2009 - International Science and Art Exhibition
International Science and Art Exhibition 2009 in Shanghai
May 15th through May 20th was science and art days in Shanghai. The International Science and Art Exhibition 2009, organised by the Shanghai Association for Science and Technology (SAST), took place at the Pudong Exhibition Center. More than 50’000 visitors enjoyed the different booths during this five days affair. swissnex Shanghai participated with three exceptional projects and set up a “Swiss Corner” on 120 square meters. Presence Switzerland, ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich brought live into the Swiss Corner and presented their know-how on Swiss science, technology and innovation. A highlight was the award for “Creativity and Innovation” given to swissnex Shanghai and awarded by SAST. The award symbolizes the strength and innovation of Swiss science and technology and stands for excellent collaboration between all partners involved.
Baby NovaThe Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) presented Baby NOVA. NOVA, the world’s first full-colour real 3d LED (light emitting diodes) screen, was developed to visualize scientific data dynamically in three dimensions. The complex hardware and software were developed from scratch for the specific purpose of real 3d imaging which has not been explored yet to this extent until present. The project blurs the boundaries between, science, art and technology in order to cater to a universal emotional experience accessible to everyone. Thus, the project was a wonderful opportunity to bridge science and art in an understandable way to a large public. www.nova.ethz.ch
Artificial IntelligenceThe robots Cronos, Puppy and Stumpy were the University of Zurich’s attraction. The Artificial Intelligence Lab travelled to Shanghai with a two man team to introduce their Lab robots to the Chinese audience. According to their research, behavior is not the result of brain processes only, but of a subtle interplay between brain, body and environment. Morphological and material characteristics of an organism can take over a large part of its functionality. The synthetic methodology “understanding by building” constitutes the major approach, thereby marrying engineering and science. The robots are the result of a long lasting research in this field. http://ailab.ifi.uzh.ch/
Swiss Expo Pavilion 2010The third project hit a hot topic indeed. In 2010 Shanghai will be hosting the largest ever world exhibition with its theme “Better City, Better Life”. In collaboration with Presence Switzerland a model of the Swiss Expo Pavilion was shown and the particularities of its construction were explained. The Chinese public got a wonderful opportunity to get an insight on Switzerland’s presence during May to October 2010. One of the highlights was certainly the six seats chairlift with its backdrop to take pictures. www.swisspavilion.ch
swissnex Shanghai would like to acknowledge all our partners and friends involved for supporting the exhibition and making it such a success. Thank you very much!
The ETH Zurich delegation paied a visit at the Swiss Corner and took the
opportunity for a short break on the Swiss Expo Pavilion chairlift.
From left to right: Prof. Siegwart , Prof. Gerhard Schmitt (Senior Vice President
International Institutional Affairs), Ms Flavia Schlegel (Executive Director swissnex
Shanghai), Prof. Dr. Ralph Eichler (President of ETH Zurich), Prof. Bradley Nelson
The Award Certificate for "Creativity and Innovation" given to swissnex Shanghai.
Awarded projects: Baby Nova (ETH Zurich), Robots (University of Zurich) and
Swiss Expo Pavilion (Presence Switzerland).
swissnex' Executive Director, Ms Flavia Schlegel, receives the Award
for "Creativity and Innovation"
International Science and Art Exhibition 2009 in Shanghai
May 15th through May 20th was science and art days in Shanghai. The International Science and Art Exhibition 2009, organised by the Shanghai Association for Science and Technology (SAST), took place at the Pudong Exhibition Center. More than 50’000 visitors enjoyed the different booths during this five days affair. swissnex Shanghai participated with three exceptional projects and set up a “Swiss Corner” on 120 square meters. Presence Switzerland, ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich brought live into the Swiss Corner and presented their know-how on Swiss science, technology and innovation. A highlight was the award for “Creativity and Innovation” given to swissnex Shanghai and awarded by SAST. The award symbolizes the strength and innovation of Swiss science and technology and stands for excellent collaboration between all partners involved.
Baby Nova
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) presented Baby NOVA. NOVA, the world’s first full-colour real 3d LED (light emitting diodes) screen, was developed to visualize scientific data dynamically in three dimensions. The complex hardware and software were developed from scratch for the specific purpose of real 3d imaging which has not been explored yet to this extent until present. The project blurs the boundaries between, science, art and technology in order to cater to a universal emotional experience accessible to everyone. Thus, the project was a wonderful opportunity to bridge science and art in an understandable way to a large public. www.nova.ethz.ch
Artificial Intelligence
The robots Cronos, Puppy and Stumpy were the University of Zurich’s attraction. The Artificial Intelligence Lab travelled to Shanghai with a two man team to introduce their Lab robots to the Chinese audience. According to their research, behavior is not the result of brain processes only, but of a subtle interplay between brain, body and environment. Morphological and material characteristics of an organism can take over a large part of its functionality. The synthetic methodology “understanding by building” constitutes the major approach, thereby marrying engineering and science. The robots are the result of a long lasting research in this field. http://ailab.ifi.uzh.ch/
Swiss Expo Pavilion 2010
The third project hit a hot topic indeed. In 2010 Shanghai will be hosting the largest ever world exhibition with its theme “Better City, Better Life”. In collaboration with Presence Switzerland a model of the Swiss Expo Pavilion was shown and the particularities of its construction were explained. The Chinese public got a wonderful opportunity to get an insight on Switzerland’s presence during May to October 2010. One of the highlights was certainly the six seats chairlift with its backdrop to take pictures. www.swisspavilion.ch
swissnex Shanghai would like to acknowledge all our partners and friends involved for supporting the exhibition and making it such a success. Thank you very much!
The ETH Zurich delegation paied a visit at the Swiss Corner and took the
opportunity for a short break on the Swiss Expo Pavilion chairlift.
From left to right: Prof. Siegwart , Prof. Gerhard Schmitt (Senior Vice President
International Institutional Affairs), Ms Flavia Schlegel (Executive Director swissnex
Shanghai), Prof. Dr. Ralph Eichler (President of ETH Zurich), Prof. Bradley Nelson
The Award Certificate for "Creativity and Innovation" given to swissnex Shanghai.
Awarded projects: Baby Nova (ETH Zurich), Robots (University of Zurich) and
Swiss Expo Pavilion (Presence Switzerland).
swissnex' Executive Director, Ms Flavia Schlegel, receives the Award
for "Creativity and Innovation"
