Mini-Monday - Animals of the NightEncourage your young naturalist's curiosity at Mini Monday, a special day for children and their caregivers. Aniamls encounters, activities and crafts help connect your child to our natural world and all its wonders.October's Theme is Animals of the Night. Learn about owls, bats, opossums, and other creatures of the night. ...
Where: Walnut CreekCost: $15 for 1st Child ($8 museum member)
Plants that move when touched; eat animals; hold their breath during the day; feel their way around other objects; drink a hundred gallons of water in a single rainstorm. Come see plants from around the world and learn some of their amazing adaptations that help them survive their extreme environments.Indoor ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $12 Adults, $10 Seniors, $6.50 Children
Experiment and Modeling of Particle Sedimentation Towards FGM Manufacturing for Energy Efficient Building EnvelopeA multifunctional material system is designed for building envelope with high performance for energy efficiency and sustainability. It contains photovoltaic (PV) modules laminated on a functionally graded interlayer containing water pipelines, which is then bonded to a lightweight concrete substrate. The functionally graded layer with water flow reduces the thermal ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
DEVELOPING SCIENTIFIC WRITING: CURRICULUM AND CLASSROOMS TO SUPPORT SCIENCE LITERACYDr. Leslie Atkins of California State University, Chico, will describe what makes scientific writing "scientific" and how it might be excluding a wider participation in science. The relationship between the classroom and scientific literacy will be further explained through Dr. Atkins' research.
Translational biomedical engineering plays an important role in assimilating the advancement of nanomaterials and microdevice engineering towards developing innovative tools for medicine, as well as contributing to investigations across the multi-scale biological hierarchy with minimal invasion. Our laboratory is currently developing several biotechnologies exploring scale-dependent physical science and the miniaturization ...
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of measures one can take to reduce energy use of any given piece of machinery, building, city, state, or nation. Trying to decide which to implement proves a challenge in the face of limited information, technology and implementation risks, competing priorities, and rudimentary decision ...
This event has been cancelled Five of the Bay Area leading scientists get together to present their work in a lighting round style presentation! Get to know scientists who are making some of the most exciting discoveries of our day and hear the latest on their fascinating research. The event will ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members and Seniors
Nerd Nite East Bay is a monthly lecture-in-a-bar series. They get smart and interesting people, give them lots of free drinks, and put them on stage in front of a couple hundred tipsy nerds. Sometimes it's funny, sometimes it's salacious, and it's always nerdy.Nerd Nite East bay celebrates their 1 year ...
Where: OaklandCost: $8
Science at the Theater: Eight Big Ideas (Berkeley Lab)Eight Berkeley Lab scientists present eight game-changing concepts in eight minutes each. Join us for a fast-paced evening of wonder and awe.Speakers include:Ian Hinchliffe - The Higgs and all that. How the universe works and why we should carePeter Nugent - Supercomputing and the search for supernovaeSeung-Wuk Lee - Generating ...
Join the Moth for explosive tales of discovery, creation and chaos, where eruptions in the laboratory of mind or spirit (eureka!) yield fiery results.The Moth is an acclaimed not-for-profit organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling, and a recipient of a 2012 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur ...
