Drop into the College Main Entrance until 22 November to see the light installation StarLight.
About StarLight
StarLight is a collaboration between FieldGuide and the Swedish lighting manufacturer Wästberg. In 2009, NASA launched their Kepler space observatory to look at the light from far off stars and interpret their flickering and pulsing to discover habitable planets. StarLight uses NASA data to allow people to replay the light that originated from stars light-years away, giving people a sense of connectedness to these stars, and encouraging them to dream of far-off worlds. Wästberg works with the most renowned architects and designers combining aesthetic sensibility with Swedish engineering mentality. Their products have won over 40 award for excellence and they represent a leading player in the future of lighting design.
Imperial College London is hosting StarLight as part of its programme of public events to encourage people to engage and interact with scientific research. Experts in the Imperial Space Lab are working on planetary science, spacecraft design, earth observation, and much more. Imperial is committed to good design through its teaching and research programmes, championing new materials with unforeseen properties to come out of scientific research.