Nobel Museum highlights life-altering breakthroughs in Physics

Dubai / Emirates Business

“Investing in knowledge is essential in our efforts to reach Mars and explore the universe,” asserted His Excellency Jamal bin Huwaireb, CEO of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) on the sidelines of the second workshop of the third annual Nobel
Museum.
MBRF – a member of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives – is organising the Nobel Museum 2017 at the Children’s City at Dubai Creek Park until March 5, under the theme “The Nobel Prize in Physics: Understanding Matter”.
“The third annual Nobel Museum runs in tandem with the Mars 2117 project, which marks the UAE’s official entrance into the global race to send humans to Mars tapping into the potential of qualified Emirati nationals,” H.E. bin Huwaireb added. “The Museum offers a series of workshops to enrich the knowledge of young Emiratis and inspire them to become active members of society, and to contribute to scientific breakthroughs and successes. It is an investment in people.”
The second workshop – which took place on Sunday, February 19 – explored Dark Energy, Cosmology, Black Holes, and String Theory and featured Ulf Danielsson, Professor of Theoretical Physics at Uppsala University – Sweden. The workshop attracted university students, professionals, and representatives from the local media, and tackled physics-related topics, listing developments achieved by scientists around the world.
Professor Danielsson spoke of the significant developments that have taken place in experimental sciences over the past few decades, which supported the
efforts to explore the universe and study dark energy. Dark energy was discovered in 1998 and makes up 72% of the size of the universe, Prof. Danielsson explained; it can be described as the energy that counters Earth’s gravity and is the main catalyst to the universe’s rapid expansion, driven by constantly recurring Big Bangs.
Danielsson also discussed the stages of development of the universe since the Big Bang, and explored how it will look in the future according to several research studies. Furthermore, Danielsson offered an explanation of string theory, which is paramount to understanding physics.
The Nobel Museum 2017 opens its doors to visitors from Sunday to Thursday, 9:00am to 8:00pm, and from 3:00pm till 8:00pm on Friday and Saturday.