Past Programs
Community and Society - 2008
Questacon 20 years and going strong
16/08/2008
Twenty years ago Questacon was born out of the ANU as an experiment to gauge how the public liked hands on science. It was so popular that it became Australia's National Science Centre in Canberra. Fast forward to 2008 and Questacon is still buzzing and more importantly attracting children, teenagers and adults to science.
New approach to building design and transport
08/03/2008
The MIT Design Lab is interested in design problems that have social significance and which don't fit in the usual boundaries of architecture or urban design or engineering.
Centrally controlled light and air in buildings are inherently wasteful and don't cater for the needs of the individual. New technology allowing individual control of light and air in office buildings will increase efficiency and provide people with the environment that suits their needs.
Transport is also in Bill Mitchell's sights. The idea is to develop a lightweight vehicle that is energy efficient, and works on the principle of one-way rental shared use.
