The recent International Year of Crystallography held in 2014 spotted the light on a branch of science that significantly shaped our understanding of the world in the last century. Crystallography allowed scientists to achieve important milestones in the field of structural chemistry/biology with direct implications in medicine, molecular materials, advanced technology and many others. Nevertheless, this fascinating science is often poorly known and barely accessible to the general public even though few important concepts (e.g. double helix of DNA, graphic representation of molecules) are impressed in the collective imagination. In the last years, we extensively proposed several scientific outreach events addressed to the general public with the aim of showing how crystals are indeed present in our every day life and play an important role in many aspects of our daily activities. As an example, I would like to present in this context, on behalf of many scientists involved, the exhibition titled "Cristalli!"[1] (trad. "Crystals"). The exhibition spanned different macro areas about crystals-around-us, in particular Crystals in Food, Medicine, Arts, Cultural Heritage, Mineralogy and Technology. Along with the panels, the exhibition also included several pieces of instrumentation, ball-and-stick models of simple crystallographic structures and molecules, and many examples of crystals.
Epitaxial growth from temporay exhibition to permanent museum in parma
Zappettini Andrea;
2017
Abstract
The recent International Year of Crystallography held in 2014 spotted the light on a branch of science that significantly shaped our understanding of the world in the last century. Crystallography allowed scientists to achieve important milestones in the field of structural chemistry/biology with direct implications in medicine, molecular materials, advanced technology and many others. Nevertheless, this fascinating science is often poorly known and barely accessible to the general public even though few important concepts (e.g. double helix of DNA, graphic representation of molecules) are impressed in the collective imagination. In the last years, we extensively proposed several scientific outreach events addressed to the general public with the aim of showing how crystals are indeed present in our every day life and play an important role in many aspects of our daily activities. As an example, I would like to present in this context, on behalf of many scientists involved, the exhibition titled "Cristalli!"[1] (trad. "Crystals"). The exhibition spanned different macro areas about crystals-around-us, in particular Crystals in Food, Medicine, Arts, Cultural Heritage, Mineralogy and Technology. Along with the panels, the exhibition also included several pieces of instrumentation, ball-and-stick models of simple crystallographic structures and molecules, and many examples of crystals.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
