Published on Tuesday January 31, 2012
For the second year in a row, Drexel
University and the University of Pennsylvania departments of
Materials Science and Engineering will host Philly
Materials Science and Engineering Day Saturday, February
4, 2012 in the Bossone Research Enterprise Center at 31st and
Market Streets. Free and open to the general public, the day
is based on MAKING STUFF with David Pogue, a
four-part NOVA documentary series about the world of materials.
Nearly everything in the world around us is made of
something-stuff. Materials Science & Engineering is the
study of that stuff-materials-and how we use the stuff to create
useful things for everyday life. Philly Materials Science
and Engineering Day will introduce the general public to
explore some of the stuff the world is made of and to learn about
how materials impact us every day.
The day will explore faculty and student-led hands-on
demonstrations as well as faculty talks about materials that
include the following:
- Mix hip-hop and materials science with Grand
Hank
- Learn how nature inspires science
- Make a liquid crystal thermometer
- Try some liquid nitrogen ice-cream
- Stump a scientist
- Help build a carbon nanotube
- …and more
For more information, please visit www.phillymaterials.org.
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