Chicago Science Expedition: Two Weeks Worth of "Wow"!

Getting into the Seventh Inning Stretch

Event Details

When
09/30/2006
11:00am - 12:30pm
Where
The Notebaert Nature Museum
The McCormick Room,
2430 N Cannon Dr
Chicago, IL, 60614-2874
United States
See map: Google Maps
County: 
Cook
Fee: 
Free. Open to the Public.
Where
The Notebaert Nature Museum
The McCormick Room,
2430 N Cannon Dr
Chicago, IL, 60614-2874
See map: Google Maps
County: 
Cook
Fee: 
Free. Open to the Public.
How exactly does a curve ball curve? How does a kernel of popcorn pop open? What’s going on with your body when you stretch?
Visit the official Chicago Science Expedition website for a complete listing of events in the series or download the Chicago Science Expedition program booklet.

Everything's Cooler by the Lake!

Event Details

When
10/03/2006
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Where
Chicago Park District,
Millennium Park
Pritzker Pavilion (red seating area),
201 E Randolph St
Chicago, IL, 60601-6530
United States
See map: Google Maps
County: 
Cook
Fee: 
Free. Open to the Public.
Where
Chicago Park District,
Millennium Park
Pritzker Pavilion (red seating area),
201 E Randolph St
Chicago, IL, 60601-6530
See map: Google Maps
County: 
Cook
Fee: 
Free. Open to the Public.

SOLD OUT. To put your name on a waiting list for unclaimed spaces, come to the registration table at the west ramp to the red seats at the Pritzger Pavilion between 4:30 and 4:50 pm. Unclaimed spaces will be distributed on a "first come, first served" basis at this time.

Visit the official Chicago Science Expedition website for a complete listing of events in the series or download the Chicago Science Expedition program booklet.

Nanotechnology: Thinking Big and Building Small

Event Details

When
10/05/2006
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Where
Harold Washington College
Lake Street Presentation Room,
30 E Lake St
Chicago, IL, 60601-2408
United States
See map: Google Maps
County: 
Cook
Fee: 
Free. Open to the Public.
Where
Harold Washington College
Lake Street Presentation Room,
30 E Lake St
Chicago, IL, 60601-2408
See map: Google Maps
County: 
Cook
Fee: 
Free. Open to the Public.
The consumer market has come to love the miniaturization process. A Palm Pilot purchased today has more computing power than personal computers had 20-25 years ago. This innovation boom has come out of nanotechnology, a realm of science that deals with objects that are smaller than 100 nanometers in their largest dimension.
Visit the official Chicago Science Expedition website for a complete listing of events in the series or download the Chicago Science Expedition program booklet.
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