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On October 30, 2007 the first KSL TechDay took place,
organized by the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW). Some 50
scientists, among them Nobel prize winners Richard Ernst and Heinrich
Rohrer, gave lectures and demonstrations.
Co-Me scientists Vartan Kurtcuoglu and Beat Werner participated with
three presentations themed Ultraschall: Mit unhörbaren Tönen sehen
und operieren. After the presentations giving the theoretical
background on how ultrasound works, the students had the opportunity
to try out an ultrasound themselves and measure the blood flow of
their colleagues. To do so, they were assisted by a professional
instructor of Philips. This unique opportunity was very well received
by the students, most of them females.
The SATW is planning to organize such TechDays at other high
schools in Switzerland as well. The ambition is to motivate high
school students to study a technical discipline.
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