Getting Smarter in Design and Technology - a twilight session for D&T teachers
Nationwide, England (Yorkshire & the Humber)
29.05.2012
4.30pm - 6pm with refreshments available from 4pm
With Professor John Cave, Design and Technology Education, Middlesex University
Venue: National STEM Centre, University of York
This presentation looks at real examples of smart materials, new technologies and inexpensive ways of taking design and technology to a new level. It will consist of demonstrations that include the introduction and application of smart materials such as:
o smart cord
o heat reactive pigments
o light reactive (wavelength shifting) materials
o unusual conductors - including fabric and polymers
o phase change materials
The use of low cost components and modules for:
o generating and storing electrical energy
o controlling motors
o embedding control in products
o keeping atomic time
Given the fantastic resources now available to D&T specialists, this is an ideal opportunity for sharing and generating ideas to bring designing and making closer to accelerating developments in science, engineering and manufacturing.
To book your free place follow the link below.