Sipping Science in a Café
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We present here the European project SciCafé – networking of science cafés in Europe and neighboring countries, and the contributions of the CSDC-CafféScienza partner in Florence, Italy. © Selection and peer-review under responsibility of FET11 conference organizers and published by Elsevier B.V. PACS: 01.75.+m; 01.40.Fk; 01.10.Fv
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