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Life-inspired materials – explore the future of materials science

Discover the amazing world of life-inspired materials! From spider silk’s super strength to self-healing properties inspired by sea creatures, and viruses as innovative sensors – experience the exciting future of materials science, where nature meets cutting-edge technology.
Poster for The Night of Science in Oodi, Helsinki on 9 January 2025. Focus on life inspired materials and future of materials' science.

Discover the amazing world of life-inspired materials! From spider silk’s super strength to self-healing properties inspired by sea creatures, and viruses as innovative sensors – experience the exciting future of materials science, where nature meets cutting-edge technology. Join us for hands-on experiments and demonstrations at the workshop. Fun for all ages!

The time of the event
17:00-20:00

The place of the event
Helsinki Central Library Oodi
3rd floor, children´s area
Töölönlahdenkatu 4, 00100 Helsinki

The timetable of the event
Ongoing workshop. You can come by anytime during the event.

Information about the accessibility of the event venue
The venue is accessible.

The capacity of the event venue
150

The themes and target groups of the event
Themes: workshop, materials science, biology, chemistry, physics
Target groups: Everyone (adults and children)

Organizer
LIBER – Centre of Excellence in Life Inspired Hybrid Materials

Link
https://www.tieteidenyo.fi/fi/ohjelma/explore-future-materials-science

The LIBER Centre of Excellence

LIBER aims to create dynamic and soft hybrid materials with a capability to learn, adapt or response to the environment. LIBER combines eight research groups with expertise on molecular self-assembly, soft robotics, surfaces and interfaces, genetic engineering of proteins, biotechnological production of engineered biomolecules, and computational modelling.

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