London Science Museum
Artist Andrew Chappel and Marta García-Matos from the KTT unit give a talk about the power of light
May 30, 2015
Once a month, the Science Museum of London opens its doors from 7-10pm, encouraging all curious minds to come and enjoy its exhibitions and talks about science. On May 27th, it hosted a themed evening entitled “Let there be light”, a night dedicated to celebrate the International Year of Light.
All evening, the visitors to the museum had the chance to see and learn about the amazing role that light plays in today’s research and technology development, even though much of the population is unaware of light’s “behind the scene” enabling powers. Dr. Marta García-Matos, from ICFO’s KTT unit, along with the artist Andrew Chappel, participated in this initiative by giving a talk entitled “May the Force be with you”.
During the first part of their conference, Chappel captivated a very enthusiastic audience with an overview of his artwork in which he imagined light being so powerful that it is capable of pushing robust objects. Subsequently, Marta García-Matos unveiled the scientific reality behind the force of light and its power to trap and move objects (not exactly like Chappel’s art portrays, but very tiny objects, such as individual molecules) based on the laws of physics that determine light-matter interactions.
All evening, the visitors to the museum had the chance to see and learn about the amazing role that light plays in today’s research and technology development, even though much of the population is unaware of light’s “behind the scene” enabling powers. Dr. Marta García-Matos, from ICFO’s KTT unit, along with the artist Andrew Chappel, participated in this initiative by giving a talk entitled “May the Force be with you”.
During the first part of their conference, Chappel captivated a very enthusiastic audience with an overview of his artwork in which he imagined light being so powerful that it is capable of pushing robust objects. Subsequently, Marta García-Matos unveiled the scientific reality behind the force of light and its power to trap and move objects (not exactly like Chappel’s art portrays, but very tiny objects, such as individual molecules) based on the laws of physics that determine light-matter interactions.