Nature in Your Neighborhood: Non-Formal Educator Two-Day WorkshopJoin Literacy for Environmental Justice, San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, and Crissy Field Center for a two-day, hands-on workshop designed especially for non-formal educators. The workshop explores Heron's Head, McClaren, and Candlestick Parks as living classrooms.Participants can:Gain content knowledge specific to these locations Learn activities to use with students outdoors Create ...
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Post-CMOS Strategy and Carbon Nanoelectronics: SINAM Nano SeminarInformation Technology (IT) industries currently have more than $200 billion in global sales and account for 30% of U.S. GDP and 50% of US economic growth. The unprecedented growth of the IT industry has largely been driven by the nonstop exponential increase in the performance of the CMOS-FET per unit ...
Where: BerkeleyCost:
Searching for the Milli-Volt SwitchIn contemplating the headlong rush toward miniaturization represented by Moore's Law, it is tempting to think only of the progression toward molecular sized components. There is a second aspect of Moore's Law that is sometimes overlooked. Because of miniaturization, the energy efficiency of information processing steadily improves. We anticipate that ...
The public is welcome to a presentation by Dr. Jill Robinson, MBE, Founder and CEO of Animals Asia and Dr. Tuan Bendixsen, Animals Asia's Vietnam Director. All proceeds benefit Animals Asia. Location: Marian Zimmer Auditorium of the Maddie's Center for Science and Environmental Education.
Where: OaklandCost: $12 - $20
Untwinkling the Stars: Improving our View of the Universe with Adaptive Optics - SOLD OUTEach summer, Lick Observatory hosts a Summer Visitors Program (SVP) where the public is invited to observe through both the 36-inch Great Lick Refractor and Nickel 40-inch Reflecting Telescope. Each evening also features two speakers, who present programs even if clouds or fog prohibit viewing.Lick astronomers present multimedia lectures on ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $5
Come to Foothill Observatory and join us in the exploration of our Universe!Foothill Observatory Friday Evening ProgramCome to Foothill Observatory and join us in the exploration of our Universe!Foothill Observatory is open for public viewing every clear Friday evening from 9:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. Visitors can view the wonders of the universe through the observatory's new computer-controlled 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. Views ...
