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 digital 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.

A combination of the most cutting-edge approaches to urban history, aimed at understanding the present state of cities and shaping a more sustainable future.

The Friedrich Loeffler Institute introduces itself, its mission, and its activities.

Cancer tumor edge detection with non-linear imaging biomedical probe

A few photos, a little math, and you've got your elevation measurement

“Dark lull”—that’s what they call it when both the sun and the wind take a break at the same time. We’ll discuss how to use electricity from renewable energy sources even under these conditions and what role redox-flow batteries can play in this.