In this Maker Kit you can use materials to create your own plaited keyring with a repeating pattern. In living systems, such as human...

Create the repeating pattern of a crystal structure! The science behind this maker kit is all about how things in the world around us are...

Create your own spooky spider and learn about thermochromic materials Thermochromic liquid crystals. Liquid crystals are fluids in which...

Life Needs Water All life is made up of the same fundamental biomolecular building blocks: lipids, that form cell membranes and isolate...

Explore the properties of light using diffraction glasses. Diffraction glasses split white light into its rainbow of colours. Use the...

Explore self-avoiding random walks using hand embroidery. A self-avoiding walk (SAW) is a sequence of moves on a grid that does not visit...

Create your own slime and explore the properties of matter.

Make your own jelly and explore what makes it wobble. Jelly is a NETWORK made up of water and tiny wriggly strings (POLYMERS). In warm...

Explore mechanically & chemically processed cellulose fibres in paper using a craft-based activity and inspired by images from scanning...

Explore network formation and fractal dimensions using a crystal Maker Kit. More info to follow soon!

Budding artists and scientists alike, join us for this live make-along to discover a world where science and art collide and make a...

A self-avoiding walk (SAW) is a sequence of moves on a grid that does not visit the same point more than once. SAWs are used to study how...

A random walk involves moving in steps in an entirely random direction to a new location and repeating this process over and over. Random...

We have ordered stickers for the #MyMakerKit project from Leeds-based company Awesome Merchanise. Looking forward to sharing them soon!

Creatively creating the materials of the future. Our new Bragg Centre project is funded by a Royal Academy Engineering Ingenious Award....

Inspired by #HamaYourResearch, explore network formation in globular protein hydrogels using Hama beads and grids. We study cluster...