MATE holds NanoCafé at the library as part of the nationwide NanoDays event
The Materials Engineering department organized an interactive science café at the Cal Poly library in April 2009. A 2-story nanotube model made of balloons was constructed, and hands-on demonstrations of nano-scale science and technology were part of the NanoCafé – Is small the new big? (poster [pdf]) Dr. Jane Lehr (Women’s and Genders Study & Ethnic Studies) led a discussion on the ethical issues surrounding nanotechnology, and Frank Kusiak of the Berkeley Lawrence Hall of Science gave a guest lecture entitled Nano 101. Several MATE students participated in showing how the really, really small can be really, really weird but cool to a wide audience.
