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What will tomorrow’s energy supply look like—and what aspects of it are already a reality in Jena today? The City of Jena’s exhibition “ENERGY—WHAT MOVES US” provides answers to these and other questions about the energy transition.

We demonstrate and explain how we grow organ-like brain tissue and use it to study the brain's functions and diseases.

We are building a laser and using it to generate light that can be used to answer questions in biological research.

Do you want to build and solder something yourself and get your circuit up and running? Then come join us in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology!

We offer guided tours, hands-on activities, and interesting exhibits.

What can the microbes living in your gut tell us about your health? Discover how researchers combine biology, computer science, and AI to uncover hidden patterns in the gut microbiome.

Artistically crafted specimens and easy-to-understand models convey the fundamentals of anatomy and offer fascinating insights into the body’s inner workings. The historical significance of this 200-year-old collection can be experienced, for example, through Goethe’s intermaxillary specimens.

What holds the world together at its very core? To use ores, water, and energy resources sustainably over the long term, we need to understand exactly that. What is the Earth made of, and how was it formed? What processes take place within and on its surface? How do we know this?

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.

What do lasers have in common with medicine, the environment, food, and even your daily cup of coffee? More than you might think!

We make music visible!

How can a glow stick glow—without bending it? Why can a Tonic soda glow? We'll get to the bottom of these questions together with you.

Watch live as a cup of coffee turns into a computer! We'll show you in an entertaining way how neural networks and reservoir computing work by transmitting words into the coffee via a speaker and using the fascinating wave patterns.

Y-Space is a research project aimed at developing a UAV carrier platform capable of briefly generating true microgravity (≤ 0.1 g, up to 10 seconds, 3 kg payload). The goal is to create a mobile, cost-effective alternative to parabolic flights.