Schools event: Tomorrows Technology
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Tomorrows Technology will explore the world ofnanotechnology.
Today, even the smallest feature on a computer chip is hundreds of atoms wide. However, we are now able to place atoms more or less exactly where we want! Nanotechnology changes the way we view many scientific subjects. It will be possible to design new materials and extremely small devices with their properties tuned at the atomic level.
Materials can take on unique properties at the nanoscale, such as carbon nanotubes 1/50,000 the width of a human hair, but fifty times stronger than steel. Nanotechnology is already being used in new materials and medical, electronic and computing devices. Prof Uri Sivan will speak about hisincredible cutting-edge nano research including "electronic noses" to detect and diagnose cancer from breath samples, stem cells developed for bone repair and the creation of tissue to repair heart muscle defects.
In the coming years nanotechnology is going to be one of the key sources of new technologies for a whole range of industries, but there are legal, ethical and social aspects that must be considered.Nanotechnologist Alexis Vlandas will cover some of these questions.How is nanotechnology regulated? What are the potential risks and health concerns? How will nanomaterials be manufactured and disposed of? The opportunities that nanotechnology offers us will only be safely and effectively realised if we have open discussion and debate about these issues.
This event is in association with the British Technion Society.
This event will be held at the Royal Institution from 2.00pm-4.00pm.
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This event is for schools, although home educators are welcome too. Please book all tickets online.
The Royal Institution of Great Britain
Monday 24th November 08,