SURFACE TENSION: The Future of Water – public

Aqua-Nu will be showing its ceramic and filter water bottle technology at the Science Gallery Dublin 2 exhibition running from 21st October 2011 to 20th January 2012. More information at www.sciencegallery.com/surfacetension/aqua-nu

Among the many water-themed exhibits, events, workshops, and interactive experiences, exhibition highlights include:

• An open-source prototype for a robotic swarming sailing ship that could clean up oil spills in the future
• Umbilical filters, artificial insemination kits and precocious puberty dolls, all responding to rising levels of chemicals and hormones in our drinking water
• A water pump that requires the same amount of energy to fill a plastic bottle as would go into producing it – approximately 3 hours of pumping per liter; 1,000 times more energy than would be required for tap water
• Artist Fergal McCarthy will swim across Dublin from south to north via the city’s many and varied waterways. A film that documents his journey will be screened throughout the exhibition
• A project by TCD researchers and Dublin-based illustrator Chris Judge that explores the future of washing