Find out what keeps us on the move every day: at our vehicle testing centre, we explain how a vehicle inspection works in practice. Our experts will show you what matters and answer your questions.
How does taste develop? Fascinating experiments show how smell, sight, and taste work together to shape our perceptions and food choices. Relatable, surprising, and eye-opening—for more mindful eating.
Time
18:00 - 24:00 o'clock
Gebiet
Stadtzentrum
Organizer
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaandInstitut für Ernährungswissenschaften
Many living organisms use scents to communicate with one another. Although the human nose cannot detect many of these substances, we are still able to track them down and analyze them—with the help of state-of-the-art technology.
To what extent do close relationships shape our self-image? With the RISC questionnaire, visitors can discover this for themselves through a series of short questions and receive immediate, personalized feedback.
Time
18:00 - 23:00 o'clock
Gebiet
Stadtzentrum
Organizer
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaandInstitut für Psychologie
Every body emits thermal radiation, which we make visible using an infrared camera. This helps answer questions such as: “Am I a ‘cold nose’ or a ‘warm nose’?” or “Where can a mouse hide from a snake?”
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?
Time
18:00 - 24:00 o'clock
Gebiet
Lobeda
Organizer
Universitätsklinikum JenaandInstitut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie
Using typical DLR examples, you'll learn step by step how AI is trained, how it makes decisions, how it quantifies uncertainties, and why transparency is indispensable—especially in safety-critical systems.
Time
18:00 - 24:00 o'clock
Gebiet
Stadtzentrum
Organizer
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt – DLR-Institut für Datenwissenschaften
As part of the Long Night of Science, we’ll be printing a souvenir right here on site that you’re welcome to pick up. You’ll also learn exactly how 3D printing works.
What lies beneath the surface of an insect, inside a hair or within tiny particles of material? Experience first-hand how a scanning electron microscope reveals fascinating structures that remain hidden from the naked eye.
Time
18:00 - 24:00 o'clock
Gebiet
Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade
Organizer
Leibniz-Institut für Photonische Technologien e.V.