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Come on over, hop on a broomstick, and fly through the night with us. It’s no witchcraft—just fun, imagination, and magical tricks that will draw you into the world of magic, leaving you in awe.

Immerse yourself in a world of diversity that is barely visible—or not visible at all—to the naked eye! Dyes make symbiotic organisms visible under the microscope, and under a stereomicroscope, you’ll see insects—from large to tiny—in a whole new light.

Which photos are real, and which are AI-generated? Submit your guess, get advice—from a person or a machine—and make a new decision. With live results: How is the audience doing, and whose advice carries more weight?

Send digital data securely using “magical” light particles, or create images out of thin air! Researchers at Fraunhofer IOF are developing state-of-the-art systems to protect our data and diagnose diseases using quantum technologies.

Have you always wanted to know how a particle accelerator works? Or how to make elementary particles visible and store them? Experience a variety of hands-on physics experiments in the fields of optics and particle physics.

Collection items, forest maps, museum inventories: Experience firsthand how we’re using AI to digitally catalog Thuringia’s cultural treasures. And beneath the ThULB, the Fürstenkeller—dating back to 1532—awaits exploration—one of the largest vaulted cellars in Germany.

Would you like to feel more confident going into job interviews or answer common questions more effectively? In this 10-minute quick coaching session, you’ll receive practical tips for making a compelling impression and have the opportunity to ask personalized questions about job interviews.

Learn how situational assessments are created and how drone monitoring is used to record and analyze the condition of dikes, forests, and critical infrastructure.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)—one of the most important imaging techniques—why does a scan take so long? Where do the noises come from? How strong is the static magnetic field?

Have you found anything from the past today?

Let's extract the DNA from our favorite fruit.

Series of posters with explanations

Take part in a stress-reduction program, learn about the process of scientific studies, and discover how data leads to new insights.

Gaming as if it were 1980

Self-healing and shape-memory polymers, as well as polymers used as drug carriers, are the focus of current research, in which automation, digitalization, and AI are playing an increasingly important role.