Imperial Fringe: Designs for life

Union Concert Hall, Imperial College Union, Beit Quad, Prince Consort Road
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This event ended on Thursday 24th of September 2015
Admission
Free, although registration is required
Location

Union Concert Hall, Imperial College Union, Beit Quad, Prince Consort Road

Nearest Tube/Rail Stations
South Kensington 0.40 miles

With various zones showcasing how design and research are combining to improve our enjoyment of everything that makes life worth living, the Fringe includes opportunities to:

Get behind the wheel of a zero emission racing car designed, developed, tested and raced by the Imperial Racing Green team, including students from the Departments of Aeronautics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering;
Experience what it’s really like to lose your hearing, before teaching yourself to recognise shapes and images with sound using new apps and technologies designed by Dr Lorenzo Picinali (Dyson School of Design Engineering) to support the visually and hearing impaired
Discover how research is helping us take better care of classic design with the conservation scientists from the Victoria and Albert Museum and their collection of treasured toys, shoes and handbags in urgent need of repair
Enter a competition to create your own London skyscraper or luxury mansion with Kidesign - a new way to introduce the next generation to design tools and 3D printing created by Dejan Mitrovic (alumnus of the MA/MSc in Innovation Design Engineering). The best entries will be 3D-printed and turned into models;
Explore the future of wheelchair mobility and meet the team of undergraduates from the Department of Bioengineering behind a new sporty re-righting chair design for competitors in wheelchair basketball or rugby.
Learn how design principles are being applied to the latest drugs and medical technologies with Professor Michael Sternberg and his Structural Bioinformatics Group


About the Imperial Fringe series

Imperial Fringe is a series of public events exploring the unexpected side of science. Based on Imperial's ground-breaking research, Imperial Fringe is comprised of public evening events to engage with and build Imperial Festival audiences throughout the year via innovative public programming.

Prepare to think in new dimensions as you join us on a voyage of discovery and debate.

This event is part of the 2015 London Design Festival.

Due to venue licensing restrictions, under-18s will not be permitted after 19:00.

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