The Science Gallery in Dublin is about to run an ice cream party with a difference.
The Nano Ice Cream van will be dishing out ice cream frozen with liquid nitrogen at -196C, producing an incredibly smooth nanoparticle ice cream.
It’s just one of the many events across the country celebrating Nanoweek, which runs from 30 November to 4 December.
The workshops, lectures and fun events will look at the latest advances in nanotechnology, or how to control matter on an atomic and molecular scale.
Events for schools
During Nanoweek, nanoscience researchers will be visiting schools in Cork, Limerick, Galway and Dublin.
You will have the opportunity to ask them about their areas of research and what it’s like to work in this exciting new field of science and technology.
There will also be lesson plans and worksheets linked to the current school curriculum.
Major role
Nanotechnology will have a significant effect on society and people’s everyday lives.
It can be used to develop smaller and more powerful electronic devices, materials with completely new properties, better medical diagnostics and targeted drugs.
Nanotechnology will also be a key sector in the economy in years to come, and a key area for science jobs. Already around 600 researchers in Ireland are involved in nanoscience.
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