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.
Time
18:00 - 24:00 o'clock
Gebiet
Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade
Organizer
Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie – Hans-Knöll-Institut
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.
Time
18:00 - 24:00 o'clock
Gebiet
Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade
Organizer
Leibniz-Institut für Photonische Technologien e.V.
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.
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!
Time
18:00 - 21:30 o'clock
Gebiet
Stadtzentrum
Organizer
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaandSenckenberg Institut für Pflanzenvielfalt Jena (SIP)
How should we deal with discriminatory statements? What anti-democratic codes and symbols appear on social media? How do AI and VR contribute to shaping the learning process about democracy? We explore these and other questions in our programs.
Time
18:00 - 22:00 o'clock
Gebiet
Stadtzentrum
Organizer
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena,Institut für ErziehungswissenschaftandKomRex - Zentrum für Rechtsextremismusforschung, Demokratiebildung und gesellschaftliche Integration
Experience innovation firsthand! Discover how SOMAG AG Jena provides crystal-clear aerial imagery and precise data worldwide—from volcano monitoring in Iceland to flood protection in the U.S. Visit us at the Long Night of Science!
RNA is a central pillar of molecular biology. Join the “RNA Biology of Fungal Infections” Junior Research Group on an adventure into the world of RNA and infection biology through playful activities for young and old.
Time
18:00 - 24:00 o'clock
Gebiet
Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade
Organizer
Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie – Hans-Knöll-Institut
Medical imaging techniques are the product of various scientific subdisciplines. The fundamentals of these subdisciplines and their applications are presented through numerous interactive experiments on optics and machine learning.