A Twelve-Country Science Fair Comes to Town

Young researchers from across the world arrived for a fair that is equal parts laboratory and playground.

A Twelve-Country Science Fair Comes to Town

Twelve flags went up over the exhibition hall this week as young researchers from across the world arrived for a fair that is equal parts laboratory and playground.

Curiosity has no passport

From a homemade spectrometer to a robot that sorts recycling by sound, the projects share one trait: a stubborn, cheerful curiosity. Visitors of all ages are welcome to poke, ask and tinker.

Science fairs are where serious discoveries practise being fun. The future, it turns out, has very steady hands.

The fair is open all weekend, free for families.