Event Duration:
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Where:
The Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester, UK
A new exhibition that combines science and arts to explore graphene and other 2D materials will be making its world premiere this summer. It tells the story of graphene and is created by the Museum of Science and Industry in partnership with the National Graphene Institute at The University of Manchester.
It is a flagship event of Manchester's programme as European City of Science 2016 and opens to coincide with the EuroScience Open Forum Manchester 2016 (23-27 July), Europe's largest interdisciplinary science meeting. The exhibition is sponsored by Haydale.
Highlights of the exhibition include:
- An array of objects which bring the graphene story to life; from early pencils and an Elizabethan cannonball to the famous sticky tape dispenser which began the story of graphene's isolation.
- An investigation into the scientific breakthroughs made by scientists and professionals at the cutting edge of graphene use around the world.
- A provocative new work by acclaimed poet Lemn Sissay MBE (Chancellor, The University of Manchester), who is composing a call-to-arms on the potential future for graphene ' and its possible effects on humanity.
- An interactive exhibit where audiences are invited to imagine the remarkable graphene products of the future - from clothing with built-in computer power to electricity-generating windows.