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Caption: Engineering Open House Guide - 2009
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Unlocking Potential 19 means to cook food, heat water, etc. Location: Lobby This exhibit is suitable for: Middle School, High School, College, General Public fundamental concepts of physics in entertaining and educational Physics Society ways. If you get excited whenThe Liquid Nitrogen Table is a ever you hear about Einstein, a demonstration of what happens when various materials are Newton, and Bernoulli, or if you just get a kick out of things blowsubjected to extreme cold. The exhibit explores the behavior of ing up, this is a show you won’t want to miss. the gaseous, liquid, and solid Induction Heater phases of matter, and the transi- Location: 141 Physics Society This device will be used to show tions between those phases for This exhibit is suitable for: All various objects. The exhibit also the use of changing magnetic introduces the basic scientific fields to heat a conductor. As Pyrotechnics well as showing the efficiency of concept of experimentation as AIChE a way to observe what the outthis technique, it demonstrates This booth shows the chemistry come of a given interaction will the concepts of skin depth by behind fireworks and pyrotechbe. Come guess what will hapobserving the different heating nics. There are demonstrations pen to bananas, balloons, and patterns across different freon the hour. flowers when they reach -320 quencies. Location: Lobby degrees! Location: 144 This exhibit is suitable for: All This exhibit is suitable for: Mid- Location: Lobby dle School, High School, College This exhibit is suitable for: All Solar Powered Water Liquid Nitrogen Table The Induction Stove Physics Society The Michelson interferometer uses the extreme precision of laser technology to measure distances with sub micrometer precision (or less then a thousandth of a millimeter). This incredible technology is applicable in a wide variety of fields, ranging from medicine to engineering to science. Come see how this amazing device works, and play with lasers while you’re at it. Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Location: Lobby This exhibit is suitable for: MidAIChE We will demonstrate the chem- dle School, High School, College, General Public istry behind the making of delicious liquid nitrogen ice cream. Come by and cool off with some Physics Van Lecture Demyummy goodness. os Location: Lobby Physics Society This exhibit is suitable for: All This annual favorite of EOH-goers presents some of the most Physics Society We are showcasing an impressive application of alternating magnetic fields and eddy currents. Induction stoves leave counter tops cool, and are extremely efficient modern kitchen technology. Come experience our demonstration! Location: 136 This exhibit is suitable for: Middle School, High School, College Michelson Interferometer Pumps AIChE We will have a water fountain run by one solar powered water pump, and another solar pump that is shooting water back into the water fountain. Location: Lobby This exhibit is suitable for: All The World of Nuclear Power American Nuclear Society Check out nuclear technology in the everyday world. Use a Geiger counter to take radiation readings of radioactive dinner plates, smoke detectors, and other items. See next generation nuclear power plants as well as a model of a modern nuclear power plant, complete with working cooling towers. Location: 151 This exhibit is suitable for: All
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