Millimeter-Waves: The Vision for the Future - From Electrons to Volcanoes

相同种类的光如何能被用来与大小和规模不同的物体相互作用，就像电子和火山一样？通过观察电子你能知道什么？核聚变如何解决21世纪的能源危机？最先进的安全扫描仪是如何工作的，它们能看到什么？你如何观察火山在云层或烟雾下的变化？用于巡航控制或防撞的汽车雷达采用什么技术？我们怎样才能看到星系外围的恒星是如何形成的，或者理解大爆炸后的宇宙是什么样子？毫米波技术是物理学研究中一个重要但鲜为人知的领域，它是我们实现这一切甚至更多能力的核心。该项目旨在将毫米波技术提供的令人难以置信的成像和传感范围传达给尽可能广泛的公众，目标受众通常不会与科学推广联系在一起。我们的提案旨在提供一个高影响力的主要公共教育项目，涉及与这些高频微波相关的技术和应用-在毫米波和亚毫米波范围内。电磁频谱的这一领域得到了研究委员会的大量资助，是许多科学和社会热点领域的核心。该项目将建立在先前高度评价的个人防护装备项目的基础上，在两年的时间里，该项目开发并加强了大量的教学材料、演示设备、视频片段、教材、互动展览和学校研讨会。该项目有三个主要目标：(1)利用最先进的研究图像和毫米波雷达的现场演示，为非“自我选择”的受众提供新的视野；(2)介绍磁共振的主要科研课题及工业应用；(3)举办一个独立的互动展览，展示所有这些材料，以实现我们的长期可持续发展使命。

How can the same sort of light be used to interact with objects as different in size and scale as an electronand a volcano? What can you tell by looking at electrons anyway? How can nuclear fusion solve the 21stcentury energy crisis? How do state of the art security scanners work and what can they see? How do youobserve how a volcano is changing underneath cloud or smoke? What technology is used to build car radarfor cruise control or collision avoidance? How can we see how stars form in the outer reaches of the galaxyor understand what the Universe looked like after the Big Bang?Millimetre wave technology, a significant but little known area of Physics research, lies at the heart of ourability to do all of this and more. This project aims to convey the incredible range of imaging and sensingprovided by mm-wave technology to as wide a cross section of the public as possible, targeting audiencesthat would not normally be associated with science outreach. Our proposal seeks to deliver a high impactmajor public education program on technologies and applications associated with these very high frequencymicrowaves - in the mm-wave and sub-mm-wave regime. This area of the electromagnetic spectrum hasseen substantial funding from the research councils and is central to many topical areas of science andsociety. The program will build on a previous highly rated PPE project where a substantial amount oflecture material, demonstration equipment, video footage, teaching material, interactive exhibits and schoolworkshops were developed and enhanced over a 2 year period.There are three principal aims to this project: (1) a fresh remit to reach non 'self-selecting' audiences usingstate of the art research imagery and live demonstrations of mm-wave radar; (2) introduce the majorscience research topic and industrial application of magnetic resonance; (3) deliver a stand-alone interactiveexhibition of all this material to achieve long term sustainability in our outreach mission.