Science and Society meet in Architecture
Liquid nitrogen ice-cream, coffee broth, a talking dog devoted to science and playing plants. What else can we expect from the encounter between science and society? Shapes, words, sounds, visions and flavours: the third edition of “Science and society meet in architecture”, promoted by Observa-Science in society and by the Municipality of Caldogno, stems from…
European Science Open Forum, 2-7 July 2010
The Euroscience Open Forumis a unique meeting opportunity in Europe to reflect and debate on the major themes of science and research, on their implications with ethics and with political-social issues and on scientific popularization on the media. The next edition will take place in Torino, Italy, on 2-7 July 2010, under the slogan Passion…
Public engagement in Nanotechnology
The research in nanotechnologies has contributed significantly to the expansion of scientific knowledge in recent years. This technological development has produced in various research fields such as medicine, ICT, materials science, energy production and manufacturing. Despite the impact of nanotechnology is significant, the changes are not so evident in the eyes of the public and…
ACCENT
Fifteen relevant organisations among science centres, science museums and aquariums will be engaged by this European project ACCENT in a coordination action aimed at rationalising their two-way communication practices and at strengthening their collaborations with the scientific community on climate change issues. Climate change issues are clearly a growing concern for the public today. In…
TIME for NANO
The TIME for NANO Project aims at engaging the general public, with a special attention to young people, on benefits and risks related to nanoscale research, engineering and technology, through specific informal education products, namely the nano-kit and the organisation of a web contest each year that will be the basis for the realisation of…