--> http://metalab.at/wiki/Metaday_52 Einmal im Monat lädt das Metalab Vortragende aus aller Welt ein, bei uns von ihren Projekten und Ideen zu erzählen. Anschließend gibt es Platz für Lightning Talks, wo Besucher aktuelle Unternehmungen und Vorhaben vorstellen können, sowie ein Buffet und gemütliches Ambiente für Diskussion und Austausch. The Metalab is glad to invite everyone interested to Metaday #52 on Friday, June 29 2012, 19:30 (20:00) at Metalab, Rathausstraße 6, https://metalab.at/wiki/Lage downtown Vienna close to the city hall – free entry == The Map is Not the Terrain: Materials and Makers == Lecturer: Debbie Chachra, PhD; Associate Professor of Materials Science http://www.debcha.com Additive manufacturing (3D printing) is opening up a world of opportunity: to make iterated, one-off, or complex objects, without large-scale industrial equipment. But the digital description of an object is not the object itself. To maximise the potential of 3D printing, makers need to think about materials: what materials can be used, how processing affects the properties, and post-processing of fabricated objects. This talk (and demos) will get you to think about what you already know about materials, begin to learn how the material properties change with manufacturing techniques, and encourage to explore (and increase!) the range of materials you use. Speaker: Deb Chachra is an an associate professor at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. - She writes: » I’M AN EDUCATOR AND RESEARCHER. I do research on the engineering student experience, and work with faculty from other engineering schools to help them develop and use new curricula and pedagogies. I also facilitate workshops around gender and technology. I write a quarterly column, Reinvention, for ASEE Prism magazine. I’M A MATERIALS SCIENTIST. I study biological materials, mostly. Right now my students and I are investigating a type of plastic made by bees. I DO OTHER THINGS. [...] I LIKE TO TALK TO PEOPLE. [...] « -- read more on www.debcha.com and in her CV == Lightning Talks == Lightning Talks are a entertaining format of short lectures presenting current ideas, ongoing projects and particularly work-in-progress. The length of a talk is strictly limited to 5 minutes. You're invited to add your talk yourself. == Afterparty == Buffet, wine and ambient/downtempo chillout music -- http://metalab.at - 222m² Raum im Herzen Wiens für technologisch-kreative Projekte, Veranstaltungen, Software, Hardware, Essen & mehr... http://log.metalab.at/ Schnappschüsse aus dem täglichen Leben rund ums Lab