The Ri has secured the support of aberdeen Investments, as Supporting Partner to the CHRISTMAS LECTURES in their 200th anniversary year, the science charity announced today. Monday 10 Mar 2025 9:30am ...

Michael Faraday (1791–1867) was a pioneering scientist whose discoveries in electromagnetism and electrochemistry transformed our understanding of physics and chemistry. Faraday's famous lectures at ...

The Royal Institution (Ri) is an independent charity which has been connecting people with science for over 200 years. Founded in 1799 through the wonderful generosity of 58 patrons, to this day we ...

Have you ever wondered why the sky is blue? The answer was first discovered over 150 years ago right here at the Royal Institution using this tube. John Tyndall was a keen mountaineer and spent quite ...

Adults and families are set to ‘Discover200’ years of the past, present and future of science, at the Royal Institution (Ri) this year, as the science charity celebrates the 200th anniversaries of the ...

An early example of a chemical battery made up of a stack of plates of two different metals on a wooden base held in place by three glass rods and sandwiched with blotting paper. To use the battery ...

This year we’re celebrating the 200th anniversary of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES. And 200 years means there have been a lot of science demonstrations performed in our iconic theatre, bringing the most ...

Informatics expert Jane Hillston explores how we model the world around us, and how new algorithms can help us face our resource-hungry modern society. How long is the security queue at the airport ...

From the first electrical transformer to the tube that told us why the sky is blue, view the actual objects scientists of the Royal Institution built in some of the world's most famous experiments.

The Royal Institution was founded to 'introduce new technologies and teach science to the general public through lectures and demonstrations'. We've been connecting people to science for over 200 ...

Faraday created the first transformer in August 1831. A few months later he designed and made this simple piece of apparatus based on his ring, developing the first-ever electric generator. This is ...

The first surviving Faraday apparatus, dating from 1822, demonstrates his work in magnetic rotation. Faraday used this mercury bath to transform electrical energy into mechanical energy, creating the ...