The 2nd Berkeley Symposium on Energy Efficient Electronic Systems will feature researchers in the following technical areas:• Low voltage tunneling FETs;• Low voltage nanomechanical logic;• Energy efficient spintronic logic;• Energy efficient memory and storage devices;• Energy efficient chip scale interconnects; and• Low voltage CMOS circuits and architectures.Symposium Highlights:• Dan Hutcheson, ...
Come join an interpretive walk at Stafford Lake! This Novato reservoir is a great place to see waterfowl, shorebirds, raptors, and more. Some are just passing through; others will be staying for the winter.This walk is for adults, we request that no animals (except service animals) attend. David Herlocker will ...
Where: NovatoCost: Free
North Bay Climate Adaptation SummitLearn about the latest climate projections for Sonoma County and discuss the implications of these changes to our lives. Attendees can register for either day of this FREE event or for both days together. Lunch is provided and a afternoon reception will also take place each afternoon. Friday evening will ...
Stanford's Genetics department leads hands-on activities every day of the festival. Try your hand at DNA spooling from animal cells and look at your own DNA from cheek cells under a microscope. Figure out what 1000 letters of your DNA look like. Solve a mystery by looking at "DNA" patterns ...
Biomedical research in space has yielded a wealth of insights into the effects of weightlessness on the human body and the effects of long space missions on the mind. As we mark the final U.S. space shuttle mission in July 2011, this panel reviews advances in space medicine over the ...
Dr. Karen Kosiba, atmospheric scientist from Storm Chasers and IMAX film Tornado Alley appears at The Tech Museum, along with the VORTEX2 Doppler On Wheels. Climb inside the DOW parked outside The Tech Museum. Learn from Dr. Kosiba how it operates in a storm and about the science and technology ...
Experience the wildlife and natural beauty that make Younger Lagoon an exceptional local treasure on this docent-led tour to the lagoon and its beach habitat. Learn about the ongoing research and habitat restoration work that help this vital ecosystem thrive. Tour includes a short hike and is best suited for ...
Ever wonder how plants live? Or how worms produce compost? Get hands-on with science to find out! Join Cal scientists for cool, food-related investigations.This program is jointly supported by Science@Cal, Community Resources for Science, and the UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley.
Learn about our various 90 minute K-12 science classes in astronomy, earth, life and physical sciences.New Programs, Including "Tap the Wind," an Energy Class Where Students Design Wind Turbine Blades for Maximum EfficiencyVisit the Challenger Learning Center® to Learn About Our Simulated Space Missions for Students Grades 4–8Hands-On Exhibits, Including ...
This Hands-On Science Education Workshop focusing on Strawberry DNA Extraction, is a fun activity for children and their parents.We will use a simple process to extract DNA from strawberries, learning details about cell structure, solubility, and chemical separations! Sponsored by UCSF & Bay Area Science Festival. Ages 8-14.
The Oakland/East Bay Math Circle offers middle and high school students and teachers in the Oakland and East Bay area the opportunity to learn advanced mathematics in a free, after-school enrichment program. This is an extraordinary activity for students who enjoy mathematics and want to learn more.Math circles originated in ...
Dr. Mooney of the Buck Institute presents a talk entitled "Aging Research and Care in the Era of Personalized Genetics and Genomics" as part of Sonoma State University's Engineering Science Lecture Series.
We'll be showing 4 IMAX favorites, displaying the great power of nature! Experience what it's like when the ground shakes, mountains explode, and sky turns dark and violent. Go inside a tornado, and through the eye of a hurricane. Travel across creaking icefalls and gaping chasms, up towering cliffs, and ...
Where: San JoseCost: $8 First Movie, $5 each additional movie
Cafe InquiryMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San Francisco. Beers and Books is a social event co-hosted by the Center for Inquiry|San Francisco. We'll meet at Cafe Borrone http://www.cafeboronne.com/ between Kepler's Books and the British Banker's Club! Look for the black balloon.
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Does Nuclear Energy Have a Future?Dr. Richard Lester, one of the world's foremost experts in the field of nuclear energy, will discuss the potential of nuclear reactor and fuel cycle innovations with respect to economic competitiveness, modularity, safety and energy security. He will evaluate the role of America's nuclear energy innovation system, including new challenges ...
This evening, we invite you to come to your senses. Experience a heady mix of presentations and activities designed to help you get in touch with the sensual world-both human and otherwise.Find out if your eyes and nose agree on who's attractive. Discover unexpected taste receptors, and stymy your sweet ...
Be dazzled, puzzled and inspired by an evening of "mad science" that will leave your beaker bubbling. Expand your geeky cocktail party repertoire with tidbits from a series of thought-provoking 5-minute Ignite talks by the likes of Tim O'Reilly (co-founder of Maker Faire), Tito Jankowski (of BioCurious, which he describes ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
While physicists attempt to understand the universe in their own way, Christian Gonzenbach draws on his experience as an artist-in-residence in the lab of Martin Pohl at the University of Geneva and at CERN to do so with experiments and sculptures using objects from everyday life.
The Stanford Math Circle is a weekly math meeting for middle school and high school students. Over 30 students come each week and are presented with difficult, original and always fun mathematical puzzles. As part of the Bay Area Science Festival, the math circle will be open to new members ...
Living Better with COPDChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a progressive lung disease that affects millions of Americans every year. Although there is no cure for COPD, what was once deemed to be a disease with a hopeless prognosis is now known to be very treatable. Early diagnosis and treatment can enable people with ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Penguins, Dolphins and Seabirds: Illustrations from Sophie Webb's children's booksSophie Webb will give a short talk about her three books: "Far from Shore: Chronicles of an Open Ocean Voyage", "My Season With Penguins: An Antarctic Journal", and "Looking for Seabirds: Journal from an Alaskan Voyage". Her book appeal especially to children, but adults will also enjoy her amazing water ...
In addition to talks scheduled for our regular monthly USGS Evening Public Lecture Series, we are pleased to announce a special additional program on Nov. 3, featuring USGS scientists Patrick Barnard and William Ellsworth presenting a non-technical public lecture with information about USGS research in the San Francisco Bay Area, ...
Ever wonder what's going on in your brain when you tune in to your favorite radio station or hum that song stuck in your head? Humans have been creating and enjoying music for thousands of years, but what really creates the experience? Levitin and a musical guest chat, jam and ...
Join Radiolab's Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich as they take the stage to explore what it's like to be In the Dark-from a peek inside two very different realities described by two blind men, to the dawn of sight and the evolution of the eye, to what children feel when ...
Find out what happens when artists spend nine months in a science lab. This exhibition features eight works developed during the Swiss artists-in-labs residency, which places artists in scientific settings.
