Series

In this final series of lectures, Professor Frank Close examines the symmetry of an early universe and its current asymmetrical status.

S01E05 An Hour to Make the Universe

The Cosmis Onion shows us that before there was the Large Hadron Collider, there was the Large Electron-Positron Collider, the largest lepton accelerator ever built to study antimatter.

S01E04 Antimatter Matters

In this lecture, Professor Frank Close looks at the methods of imaging fundamental particles â€“ particles that you cannot see with the naked eye.

S01E03 InvaderFrom Outer Space

We learn how atomic nuclei behave, form and change so we can understand the stars and how our Sun produces its power. The R.I. Lectures are part of the unique heritage of one of the UK's most prestigious scientific societies.

S01E02 To the Center of the Sun

A is for Atoms: In this first of five lectures, Professor Frank Close's first in a series of five beginners guide lectures presented at The Royal Institute in London in 1993, examines the electromagnetic spectrum, including infrared to ultraviolet rays and radio waves to gamma rays.

The Cosmic Onion