5 Senses
Electronic noses, artificial retinas and a seaside soundscape are some of the engineering wonders that were explored as part of our ‘5 Senses’ series.
Videos
Sound
Sight
Touch
Smell
Taste
Audio podcasts
events
Sound
18 September 2007, 19:00 - 21:00
If you like to be beside the seaside come and play with Ah... the sea, a 3D soundscape installation. Find out how acoustic engineering is being used in art and explore audio perception in a surround-sound workshop.
Sight
25 September 2007, 19:00 - 21:00
Come touch and test future solutions engineered for the blind and visually impaired in an interactive evening. Discuss your thoughts on the latest developments with the researchers behind virtual-reality headsets, tactile pictures, sonic canes and artificial retinas.
Touch
2 October 2007, 19:00 - 21:00
Roll up, roll up, for the touchy-feely funfair! Experience how haptic technology replicates touch and movement. Meet the researchers and get hands-on with their latest haptic inventions. How might interacting with virtual environments be useful for training, rehabilitation and communication?
Smell
9 October 2007, 19:00 - 21:00
Discover why the human nose is more complicated than a jumbo jet! See how aeronautics is being is used to create artificial noses, and check out the latest 3D models. What potential do artificial sniffers have? Come and find out…
Taste
11 October 2007, 19:00 - 20:30
What has the taste and texture of future food got to do with nanotechnology? Find out in an evening of discussion on how engineering food on a nano-scale may impact on our health, the environment and food sustainability.