Courses/Workshops
Institute of Continuing Education: Undergraduate Virtual Open Day
Looking to pursue your love of learning, take the next step in your career or take your first steps along a new career path? Join us for our upcoming Undergraduate Virtual Open Day on 21st May, where we’ll delve into the world of undergraduate study at the Institute of Continuing Education
Science Makers: Colour - science and senses
Sat 6 May 2017
Cambridge Makespace
This month Science Makers be looking a colour - measuring it, creating it and being creative with it. There will also be a special activity session for children aged 8+, so feel free to bring your child(ren)!*
Talks
• Dr Gareth Rees on sensing plant spectra in the Arctic and artistic collaborations around colour.
• Prof Jim Haseloff on biological pigments and coloured proteins.
• Olimpia Onelli on structural colour in G. Viridula beetles and biomimetics.
• Jeffrey Grey on Cambridge Display Technology's printed organic LEDs and sensors for portable testing.
• Praveen Teleti and Sophie Weeks on protoyping low-cost color sensors.
Learning
• How to set up an Arduino and program a sensor
• How LEDs and colour sensors works
Making
• Build an open source colorimeter
• Android-based colour sensing using mobile phone cameras
• Put together a spectrometer
• Children's making activity TBC
Timings
12:00 - Arrival and introductions
12:15 - Talks and discussion
13:45 - Pizza
14:00 - Making!
Cost: Free
Enquiries and booking
Booking is recommended for this event.
Enquiries: Jennifer Molloy Website Email: synbio@hermes.cam.ac.uk