Tag der Chemie

Wolfgang Kroutil und Armin Wallner (v.l.) zeigten in einer Experimentalvorlesung, ...

... wie gut Gummibärchen brennen.

In den Workshops staunten die SchülerInnen ...

... über das, was Chemie alles kann.

Leonhard Grill zeigte den Jugendlichen, wie sich mit dem Rastertunnelmikroskop Atome sichtbar machen lassen.

Cola entfärben - die Chemie macht's möglich.

Keine leichte Aufgabe: Gerüche erkennen beim Aroma-Quiz.

Explosive Experimente sorgten für Schrecksekunden und Lacher. Fotos: Uni Graz/Pichler

ForscherInnen der Uni Graz öffnen ihre Labortüren

Wie kann man Atome sehen? Woraus besteht Parfum? Und wie lassen sich Metalle für eine Geheimschrift nutzen? Antworten auf diese und viele weitere spannende Fragen bekommen BesucherInnen heute am Tag der Chemie an der Uni Graz.
Die verschiedenen Fachbereiche dieser Wissenschaft öffneten bereits um 10 Uhr am Universitätsplatz 1 und in der Heinrichstraße 28 ihre Labortüren für über 500 steirische SchülerInnen im Alter von sechs bis 19 Jahren. Gemeinsam mit den ForscherInnen erkundeten die Kinder und Jugendlichen an 14 Stationen bei Experimenten, Workshops und Führungen die faszinierende Welt der Chemie.

Von 17 bis 20 Uhr sind interessierte Erwachsene eingeladen, sich aus erster Hand in Vorträgen sowie bei Versuchen und Laborbesichtigungen Einblicke in aktuelle Forschungen und „alltägliche“ Chemie zu holen.

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