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La Pedrera will host the 9th edition of the “Live Research! Fair”

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 28.03.2011

La Pedrera will host the 9th edition of the “Live Research! Fair”

Next Tuesday, 5 April, at 12 h, the 9th edition of the "Live Research" Far will be opened at La Pedrera (Passeig de Gràcia, 92). The fair is organized by the Barcelona Science Park with the support of the Social Work Division of Caixa de Catalunya. The initiative will serve as a showcase of some of the projects that principal researchers from different research centers and institutes in Barcelona are currently undertaking and it is intended to bring research closer to all citizens and to promote scientific vocations among young adults. To achieve this goal, each stand will formulate an enigma which attendees will have to solve by experimenting and using the laboratory tools that scientists will bring to the Fair during the exhibit at La Pedrera. The display will be open to the public on the 5, 6 and 7 April, from 10h to 14h and 16h to 20h. Access to the fair is free, but a reservation is recommended for groups larger than 10 people.


The inauguration event will host speeches from the director of the Knowledge, Education and Research Area of the Social Work Division of CatalunyaCaixa, Salvador Garcia; the vicerector of Research of the University of Barcelona, and the general director of the Barcelona Science Park, Fernando Albericio. During the inauguration, prizes will be presented to the winners of the program “Tutoring for Secondary School Students” addressed to students awarded with scholarships from the Social Work Division of Catalunya Caixa who last year conducted their research work at the Barcelona Science Park with the support of the Social Work Division of Catalunya Caixa.

The innovative projects presented this year include the applications of virtual technology to the world of medicine- which will allow participants to control an avatar with the mind and to test their own visual skills–, reprogramming of adults cells to obtain new tissues, and the utility of the so called “organic photoelectrochemical cells”, a system that permits the procurement of clean energy, an affordable alternative based on the use of vegetal pigments.