Breaking boundaries - University of Cambridge

17 March Science on Saturday in the city
9.30am – 10.45am, 11am – 12.15pm,
1pm – 2.15pm, 2.30pm – 3.45pm
STEM Team East present spinning
makes the world go round!
St. Columba’s Church Hall, Downing Street
Learn why yo-yos spin up and down, spinning
tops precess, water vortex in a plug hole and
what these have to do with MRI scans, black
holes and satellite orbits around the Earth.
Map: 35, Hands on, Ages 5+, Pre book*
10am – 4pm
Qualcomm: augmented reality and
applications of mobile devices
University Centre, Granta Place
Come and join technologists from Qualcomm
and explore augmented reality applications on
tablets and mobile devices. Augmented reality
lets you see the world around you through a
'magic lens' that reveals surprising, fun and
interesting content.
Map: 28, Hands on, Drop in, Ages 9+
10am – 4pm
Hovermagic
University Centre, Granta Place
The Department of Engineering invites you to
learn how to make a hovercraft move by making
a working model. Will it go? Will it travel in a
straight line? How fast can you make it go?
Map: 28, Hands on, Drop in, All ages
11am – 1pm
Dancing to letters
Mill Lane Lecture Rooms, Mill Lane
Kate Mummery (Rambert Dance Company) and
Professor Nicky Clayton (Company’s Scientist in
Residence) incorporate biology into dance.
Map: 27, Performance, Ages 8+
The Pitt Building
Map: 26, Hands on, Drop in, All ages (unless
otherwise stated)
10am – 4pm (Drop in) 11am – 11.45am,
1pm – 1.45pm, 3pm – 3.45pm (Talks)
The What on Earth? Wallbook of
Natural History
Join Christopher Lloyd on a whistle-stop tour
through the history of life on Earth using a coat
of many pockets and a giant wallbook with more
than 1,000 species on a four billion year timeline!
10am – 4pm
The compute continuum
Join Intel for an exciting array of demos to show
what computing technologies can really do. Get
involved with augmented reality, learn about
eco computing and have loads of fun with some
of the most advanced technology!
12noon – 4pm
Hands on maths fair
Games and puzzles from the Millennium
Mathematics Project. Pit your wits against the
SOMA cube, tangrams, auntie’s tea cups or giant
dominoes, and sharpen your reasoning skills!
Ages 5+
20 *Pre book visit: www.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival or tel: 01223 766766
SIR CAM
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