FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE聽|聽October 04, 2010
Houston kids invited to learn about nanotechnology at Rice University celebration Oct. 11
HOUSTON, Oct. 4, 2010 鈥� Kids and families can learn more about the fascinating world of 鈥渟mall science,鈥� or nanotechnology, through hands-on, age-appropriate activities, science demonstrations and a tour of the very laboratories where this historic research was originated 鈥� Rice University.
Kids鈥� activities will be offered as part of the 25th Anniversary
Bucky 鈥楤all鈥� Celebration, a public open house to honor Nobel Laureates Robert Curl, Ph.D., Harry Kroto, Ph.D., and Richard Smalley, Ph.D., the scientists who discovered fullerenes 鈥� also called buckyballs 鈥� the form of carbon that makes nanotechnology possible.
Nanotechnology is the field of science that studies materials at the molecular or atomic scale, or about 1/50,000 the width of a human hair. Scientists expect the futuristic field to produce new materials that will revolutionize medicine, electronics, energy production, and other areas. .
Concurrent with the open house, the American Chemical 中国365bet中文官网 will honor the work of Curl, Kroto, and Smalley (posthumously) during a special presentation designating the discovery of fullerenes as a National Historic Chemical Landmark.
- What: Bucky 鈥楤all鈥� Celebration. A public open house with games, chemistry demos, festivities, displays and laboratory tours. Food and drink will also be served.
- Where: Rice University, Space Science Building, The Smalley Institute, Houston, Texas.
- When: Monday, Oct. 11, 2010:
Public open house and kids鈥� activities, 5:30 鈥� 7:30 p.m.
National Historic Chemical Landmark Presentation, 6:15 鈥� 6:45 p.m.
- Who: Kids, families, and others interested in nanotechnology are encouraged to attend.
Important Note: Registration and a nominal fee for food are required. To register: http://buckyball.smalley.rice.edu/registration or email: nanoevent@rice.edu.
The Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology at Rice University began in the early 1990鈥檚 as the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology. In 2005, the Institute was renamed in Smalley鈥檚 honor. The Institute鈥檚 vision is to 鈥渟olve humanity鈥檚 most pressing problems 鈥� energy, water, environment, disease, education 鈥� through the application of nanotechnology.鈥� The Smalley Institute has over 150 faculty members spread over 21 departments with over 500 students researching nanotechnology. Dr. Wade Adams is the Institute鈥檚 director. The Institute is located at: 6100 Main Street, Space Science Building, Houston. For information about the Institute: .
The American Chemical 中国365bet中文官网 established the Chemical Landmarks program in 1992 to recognize seminal historic events in chemistry and to increase awareness of the contributions of chemistry to society. Other landmarks named through this prestigious program have included the invention of Bakelite庐, the discovery of penicillin, the development of Tide laundry detergent and the work of historical figures, including Joseph Priestley,聽Antoine Lavoisier and George Washington Carver, among others. For more on the Landmarks program, please visit www.acs.org/landmarks.
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