Inspired by the weird and wonderful inventions in the current exhibition by Klaus Weber, budding inventors are being invited to bring their brainchildren to an Inventors Clinic at Nottingham Contemporary on Saturday 29th October, between 1pm–4pm.
Seven experts from The University of Nottingham will help to nurse their inventions out of the garden shed and into the shops. The experts will be on hand to give free, impartial, practical and business advice to anyone with an invention or idea they want to get off the ground.
If you are not an inventor yourself, there will still be plenty to interest you. Experience live demonstrations of some of the many inventions that have come from The University of Nottingham itself — including a heart rate monitor for babies, colour-changing window film, swirly pipes, and the Glo-yo hand hygiene training device.
Dr George Rice, who runs the University’s Technology Demonstrator, said: “It’s very exciting to get a chance to exhibit some of our University inventions at Nottingham Contemporary.
“In doing this, we hope to inspire inventors of the future to build on the strong history of innovation in Nottingham — from Sir Peter Mansfield, who developed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners which are now used over 60 million times a year worldwide, through to our current crop of world-leading researchers.
“They’re dedicated to generating new knowledge and discoveries that will create products and services for the future. At Nottingham Contemporary this weekend, we’ll be showcasing technology that could be used by residents of the city in the next three to five years. If you come along, you’ll be able to say you saw it at Nottingham Contemporary first!”
Experts on hand from the University will include:
Technology — Dr George Rice, technology transfer expert
Digital — Dr Sue Jones, HORIZON Digital economy hub
Health — Dr Kim Hardie, Associate Professor and inventorProduct
Environment — Dr Gérald Busca, Environmental Technology Centre
Business — Paul Yeomans, Business Engagement and Innovation Services
Two other experts will talk about design and patents:
Design — Anna Pickering, The One Off Design Agency
Patents — Dr Simon Cooper, Adamson Jones Patent Agency
Find out more: www.nottinghamcontemporary.org/event/inventors-clinic
Come and see what Nottingham’s scientific talent has produced and still produces, and get inspired to invent your own cutting-edge creations. There’s no need to book, just drop in for free.
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Notes to editors:
You can visit Nottingham Contemporary at Weekday Cross, Nottingham NG1 2GB. It’s open Tuesday-Friday 10am-7pm, Bank Holidays and Saturdays 10am-6pm, and Sunday 11am-5pm. It’s closed on Mondays, except Bank Holidays during exhibitions. You can also visit their website at: www.nottinghamcontemporary.org.
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