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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.

Learn how we use lasers to make new discoveries in dense forests.

Become an inventor and build your own machine

Making its debut! Take a look at the fascinating plant collection at the Haussknecht Herbarium. Discover what a plant specimen more than 100 years old reveals about the future—and how AI helps us unravel the mysteries of plants!

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

From the labs to the streets and into the production hall: Our “Light and Mobility” exhibition showcases technologies that will make the cars and production processes of the future more functional and safer.

The immune system fights dangerous pathogens with tremendous force, but some of them put up a fight! Conduct your own catalase test and trigger a yeast eruption in our lab to see how yeast resists these attacks.

Learn how artificial intelligence (AI), satellite imagery, and drones are revolutionizing archaeological research by enabling precise remote sensing and terrain mapping to uncover hidden sites and shed light on history using state-of-the-art

A diverse program of events is taking place in the institute’s lecture halls and laboratories: Why do mountain ranges form in Central Asia? What is the diversity of fossils found in the biosphere? How and why do rocks fold? How do we use underground storage facilities? ... and more

How are camera systems designed that can capture information from different distances without moving the lens?

Our #teamspace gives you a glimpse into the day-to-day life of a space company!

We make music visible!

Why do corals, tonic water, and paper bills glow? Discover the fascinating world of fluorescence in the Fluorescence Lab—with exciting experiments, glowing natural substances, and applications in everyday life, technology, and modern research.