Virginia Tech’s 13th annual Science Festival will bring more than 50 free, interactive exhibits to the Center for the Arts and Newman Library on its Blacksburg campus Nov. 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to Virginia Tech News.
The exhibits include an immersive “Arabian Nights” experience inside the Cube at the Center for the Arts, blending cultural heritage, generative artificial intelligence, digital storytelling and interactive projections, Virginia Tech News reported. Other offerings include papermaking with invasive plants, hands-on nanoscience, magic minerals and the rubber hand illusion, along with robots, 3D printing, virtual reality, fossils, dark matter and neuroscience exhibits.
The festival features hands-on activities, presentations and opportunities to speak with the scientists behind the exhibits, according to the announcement. The event showcases science education and research programs at Virginia Tech and is organized by the university’s Center for Educational Networks and Impacts with several campus partners, Virginia Tech News reported.
