Digital Image Processing in Everyday Life (Zalaegerszeg)
Digital image processing is now part of our everyday lives. Most people have a smartphone in their pocket, modern cars are fitted with reversing cameras, and so on. The presentation will give the audience a brief insight into simple image processing methods. The lecture is aimed at secondary school students.
The robots are already in the larder
What do you think the coolest robots are these days? Do you think we should be afraid of robots taking our jobs? Do you wonder how robots can navigate? Are you interested in how different robots can be programmed? All these questions will be answered in this lecture. The lecture is aimed at primary school pupils in grades 7-8 and secondary school students.
Analysis of two-player games
Situations can arise in different games, or even in real life, where two parties are facing each other. What is an advantage for one is a disadvantage for the other, and vice versa. One of the biggest difficulties is to see the wide range of consequences that our decisions (our moves) and our opponent's decisions (his moves) can have. Through some simple games that can be played in pairs, even with pebbles, [...]
The Secret Life of Computer Scientists
Would you like to know how you can embark on the arduous journey of creating the next world-changing app? Are you interested in how we deal with client requests that suggest „all it takes is one field, it'll be done in 5 minutes”? Do you want to know the things that real programmers hate? Then this talk is for you, discover the secret life of IT professionals! The talk will be delivered by the general [...]
Just in case – are human-machine relationships, virtual environments, and digital-virtual realities safe?
Our everyday lives are very much digitalised, including learning, entertainment, gaming, social programmes, official business, banking and much more. In this presentation, we will look at how safe these digital worlds, virtual worlds, are and where the pitfalls are, what we need to look out for in order to [...]
Virtual Reality and its Applications
The human imagination is always captivated by the possibility to try something that would otherwise be dangerous or only possible in an environment that is not available under normal circumstances (e.g. skydiving, driving a racing car, trying on the latest fashion models without going to the shops, etc.) This presentation will explore the key features of virtual reality technology and see if [...]
Clay mineral nanotubes, or the kaolinite strudel wants to twist
How to produce nanoclusters (1D) and nanoparticles (0D) from a sheet-like kaolinite clay aggregate? What methods can be used to separate kaolinite sheets and why do they coil up? The presentation will cover the potential applications of kaolinite nanorods and the methods to study them. The lecture is primarily aimed at secondary school students.
-196°C – Experiments with liquid nitrogen
Nitrogen, which makes up more than 78% of the air, is colourless, odourless and dull. In contrast, extremely cold liquid nitrogen - minus 196°C - can be used to perform more and more interesting experiments. In this lecture, we will observe how ordinary materials behave at such low temperatures, produce liquid oxygen and build a nitrogen-powered rocket. The lecture is suitable for ages 9 and [...]
Radioactivity
Since their discovery, radioactivity has been researched and used in many different ways. They have been used to generate electricity, to identify and cure diseases, or to look deep into things/objects. Many scientific discoveries, advanced practical applications and positive effects have been discovered, and we use and benefit from them every day. But at the same time we must not forget [...]
When the liquid obeys the command – Applications of electro- and magnetorheological materials
Electrorheological (ER) and magnetorheological (MR) materials are fluids with special properties that can change their properties under the influence of an external electric or magnetic field. These fluids have now developed numerous applications in modern engineering. They are used in a controllable way, for example, in automobile shock absorbers, to damp vibrations in washing machines, to reduce the vibration of stepping motors, to transfer torque in brakes and clutches, or even in the field of medicine.