On Friday, 27 September 2024 BNN joined researchers across Europe for simultaneous public science events in dozens of European cities. In Graz we joined European Researchers’ Night 2024 – Life is Science at the University of Graz RESOWI center – a dynamic venue on the campus of the main university of Graz.
Under the title “Life is Science – in a world turned upside down”, the Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (acib), St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences, and University of Graz jointly organised this fantastic event (funded by the European Commission as a Marie Skłodowska Curie-Curie action) to present engaging, hands-on activities suitable for people of all ages, from children to students to adults, offering them a glimpse into the daily activities of several research institutions on the topics of Earth Explorers, Health Enthusiasts, Tech Pioneers and Science Reporters.
Around 50 people stopped by the BNN booth “Wie nano ist unsere Welt?” At our table, students and adults were able to match microscopic images of nanomaterials to their real-life applications. Young visitors learned about nanostructures in nature, such as butterfly wings, the pearling of the Lotus Effect, or the dentine in our teeth! Even the youngest visitors loved using a pipette to create large and small water droplets on hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces!
It was exciting to be surrounded by nearly 30 other booths from the scientific community in Austria, complemented by a program of live shows such as a physics demonstration show by Bernhard Weingartner and the Science Slam Austrian finals.
BNN promoted and provided materials from our projects such as DeDNAed, DIAGONAL, HARMLESS, NABIHEAL, NexGenMicrofluidics, PHOENIX-OITB, and SSbD4CheM.
Find out more about the Graz event at https://www.lifeisscience.at.
