More dry spells and droughts, and at the same time more heavy rainfall and flooding—is all of this a result of global warming? Axel Kleidon explains why the water cycle is becoming more extreme and how this is already having an impact in Germany.

Using Light with Optical Filters

Electronics - how are they made and how do I know they are working properly?

Come visit us in the lounge!

Green hydrogen is key to the energy transition—but currently, its production requires green electricity, which is not available in sufficient quantities. This presentation provides insights into ongoing research aimed at producing hydrogen directly from sunlight.

A Mathematical Journey Through the World of Sounds

Is this a work of scientific research—or from the studio of an abstract artist? In this easy-to-understand presentation, we’ll showcase selected images from the exhibition “Images of Science” and invite people of all ages to join in the guessing game.

This lecture covers a wide range of topics: from the importance of physical closeness in childhood and everyday life, to the nerve fibers that underlie touch, to the consequences of social distancing in a digitalized society.

Lecture on the ancient Iranian texts of the religious founder Zarathustra and research into them, featuring a recitation of original texts

What is romantic love? An absolute emotion or a dangerous social construct? This staged panel discussion brings together perspectives from Jena’s early Romantic period, modern sociology, and contemporary literature.

Using authentic manuscripts, this study examines why nobles from Central Germany corresponded with one another in French or Italian during the Early Modern period, how well they mastered these languages, and how they learned them.

Visual Reading: A Journey Among the Horses and People of the Hanoverian Horse Breed

We will demonstrate our cryogenic scanning probe microscope (STM & AFM), which is one of the very few commercial instruments capable of operating at temperatures of 1.1 K—that is, near absolute zero.

During this lab tour of the new building of the Center for Applied Research (ZAF), visitors can view a state-of-the-art analytical facility for spectroscopy of electronic states on surfaces and in solids.