Press Release 071/2010

Exciting Lectures on Nanophysics

„Physics on Saturdays“ – A Lecture Series Starting on June 18 Will Introduce Non-scientists to the Value and Vision of Nanophysics
KIT-Wissenschaflter beschreiben dreidimensionale Metamaterialen – unter anderem darum geht es in der Reihe „Physik am Samstag“. (Foto: CFN)
One of the topics of the “Physics on Saturdays” lecture series: KIT researchers describing three-dimensional metamaterials. (Photograph: CFN)

The new lecture series “Physics on Saturdays” starting on June 19 wants to introduce the general public to complex sci-entific topics. On four successive Saturdays, experts from the Department of Physics will expound and discuss the “Value and Visions of Nanophysics”.

On June 19, Dr. Regina Hoffmann-Vogel will speak on “Nanocon-tacts – Linking the Macroscopic World to the Quantum World”. Pro-fessor Gerd Ulrich Nienhaus will introduce his audience on June 26 to ultra-high resolution light microscopy by giving “Insights into the Nanoworld of the Living cell”. On July 3, Professor Ferdinand Evers will lecture on “Smaller than Nano: Chips from the Test Tube”. Fi-nally, on July 10, Professor Martin Wegener will expound “Metama-terials and Transformation Optics”.

The lectures will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Gaede-Hörsaal (KIT Campus South, Engesserstraße 7, building No. 30.22). Entrance is free. Pupils are invited to take part in a raffle with prizes.

 

Being “The Research University in the Helmholtz Association”, KIT creates and imparts knowledge for the society and the environment. It is the objective to make significant contributions to the global challenges in the fields of energy, mobility, and information. For this, about 9,800 employees cooperate in a broad range of disciplines in natural sciences, engineering sciences, economics, and the humanities and social sciences. KIT prepares its 22,300 students for responsible tasks in society, industry, and science by offering research-based study programs. Innovation efforts at KIT build a bridge between important scientific findings and their application for the benefit of society, economic prosperity, and the preservation of our natural basis of life. KIT is one of the German universities of excellence.

ele, 14.06.2010
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