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Imperial College London is committed to sharing the wonder and excitement of the science that we do. So it is part of the Great Exhibition Road Festival every June, a two-day science and art party for all ages! In 2022, the theme was trailblazers<\/a>. Imperial worked alongside some of the great museums and institutes in the Albertopolis<\/a> to deliver talks, workshops, performances and activities. And of course IMSE was there as well!<\/p>\n

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Joao Cabral and Liva Donina at the 2022 Great Exhibition Road Festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Surfactant science in paper marbling<\/h3>\n

Liva Donina<\/a> and her team (including our IMSE\u2019s Associate Director for External Partnerships Jo\u00e3o Cabral<\/a>) delivered hands on activities in the science and art of paper marbling.<\/p>\n

This activity explored the intersection of surfactant science, fluid dynamics and creativity<\/a>. It was a community experiment with aspiring scientists of all ages!<\/p>\n

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Participants at the 2022 Great Exhibition Road Festival trying out paper marbling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Try paper marbling yourself here<\/a> [Scientific American Science Buddies activity]<\/p>\n

Liquid stone<\/h3>\n

IMSE MRes student Chen Gong ran a workshop on recipes for bio-receptive concrete<\/a>, a building material which can also support living organisms. Building with materials that can support organic life could help reduce air pollution, flooding, urban overheating, and improve psychological wellbeing.<\/p>\n

In the workshop, participants made a \u2018moss ball\u2019. This is a polyhedral concrete shape to take home and put in the garden or on the balcony. They can then send Chen photos of what grows on the moss ball. This is all useful data for Chen\u2019s research (with Mary Ryan<\/a>, Rupert Myers<\/a>, and Ifan Stephens<\/a> from Imperial College London, and Clement P\u00e9riss\u00e9<\/a> from Villa Medici) on how to make concrete more bio-receptive.<\/p>\n

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Clement P\u00e9riss\u00e9, Chen Gong and Mary Ryan presenting making a ‘moss ball’ during the 2022 Great Exhibition Road Festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The collaboration with Villa Medici fits in with IMSE’s work with the SERCH network, building collaborations for science and engineering research in cultural heritage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mary said \u201cChen did a fabulous job preparing for the workshop with Clement and explaining her work to the public today (Ifan has been tweeting @IfanStephens<\/a> and tagging #IMSE)!\u201d<\/p>\n

Chen said \u201cThank you everyone, I am really grateful and feeling lucky to be working with you! The workshop and panel discussion are a huge success thanks to everyone’s help, loved it!!\u201d<\/p>\n

Ready for 2023!<\/h3>\n

Will you come to the festival in 2023? We will be there with some cool stuff that hasn\u2019t been invented yet!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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