TULab

TULab is an exhibition created in cooperation with the Technical University of Liberec. As well as exhibits related to the university, you will also find a children’s laboratory, intended for both the public and school groups.

This exhibition also features an optical cabinet, which illustrates optical phenomena and their practical uses. Among other things, you can learn about nanotechnology, which you will find in the showcases in the TULab area, including images of nanostructures taken with an electron microscope.

TUL

The TULab exhibition was created in cooperation with the Technical University of Liberec, so you will find many links to its individual faculties. You can read about the faculties on the graphic prints that decorate the TULab, and use the touch screens dedicated to specific topics taught there.

Nanotechnology and Nanospider

Nanotechnology – technology that is used at a scale of about one thousandth the thickness of a human hair. In the exhibition you will find several showcases dedicated to this field and explaining the principles on which specific nanotechnology products work. You will learn how it can be used in healthcare, for example, or why face masks and functional clothing may have a layer of nanofibers. A device called the Nanospider, which you will also find at the exhibition, demonstrates how these nanofibers are produced. This can be used to produce nanofibers in an industrial environment. Professor Oldřich Jirsák from TUL is behind this invention. His patents have formed the basis for several nanofiber production lines assembled not only in the Czech Republic but also in the USA, Great Britain, China, Australia and other countries.

Optical cabinet

The optical cabinet is one of the most remarkable places in TULab. Here you can explore how, for example, a telescope works and what kind of lens or mirror system can be used for its construction. In the optical cabinet you will also learn about basic eye defects and the lenses that can be used to compensate for them. On the magnetic board, you can play with a set of mirrors and try to destroy a cosmic object with a laser beam.

MATYLDA

MATYLDA is a humanoid robot you can chat with. We have two Matyldas here, so it often happens that you will catch them communicating with each other. But don’t be afraid to interrupt them for a game of word soccer or just to ask them a question. The humanoid robot MATYLDA is an open source project from the OpenTechLab workshop in Jablonec nad Nisou.

Arched bridge

How is it possible that arched bridges don’t collapse? Find out for yourself by building one. You won’t even need any mortar or other bonding material to do it; you’ll do fine with the foam pieces. Then try walking on the bridge - what do you think, can it carry you?

Robotic arm

Take on the role of a robotic engineer and try to program a robotic arm. The goal is simple - to get the ball into the basket! With another robotic arm, you can take a quiz. For each answer, you will be given a smiley face symbolizing whether your answer is correct. For each correct answer, you will be rewarded with one letter from the name of that articulated robotic arm.

Children’s laboratory

A children’s laboratory can also be found in TULab. It usually opens its doors to visitors on weekends, holidays and public holidays at 2 pm. In the children’s laboratory you can experience one of the themed programs, which change throughout the year. The capacity of the children’s lab is limited, so be sure to arrive early, especially when iQLANDIE is full of our curious visitors. During weekdays, there are usually biology and physics programs for school groups.