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Events
On Saturday, the 19th of February 2011, the Benelux Finale of the FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) will take place in Discovery Center Continium in Kerkrade (NL). Over 300 teams of children between 8 and 15 participated in the various regional finales of the FLL in the Netherlands and Belgium. Of these 300 eams eventually 40 teams managed to place themselves for the grand Benelux Finale. They will prepare their selfbuild robots for the challenge of making it to the Europena Finale.
Picture 20,000 individual LED lights illuminating a tunnel that you can walk through. Now imagine being able to manipulate those lights to follow your every movement.
This year’s winning and commended images are on show at Museon. More than 100 prize-winning photographs from 18 competition categories are displayed in large format.
More than 120 participants from 10 Arab countries are scheduled to participate in Intel Science Competition Arab World (ISC-AW), which is the Arabic version of Intel International Science and Engineering Fair held in the United States every year (Intel ISEF). Contestants from Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia und the United Arab Emirates will showcase their distinguished science projects in various scientific and social specializations to compete for financial awards totaling $20,000 and scholarships from top Arab universities.
“Courtyards in bloom” has been organized by Archeoclub – Camerino section, in collaboration with the University Natural Science Museum, the Civic Museum, The University Botanical Garden, the Municipality and the Local Trade Association.
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Read the preliminary results of the citizen dialogue held in Sweden in the framework of the NANO2ALL project.
The winners of the 2017 Mariano Gago Ecsite Awards have just been announced at the Opening Ceremony of the Ecsite Annual Conference. TRACES – Espace des Sciences Pierre-Gilles De Gennes, Paris (France) won in the ‘Smart and Simple’ category. Dialogue Social Enterprise, Hamburg (Germany) won in the ‘Sustainable Success’ category. NOESIS - Thessaloniki Science Center & Technology Museum (Greece) got a Special mention for courageous leadership.
The topic of health is becoming ubiquitous and prominent particularly in Europe which is seeking coping strategies addressing the issue of ageing population.
The upwards trend in life expectancy is a positive development, but what really interests researchers, policy makers and every one of us is healthy life expectancy – the number of years lived in good health.
Read the preliminary results of the citizen dialogue held in Israel in the framework of the NANO2ALL project.
We are looking for Exhibit Developers!
Responsibilities:
As Exhibit Developer at Hüttinger, you develop dynamic and engaging exhibits that interpret STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) concepts through audience-focused, interactive experiences.
The responsibilities in particular include:
Collaborate effectively with teams to develop interactive exhibits for Hüttinger projects that meet the needs of visitors, lead to compelling experiences, and ensure the success of the final project delivery.
CERN is offering an open job position for a Science Writer in their International Relations (IR) Sector, Education, Communication & Outreach (ECO) Group.
For five years this person will play a key role in CERN's print and digital publications, showcasing developments in the particle physics community in the media and to the general public.
Functions include writing and editing content for communication projects, liaising with the CERN and particle physics community and advising international contributors on the readability and scientific accuracy of content.