CISTER researcher Mário Alves participated in the official presentation "100 segundos de ciência" (100 seconds of science), a joint venture between RTP, FCT and the Portuguese Commission of UNESCO.
"100 segundos de ciência" is a series of short programs with each program addressing cutting edge scientific research that is "Made in Portugal". It has started with 10 different episodes which were shown on RTP2 (Portuguese television) from the 22nd April. The idea is to disseminate science in a straightforward way, giving special emphasis to the practical results, applications and usefulness for the general public, aiming to close the gap between the scientific community and general society. One of the 10 programs included reports on the work done at CISTER on wireless sensors networks and applications, particularly the work driven from the EMMON project (which was led by Critical Software) and also included some reports on the ongoing work under the SENODS project (with Portugal Telecom). The programs have been broadcast on RTP2 and will soon be repeated on RTP1, RTP International (with subtitles) and RTP Africa.
They are now available on-line at
http://media.rtp.pt/blogs/cienciaeambiente/
The Minister of Science and Education, the President of FCT and the President of the National Commission of UNESCO were also present at this event, among other invited participants.
