WHAT: Chicago Council on Science and Technology Networking Event

WHERE: Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, 2430 N. Cannon Drive in Lincoln Park (just North of the Lincoln Park Zoo), Chicago

WHEN: Thursday, November 1, 2012, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

COST: Free to members, general attendees $15

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Chicago Council on Science and Technology presents “Body & Machine: Epidermal Electronics”

CHICAGO, Illinois (November 1, 2013) –From athletes to expectant mothers, sunbathers to surgeons, materials scientist John Rogers is making his mark. Or rather leaving his mark—tiny, stretchy ultra-thin mesh electronics that when adhered to the skin with a special glue are no more visible than a temporary tattoo.

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By Paul Caine Producer, WTTW’s Chicago Tonight

Professor George Crabtree of Argonne National Laboratory discusses the quest to build a better battery and America’s energy future.

On Thursday, October 24, Professor Crabtree will team up with Chicago City Council on Science and Technology to present “The Price of Doing Nothing: The World’s Energy Future.” The presentation, which will explore the future of energy, takes place at 5:00 pm in Baldwin Auditorium at Northwestern University’s Chicago Campus.

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Chicago Council on Science and Technology presents:The Price of Doing Nothing: The World’s Energy Future

Energy determines the aspirations and the limitations of a society.

A vibrant global society fifty years from now requires strategic decisions regarding energy—how we will fuel our engines, power our lights and warm our homes tomorrow–be made today. Energy is a basic need of human society, like food, shelter, communication and mobility.

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Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) presents “Science With A Pint: Our Curious Chemical World”

CHICAGO, Illinois (October 1, 2013) – Molecular modeling: we are not talking about ball-and-stick representations of single atoms or atomic structures, but rather the beautifully complex computer renderings of every atom in a living cell; how each atom moves within a molecule, and functions in its environment.

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