The Science Tunnel Reaches the Pacific and sets new visitor record

The Max Planck Society's interactive science exhibition could be seen for the first time in Latin America in the Chilean port of Valparaiso in October 2009. The high-tech exhibition was housed in a former cold storage warehouse – a fascinating juxtaposition of old industrial architecture and innovative insight into the future. The Max Planck Society's multimedia exhibition attracted more than 100,000 visitors in only eight weeks.
The exhibition aims to inform and inspire people with facts about how far mankind has already come in understanding the worlds in and around us, and the positive effects that new knowledge brings with it – such as innovative products and procedures, new forms of diagnosis and therapy and deeper insight into our world and solutions to global challenges. The exhibition primarily seeks to encourage young people and their families to become more interested in how new knowledge is changing our world, and to stimulate enthusiasm for studying science and technology, and to strive for a research-related job in one of the "new industries". The exhibition is also an advertisement for Germany as a high-tech nation – a country where universities offer degrees in innovative study programs, and where doctoral students and post docs can work at Max Planck Institutes to learn new methods and acquire in-depth knowledge, which they can then apply in their home country/in their job.

The exhibition in Chile is made possible by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the Max Planck Society, the Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Technológica (CONICYT), the University of Valparaiso and local sponsors.

Ex Frigorífico Barón, Puerto Valparaiso
October 9 – December 10 2009
weekdays 10:00 - 19:00
weekend 11:00 - 20:00

Admission free

http://www.uv.cl/pdn

Transatlantic debut for the Science Tunnel

The Max Planck Society's interactive multimedia exhibition opened on January 16, 2009 at the South Florida Science Museum in Palm Beach

The Science Tunnel, a unique touring multimedia exhibition offering visitors a fascinating journey into the realms of scientific discovery, will be at the South Florida Science Museum in Palm Beach from January 16 until May 3, 2009. A 1000 square meters tent space will be assembled to accommodate the extraordinary size of this exhibition. The Science Tunnel provides an insight into the very latest fields of knowledge, such as nanotechnology, stem cell research and neuroelectronics, which will have a significant impact on our lives and the world of work over the coming decades. The Bank of America is sponsoring the exhibition in Palm Beach.

The Science Tunnel takes visitors on a journey through 12 stations, covering topics like the search for the smallest elements of matter, research into natural and artificial nano and micro-worlds, as well as an outlook on the entire universe. Visitors observe dancing atoms and molecules and find out how our bodies control millions of cells. They also discover how the brain creates music, have the opportunity to virtually assume the role of an aggressive virus, take an imaginary walk on Mars or race through a virtual city at the speed of light.

The Science Tunnel has already visited many of the world's major cities including Tokyo, Singapore, Shanghai, Brussels, Johannesburg, Seoul and Berlin, attracting tens of thousands of visitors along the way.

January 16 until May 3, 2009
http://www.maxplanckflorida.org

The Science Tunnel visits Hasselt University, Belgium

Hasselt University will exhibit the Science Tunnel, developed by the Max Planck Society, in Hasselt (Belgium) from August 23 till October 10, 2008. This unique multimedia exhibition displays the latest groundbreaking evolutions in science, from the smallest particles to the biggest structures in the universe.

It allows the visitor to witness dancing atoms and molecules or to see how our body controls billions of cells. One can see how the brain creates music or virtually fight like a virus. The visitor can imaginary walk on Mars or race through a city at the speed of light.

Hasselt University uses this opportunity to highlight its state of the art scientific research in e.g. nanotechnology and bio-electronics, MS-research, environmental sciences, biostatistics, informatics and traffic safety.

The Science Tunnel in Hasselt is supported by Hasselt University, the Flemish Government, the province of Limburg and the city of Hasselt.

August 23 – October 10, 2008
weekdays from 9:00 till 18:00
weekend from 10:00 till 18:00
Ethias Arena (Studio)
3500 Hasselt, Belgium

Admission free

www.sciencetunnel.be

Cutting-edge Research in the Capital

The Max Planck Society’s “Science Tunnel” turns the hottest research topics into a real adventure - and is now coming to Berlin for almost two months as part of its world tour. Visitors can immerse themselves in the world of the most advanced research. The Max Planck Society is seeking to especially inspire the up-and-coming generation for the fascinating search for knowledge in the world of science. From February 26 – April 13, 2008 the multimedia exhibition, with its motto “Come and be amazed!” will be presented in cooperation with The Museum of Natural History in the neighboring Thaer Hall at Humboldt University.

To round out the presentation, the exhibition “From Molecules to Medicine” sponsored by Bayer AG will show the road that basic, research-based knowledge is taking in the development of new pharmaceuticals, for example.

The “Science Tunnel” in Berlin is supported by BAYER AG, Humboldt University Berlin, the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, The Museum of Natural History and Berlin Partner.

February 26 – April 13, 2008
daily 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Thaer Hall at Humboldt University – neighboring building to the right of The Museum of Natural History Invalidenstrasse 42

Admission free

www.museum.hu-berlin.de

Cutting-edge German research in South Korea

From October 4 to December 2 this year, the Science Tunnel is on display in South Korea. At the Seoul Museum of History, visitors to the Max Planck Society's multimedia exhibition are taken on a fascinating journey through the world of modern research.

www.museum.seoul.kr
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Science Tunnel: Platform for Intercultural Exchange between Germany and South Africa

Immerse yourself in the "Land of ideas" - take a stroll through the Max Planck Society’s “Science Tunnel”. On May 18, 2007, the multimedia exhibition will be inaugurated in the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in Johannesburg. For the German Embassy in South Africa, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the German schools in Johannesburg and the city’s Goethe Institute, the Science Tunnel will serve as a platform for intercultural exchange between schoolchildren, students, and young scientists.

Until July 29, 2007, the people of Johannesburg will have the opportunity to take a fascinating voyage through the world of current and future scientific discoveries, and in the process become acquainted with the Max Planck Society, one of the ten best research institutes world-wide.

The Science Tunnel in South Africa is supported by the South African Department of Science and Technology (DST), the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as well as the companies SASOL Ltd, BMW, BASF AG, Siemens AG, and the "Germany - Land of Ideas" Initiative.

www.sci-bono.co.za

Science Tunnel "Selected Location 2007
in the Land of Ideas"

During the Max Planck Forum on February 11, 2007 in Dresden, the Max Planck Society will be honoured as "Location 2007 in the Land of Ideas". This makes the Science Tunnel one of 365 landmarks selected by the initiative "Germany – Land of Ideas" for the year 2007.

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Federal Minister Dr. Annette Schavan to open Science Tunnel in Brussels

On the occasion of the launch of the 7th EU Research Framework Programme, the Max Planck Society will present the Science Tunnel within the framework of the 2007 German Council Presidency. The exhibit will be officially opened on March 7, 2007 during the high level EU research event "Today is the Future", to be attended by 500 prominent guests from politics, science and research. Until March 18, 2007, visitors will be able to embark on a fascinating journey into the present and the future of scientific discoveries.

The exhibit in Brussels is supported by the BMBF and the European Commission. Sponsors are BASF AG, the TRUMPF Group and the Berthold Leibinger Foundation.
Additional information can be found here:

ec.europa.eu
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