If you haven’t made it to the Science Center to see our Davinci: The Genius traveling exhibit, you’d better gather the family and hurry! The last day for this remarkable exhibit is Sunday, January 31st. It’s amazing how many of the things we use today were originally prototyped from DaVinci. You can see his drawings [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Arrivederci, DaVinci Exhibit!
Thursday, January 28th, 2010Meet the dragster that is 50,000 times thinner than a human hair!
Friday, January 22nd, 2010Researchers have built a new super-small “nanodragster” that improves on prior nanocar designs and could speed up efforts to craft molecular machines. “We made a new version of a nanocar that looks like a dragster,” said James Tour, a chemist at Rice University who was involved in the research. “It has smaller front wheels on [...]
Did you see snowflakes on MLK Day? We did.
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010On MLK Day (Monday, Jaunary 18th) the Maryland Science Center held our second annual Winter Wonder Day. We celebrated a lot of great things about winter and learned the science behind snowflakes. We also made snowflakes, salt water snow images and winter handprint tree art! Chef Derrick was kind enough to supply warm cider samples [...]
Catch Some Rays
Friday, January 15th, 2010It’s easy to imagine catching a ball, holding it for a moment and then throwing it in the air again. It’s also easy to imagine scooping up a handful of water — say, from the ocean — and then releasing it again. But what about light? Is it possible to “catch” light — and then [...]
What do Bubbles Taste Like?
Monday, January 11th, 2010What does fizz taste like? In bubbly beverages like soda or champagne, tiny bubbles give the drink a lift — and have a distinct taste. Scientists have long wondered how we taste these bubbles. In a new study on mice, scientists have connected that fizzy-taste sensation to the ability to taste sourness. Scientists previously thought [...]
Veggie Racing at a whole new level!
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010Here at the Maryland Science Center, we love our veggie races. Veggie racing is one of the most popular events during our annual Backyard Science Weekend in August. With a little styrofoam, wheels and the veggie of your choice, you have yourself an instant veggie mobile! Team WorldFirst has stepped it up a notch and [...]
Sharing Meds Can Be Dangerous!
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010This is true not only for humans, but for animals as well! Scientists have found a link between a pain killer for cattle and the deaths of mass quantities of vultures. The particular drug in question is called ketoprofen and is basically the equivalent of ibuprofen for humans. In India, some farmers give ketoprofen to [...]