisis - From Ancient to Future Solar Fuels

Engineering the Champions: the Science of Sporting Success

The Complex Life of Sugars

Monitoring the environment and biodiversity

Generating power from the sea

Virus Wars - Science Strikes Back

Are you more impulsive than a fish?

We're also running an exciting programme of events throughout the exhibition

See the events programme