Monday, 21 June 2010 07:42
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Night of Sciences in Halle
July 2 doors are open for a night of sciences in Halle. This year again, a wide spectrum of opportunities is offered to the young and the young at heart, to interested people, researchers and students.The public will be inspired scientifically and culturally. The hosts offer a wide program for an amusing, entertaining and interesting evening. The Universities’ Big Band, choir and orchestra will have their share in the entertainment program.
Everybody is invited to listen to lectures, or to throw a glance behind the doors of laboratories, museums, clinics, institutes and libraries. Many experiments and brainteasers shall spark the interest in scientific research mainly in the younger generation.
The opening ceremony of the Night of Sciences takes place one night before on July 1. The Academic Orchestra presents a concert in the Lions’ Building of the University.
To augment the notoriety of the biomaterial chitosan, Katja Heppe and Torsten Richter will present the biodegradable polymer chitosan. Interested people will learn during the lecture about the sources and diverse application possibilities of chitosan and its derivatives. Everybody can have a look at and take a hold of Chitosan.
Title of the lecture is: “What do crabs, fungi, mosquitoes have in common with sausage casings, hairspray, medicine, artificial skin and medical high-tech yarns?”
- Time: 8:15 pm
- Place: seminar room 1 of the Bio-Centre, Weinbergweg 22
- How to get there: Bus-shuttle STOP: Wolfgang-Langenbeck-Straße
We are looking forward to your attendance and wish you a lot of fun having a Night of Sciences!
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Have a look at the web-page of the Halles' Night of sciences.
