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Skin Electronics

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By Paul Caine Producer, WTTW’s Chicago Tonight

Originally published at: https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2013/11/12/skin-electronics

Science catches up with science fiction as we talk to Professor John Rogers, the inventor of epidermal electronics — tiny, bendy computer chips that can be placed on or in the human body to monitor critical health data. On Tuesday evening, Rogers is appearing at the Chicago Council on Science and Technology to give a talk about Body & Machine: Epidermal Electronics at Northwestern University’s Chicago Campus. The live stream begins at 6:00 pm and a link to the video will be available after the event.

In the following web extra video, you can see how the technology works. It can be applied like a Band-Aid or underneath a temporary tattoo.

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Every Click Leaves a Clue: The Technology & Tactics of the FBI Cyber Crime Division

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WHAT: Chicago Council on Science and Technology Networking Event

WHERE: Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, 2430 N. Cannon Drive in Lincoln Park (just North of the Lincoln Park Zoo), Chicago

WHEN: Thursday, November 1, 2012, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

COST: Free to members, general attendees $15

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Body & Machine — Epidermal Electronics

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Chicago Council on Science and Technology presents “Body & Machine: Epidermal Electronics”

CHICAGO, Illinois (November 1, 2013) –From athletes to expectant mothers, sunbathers to surgeons, materials scientist John Rogers is making his mark. Or rather leaving his mark—tiny, stretchy ultra-thin mesh electronics that when adhered to the skin with a special glue are no more visible than a temporary tattoo.

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Building a Better Battery

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By Paul Caine Producer, WTTW’s Chicago Tonight

Originally published at: https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2013/10/23/building-better-battery

Professor George Crabtree of Argonne National Laboratory discusses the quest to build a better battery and America’s energy future.

On Thursday, October 24, Professor Crabtree will team up with Chicago City Council on Science and Technology to present “The Price of Doing Nothing: The World’s Energy Future.” The presentation, which will explore the future of energy, takes place at 5:00 pm in Baldwin Auditorium at Northwestern University’s Chicago Campus.

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Price of Doing Nothing

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Chicago Council on Science and Technology presents:The Price of Doing Nothing: The World’s Energy Future

Energy determines the aspirations and the limitations of a society.

A vibrant global society fifty years from now requires strategic decisions regarding energy—how we will fuel our engines, power our lights and warm our homes tomorrow–be made today. Energy is a basic need of human society, like food, shelter, communication and mobility.

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Curious Chemical World

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Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) presents “Science With A Pint: Our Curious Chemical World”

CHICAGO, Illinois (October 1, 2013) – Molecular modeling: we are not talking about ball-and-stick representations of single atoms or atomic structures, but rather the beautifully complex computer renderings of every atom in a living cell; how each atom moves within a molecule, and functions in its environment.

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