This is not a PGO or school-sponsored event
June 9th, 6pm
Amherst Brewing Company
UMass Physicists Fold Under Pressure
Can origami prove theorems?
What is
the smallest crane ever folded?
Is it
possible to do hands-free origami?
At
our next SciTech Cafe event on June 9th,
Professors Ryan Hayward, Tom Hull, and Chris
Santangelo will
share their research on creating soft, micro-scale polymer gels that can fold in
remarkably complex origami shapes which could
have applications in bio-medical engineering.
In this presentation you'll see the wizardry or
origami and how its mysteries are being unlocked
and harnessed by researchers in the Pioneer
Valley.
Please help us advertise (and
please come!), forwarding the announcement
below to any who may be interested. All are
very much welcome (kids, college students,
your parents). You'll learn something if you
come. And you might win a prize! Please
check out our website, www.scitechcafe.org for more info.
