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LONG NIGHT OF SCIENCE JENA

NOV 20, 2026 | 6 PM - MIDNIGHT

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At this point there is a review of the program for the Long Night of Sciences on 22.11.2024 in Jena. As soon as the planning has progressed further, the program for the next #LNDW will be published here. Thank you for your understanding.

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Hands-On Science: The Little Lab School for Young Scientists

Meet our lab heroes Iris, SELMA, FeliX, and Spencer

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18:00 - 18:20 o'clock

Organizer

Analytik Jena

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Experiment for children: visualizing DNA from bananas

Why is the banana crooked?

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18:00 - 18:20 o'clock

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Analytik Jena

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What stories do the trees tell us?

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18:00 - 23:30 o'clock

Organizer

Max-Planck-Institut für Geoanthropologie

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Create your own ornaments and sculptures out of soapstone.

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18:00 - 23:30 o'clock

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Max-Planck-Institut für Geoanthropologie

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The Evolution of Our Ancestors and Their Diet.

Learn more about the evolution of hominins, the domestication of plants and animals, and human migration.

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18:00 - 23:30 o'clock

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Max-Planck-Institut für Geoanthropologie

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Finding What's Hidden: Magnetometers Help Uncover Secrets

Quantum magnetometers can help unlock the Earth’s secrets. Whether in geophysics or history, their ability to detect magnetic fields makes them an important tool for researchers seeking to peer into the Earth’s innermost depths.

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18:00 - 23:00 o'clock

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Leibniz-Institut für Photonische Technologien e.V.

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Night shift around the coating

Immerse yourself in exciting experiments on plasma chemical oxidation and experience impressive plasma experiments!

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18:00 - 23:00 o'clock

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INNOVENT e.V. Technologieentwicklung

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Sharp beam for fancy things: What infrared lasers can do

The power of infrared (IR) lasers enables the locally precise processing of a wide variety of materials.

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18:00 - 23:00 o'clock

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INNOVENT e.V. Technologieentwicklung

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Measuring Greenhouse Gases for Europe

Greenhouse gas measurements across Europe—how do you get accurate results? How are air samples collected? Where are our monitoring stations located? You’ll find the answers to these questions at the ICOS lab!

Time

18:00 - 21:00 o'clock

Organizer

Max-Planck-Institut für Biogeochemie

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Folding molecules with origami

On the trail of life's smallest connections

Time

18:00 - 23:00 o'clock

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Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie

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Participation area: What is the other person like, what am I like?

Experiments to participate in & discover human interactions

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18:00 - 23:30 o'clock

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Institut für Psychologie

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A little closer to the stars - formation, life & music of the stars, millions of black holes + much more live!

Let yourself be surprised by the secrets of the sky!

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18:00 - 23:00 o'clock

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

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Lecture

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The Fact-O-Mat - Take part in a different kind of fact check!

Take part in our quiz on various current topics and find out how objectively you really approach facts!

Time

18:00 - 22:00 o'clock

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft

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'It's on the tip of my tongue' - A journey into the depths of our language

What do you need to travel? A suitcase, train or walking stick? Our language is enough. We invite you on a journey into our past, present and perhaps even future.

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18:00 - 23:00 o'clock

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Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Institut für Germanistische Sprachwissenschaft

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Do you understand glass?

Windows, drinking glasses, mirrors - but glass is so much more. We present well-known and special glasses, from their manufacture to their properties.

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18:00 - 23:00 o'clock

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Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Otto-Schott-Institut für Materialforschung

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