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SUMMARY:National Science Day 2021
LOCATION:Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences, Arkavathi, Shivanapura
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The Centre celebrated the National Science Day on 1st March 2021. Students 
 at the 9th and 10th standard level and their science teachers from the Gove
 rnment high school, Hullegoudana Halli, Bangalore North were invited to act
 ively participate in the event. The programme began with a video introducti
 on to the research activities of CeNS. Prof. G.U.Kulkarni, the Director of 
 the Centre was the Chief Guest. In his address Prof. Kulkarni stressed on t
 he importance of the Day, how students should make best use of their free t
 ime and develop scientific curiosity. As an example, he quoted the case of 
 unique face mask designed and fabricated during the lockdown period by a fe
 w researchers of the Centre, and now commercialized. After a short video cl
 ip on the life and works of Prof. C.V. Raman, a number of short, but intere
 sting science demonstrations were conducted catering to the academic level 
 of the visiting students. The demonstrations conducted by the research stud
 ents of the Centre included a simple apparatus to realize Raman effect, vis
 ualization of simple optical effects using laser beams, generating irregula
 rly shaped soap bubbles, a lay-man’s chemical method to prevent corruption,
  magnetic levitation, Leidenfrost effect, emission of colours from nanocrys
 tals, non-standard rheological materials, wonders from pencil writing, de-f
 ogging and electrically switchable smart windows. The demonstration was fol
 lowed by a breif explanation of the involved phenomena and where it gets ap
 plied. The whole challenge was to do the explanation in Kannada language, t
 he medium of instruction of the visiting students. The CeNS research studen
 ts and coordinators stood upto the challenge quite well. The event that las
 ted a little over 2 hours, was seen to be thoroughly enjoyed and appreciate
 d by the visiting students and teachers, an indication of which also seen i
 n the post-event feedback\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. D.S Shankar Rao & Dr. S. Krishna
  Prasad\n(Co- ordinators of the Science Day Event)\nCentre for Nano and Sof
 t Matter Sciences, Arkavathi, Shivanapura, B’lore-562 123 \n Director\nCent
 re for Nano and Soft Matter, Sciences\nArkavathi, Shivanapura, B’lore-562 1
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