Practical Nanoscience

Event date
Event time
9:30 - 12:00
Event cost
Free
Venue
University of Oxford Begbroke Science Park
Woodstock Road
Begbroke
Oxford
OX5 1PF
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Target audience
Students
Age range
Age 12-13 (year 8), Age 13-14 (year 9)
Booking
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Fuel your students’ curious minds and let them explore the Nano World at Begbroke Science Park with hands-on practical exercises.

  • How small is a Nanometre?
  • Carbon Nanotubes and Buckyballs
  • Scanning Probe Microscopy
  • Ferrofluids
  • ‘Memory Metals’
  • Hydrophobic Coatings
  • An introduction to Colloids

Leading nanoscientists at the University of Oxford will give your students invaluable insights into the world that surrounds them and inspire them to consider the importance of scientific research as the key driver of new technologies.