MRS
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Model Car Challenge
Monday, November 28
Third Level, Hynes Convention Center
9:00AM – 2:00PM
Car Assembly, Boylston Hallway
2:30PM – 3:30PM Competition,
Ballroom B
This
exciting outreach activity will offer students from
local area high schools a hands-on, active learning
experience about hydrogen (definitely, the fuel of
the future), fuel cells, and car building, from experts
in these fields. Student teams will design and assemble
their own hydrogen fuel-cell-powered model cars on
site, and then take part in a little “friendly
competition” to see whose car goes the fastest.
In addition to “bragging rights,” winners
will receive trophies to proudly show their friends
and display in their school showcases.
Stop
by the Boylston Hallway throughout the day to watch
the cars being assembled, and then come early to
Ballroom B … to get a good view
of the mid-afternoon races and to cheer for your
favorite!
In
addition to MRS , this special activity is sponsored
by General Motors, the Department of Energy and the
National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Wearables
Runway – A Revolution
in Textiles
A
Live Display of Technologically Advanced Clothing Made
Possible by Materials Research
Tuesday
and Wednesday, November 29-30
MRS
Exhibit Hall, Second Level, Hynes Convention Center
2:30PM – 3:30PM
This
is a coffee break with a twist …a fashion
show featuring some of the most unique and advanced
clothing and accessories made possible by materials
research. The integration of new functionality into
textiles and clothing is progressing at revolutionary
speed, as specialists in materials research, electronics,
and fashion discover ways to use new fabrics and
fibers to help achieve new functions. Future clothes
can become a virtual skin that can act and think
autonomously, save us in cases of emergency, warn
us of dangers, and help monitor our health. Recent
successes include integration of solar cells, flexible
displays and lighting in fabrics.
Join
us on Tuesday or Wednesday afternoon (or both), and catch
the revolution! Manufacturers and
laboratories will display their wares during these
special afternoon events, which are co-sponsored by
MRS and the University of Paderborn.
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