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Mit Schau-Experimenten und Laborführungen weiht das Institut für Chemie Interessierte in die Wissenschaft ein. Foto: Uni Graz

Uni Graz lädt am 30. September zum Tag der Chemie

Ein Parfum analysieren, Cola entfärben oder Atome sichtbar machen: Das Institut für Chemie der Uni Graz öffnet am 30. September 2015 von 17 bis 20 Uhr seine Labor-Türen für interessierte BesucherInnen. Bei Schau-Experimenten und Führungen bekommt man spannende Einblicke in die verschiedensten Bereiche der Wissenschaft, von der Nanotechnologie bis zur Biokatalyse. Parallel dazu erklären ForscherInnen in Kurzvorträgen, was Chemie mit unserem Alltag zu tun hat.

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