Mad Science: Fire & IceExplore "magical" chemical potions, the wonders of dry ice, and the dynamics of air pressure. Some of the topics the mad scientists will investigate include: the three states of matter, a gassy taste test and asuper spectacular bubbling potion. Ages 5-12.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
THE BEGINNING OF THE CLIMATE FIELD IN THE 1970SDr. Warren Wiscombe, now retired from NASA, will talk about the early days of climate science including: how a physicist stumbled into this new field; some false starts; some triumphs that have stood the test of time; and the joy of playing in the climate science sandbox before politics intruded.
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Rechargeable Batteries for Transportation and Grid: What's Possible?In the past two decades rechargeable batteries have been a great success in powering consumer electronics. There is a recent strong interest in applying rechargeable batteries to vehicle electrification and grid-scale storage, which present new challenges and opportunities for batteries including energy density, cost, safety, cycle life among many parameters. ...
Please join us to hear Marvin Odum speak about "The Global Implications of America's Changing Energy Market."Odum is President of Shell Oil Company and Upstream Director of Royal Dutch Shell's subsidiary companies in the Americas. He directs a broad portfolio, from traditional oil and gas development to emerging technologies in a wide range ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Mud MattersLowly mud is vital to San Francisco Bay. It builds marshes and mudflats, and profoundly affects water quality, plants, and animals. But mud seems to be growing scarcer at the same time that changing climate and sea level threaten both natural wetlands and our manmade communities.Speaker: Jeremy Lowe, ESA
Where: AlbanyCost: Free
Benjamin Dean Lecture: The State of the UniverseSince the discovery of galaxies and of cosmic expansion nearly a century ago, scientists have made estimable progress in establishing the age, evolution, and composition of the universe. But in doing so they have found that almost all of the observable universe is made of unknown materials. "Dark energy," evidently ...
