In July, the team of «Sounds of Matter» was invited to hold the workshop as part of the
Kinderuni (Vienna). Composer Adrián Artacho, together with physicists
Stefan Noisternig and Christian Ebner presented the program '
Klänge aus dem Labor' (sounds of the lab) for an audience of brilliant 11 year old kids, who had the opportunity to learn objects that populate the
nanoworld in a light and playful way.
After learning the steps of the scientific method, we explored the properties of
crystals (as opposed to
amorph materials) using sound as a metaphor. We also discovered how scientists are able to have a look at the fundamental structure of matter; then, we ran our very own sonification of
electron scattering, throwing one electron at a time. (The original footage can be found
here © Christian Rentenberger, Universität Wien)
After learning about lasers (and laser safety) we saw how physicists use them to manipulate incredibly small objects with precision. Finally, we had the chance to interact with the lasers ourselves and even played the worlds tiniest musical instrument, the
nanophon (© Adrián Artacho).
). I would also like to extend my thanks to the outstanding team of the
, which made everything easy for us (despite our lots of bulky equipment) and a great experience for the kids.
Next workshop will be on Thursday, 14th of december 2017. Together with researcher
