Better than summer camp

A video montage from a sci|art institute for high school students hosted by UCLA's Art | Sci Center and the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI). The stuff they're playing with is cooler than what I got in grad school! Jealous now.

More information about the course here. I don't know when registration/applications open, but the site seems to suggest checking back Jan 15 (that's today!).

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