Visitors to the Night of Scientists in Jihlava will engage all their senses

Soé in the regionalé town of Vysočina one of the largest scientificí eventsí in Czeché republic in pá tek 30. Ofárowí 2022 richý program on téma „Všemi senses“. Already aé fromé degreeé during the Nights of Scientists své premises široké to the public Highá škola polytechnická Jihlava. Observationá of theá sun and theá nightá sky as well as non&scaroná physicsá experiments representá traditionalá ú frequentá to the Night of Scientists, Jihlavaá astronomicalá society. Gymnázium Jihlava is participating in the Night of Scientists for the first time.

Soé in regionalé city of Vysočina one of the largest scientificí eventsí in Czeché republic in pá tek 30. Ofárí 2022 richý program on téma „Všemi senses“. Already a secondé fromí degreeí during the Night of Scientists své premises široké public Highá škola polytechnická Jihlava. Observationá of theá sun and theá nightá sky as well as noná physicsá experiments representá traditionalá ú frequentá to the Night of Scientists, Jihlavaá astronomicalá society. The Jihlavaé gymnasium is participating in the Night of Scientists for the first time.

Astronomersé performá observationá of the Sun and physicsá experiments

Theý programme of the Night of Scientists in Jihlava will kick off at 14.00 on the prospecté terrace of the Brá Mother of Godí. The Jihlava Astronomical Society, which has been regularly involved in the Night of Scientists since 2006, will offer a day of commented observations of the Sun using astronomical telescopes with special filters. Náin&scaroní people will thus be able to see sunspots, flares and other&scaroní phenomena. Part of the program, which was prepared for the Night of Scientists by the Jihlava Astronomical Society, will take place in front of the Výýýý& center of the Polytechnicýýý Jihlava. From 17.00 onwards, visitors will be able to witness physics experiments and use their senses to see, for example, how the human eye works and how binoculars work, listen to what we find inside the human ear, and much more. At 9 p.m., Jihlava's astronomers will move back to the Bán of the Mother of God, where they will begin observing the night sky through the largest telescope in the Highlands.

Learn the secrets of the microworld

Who wouldn't like to see the mysteriousá cornersá of theá microworld, whichá are invisibleá to the humaná eye under normalá circumstances? During the Night of Scientists at the Polytechnicéé Jihlava will provide this unusualý view of the uniqueáá optodigitální microscope, which is equipped with a laboratory of experimentalální measurements at the Department of Technicalý Studies. Ná in&scaroný theá participants&see&for&themselves&that&thisµscope&can¬&only&scaron& í be&in&theµworld&by&sight,&but&can&also&replace&the&other&scaron& í of&the&senses! In fact, it can detect irregularities in the surface structure of a material and, like touch, provide information about how soft or rough the surface is.

Find out where you stand with your hearing

The VŠPJ Socialálná práce Department will allow náváers to find out how they are doing with the quality of their hearing during Scientists' Night. In fact, in the laboratory of signal processing and multimedia, it will be possible to have their hearing measured using a mobile app, which is used to assess the existence of a hearing loss. This unique mobile application was developed at the University of Jihlava in cooperation with the Department of Social Sciences and the Department of Technology; Návštees will be able to tryá howá it is to getá in a few seconds, byá gerontoobleck. This perfectly simulates not only limited mobility, but also, for example, impaired vision and hearing or tremors in the hands. It can thus faithfully create the illusion of standing and allow the wearer to experience the everyday feelings of old or seriously ill people. What a graádný effect alcohol can have on theše sensesé, in turn, addáj´ slalom with „drunkýbrýle“.

Explore the everyday world of people with visual impairments

The TyfloCentrum Jihlava is participating in the Night of Scientists at the Polytechnicé šcollegeé Jihlava this year. This nonátní non-profitá organization, whichá is dedicated to helping blindým and visually impairedým citizens, offersáday náIn&scaroný theé people´ several activities thaté add´ to´ whatý the&visually&impaired´ encounter&every&day. Do you wonder if you can navigate by your hearing alone? You will be able to find out during the competition in soundé shooting, an unusualé discipline thatá servesá to develop the auditoryé perceptioná which helpsá há to strengthen spatial orientation in the blindá and visually impaired. Whatý surprisesá do blindá and visually impairedá people encounter in theiré movement? You will be able to get at least aáá&aware ofá&a chance to tryá&a walk with aá&a cane. The staff of the TyfloCentre Jihlava will be present throughout the entire duration of the Scientists' Night at their tent in the premises of the Science Centre. Here Vás rádi getámí acquaintedá with the compensatory´aids, whichá blindá peopleá useá when performingáInání for mostáotherás quite commonýactivitiesí sucháas&cooking´ orání telephoning. You will thus be able to ask them anything that Vás are interested in regarding the world of people with visual impairments. Or maybe in a playful way to find out how proficient you can smell, one of the senses that helps the visually impaired in everyday situations.

How toáá&lit the senses withá&graphs&and&statistics

Although ourá senses literally outá hangá oná ourá surviveá, sometimes theá sensations thatá ourá senses mediateá can be soá deceiving. In hisé frontá šce with ná zvem How toá á lit the senses with theá helpá of graphs and statistics, whichá takes placeá in the historicá auditorium of VŠPJ, iná Dr. Filip Dechterenko, a theoretical computer scientist and psychologist, who works at the Department of Mathematics of VŠPJ and at the Psychological Department of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and in hisém iný research oný visualý, human memoryý and attentioný usingý artificialý neuralý systems.

Industry 4.0 and art therapy

Aé looké intoé theé moderné industrialé buildingé oneé ofé threeé basementé decksé ofé theé learningé centreé inéA laboratory equipped with a Cyber-Physical Factory line simulating the processes used in Industry 4.0. Lélý potentialál art´ presents´ workshops focused on music therapy and výform therapy under the guidance of lecturers of the art therapy course, whichý is implemented at VŠPJ under theáštitle of the Department of Socialální práce in theárámcy of lifelongáeducation. In addition, they will have the opportunity to learn how 3D printing works, to see modern classrooms in which they will be able to see how 3D printing works;learn about the sensors and cameras that work like weather stations on the roof of the house, or perhaps use the Qualisys monitoring system to see for themselves how they are doing with the quality of their movement.

Scientists Night at VŠPJ soé online

Those who, for some reason, will not be able to visit the Polytechnic College Jihlava on the day of the Scientists' Night, need not despair. In addition to the full-time program in ápremisesáofšcolleges,áonátheá30th&ofá willá runá online program. This will include, for example, specialáln´ podcast episodes from VšPJ Polytechnicast, video or competitions.

Gymnázium Jihlava láká to itsé research room

This is the first time ever that the Jihlava Gymnázium has participated in the Night of Scientists. Literally across the street from the Polytechnicé šcollegeé Jihlava will beá inšthešconservatoriesí people will be able to visitá theá research room, whichá is located in the building above the connecting corner between the two operational buildings of the Gymnasium Jihlava. There is aá for exampleá aá lecture on aeronauticalé engineeringé or aá computeré scienceé as well as commentedá uká devoted toá hydromechanics or electrochemistry.

The complete programme of the Night of Scientists in Jihlava can be found at www.nocvedcu.cz/jihlava.