Year in Discovery – December 2016 Energy Network Opens!

@ Discovery: Now Open: Energy Network

Sponsored by and developed in partnership with Energize CT, Energy Network is a new interactive exhibit at Discovery Museum that features hands-on activities that demonstrate what energy is, ways to harness, use, and conserve energy, and offer a great opportunity for STEM learning and family fun.

In December we were grateful to open our latest exhibit leaders from United Illuminating and Eversource, Mayor Joe Ganim, State Representatives Joe Gresko, Ezequiel Santiago, Charlie Stallworth, and Jack Hennessy, Museum Board and staff members, and students and staff from the Inter-District Discovery Magnet School.

Global Science News: December 2016

• Amber Dino Tail: A feathered dinosaur tail was found preserved in amber.
• Bionic Eyes: Scientists in the UK have given blind patients retinal implants or “bionic eyes” to try to cure their blindness.
• Global Warming Spray: Harvard scientists have discovered an aerosol containing light-reflecting sulfates that can help to cool the Earth’s atmosphere and repair ozone damage.

Want more news?

Check this out:The folks at the Exploratorium in San Francisco compiled an awesome list of 2016’s Unsung Science News. Click here to read some more unusual scientific news from this year, and kudos to the Exploratorium team for a really fun list!

Thanks to Wikipedia’s 2016 in Science for the our Global Science headlines.