Quanten und Aliens

Quanten, außerirdisches Leben oder Klimawandel sind Themen, die die Vortragsreihe Facetten der Physik für ein Laienpublikum beleuchtet. Grafik: Pixabay

Vortragsreihe führt in die Geheimnisse der Physik ein

Um die Suche nach Außerirdischen, den Nobelpreis oder Roboter als Forscher:innen dreht sich die neue Ausgabe der Vortragsreihe „Facetten der Physik“ an der Universität Graz. An vier Mittwochen erhalten interessierte Lai:innen und Schüler:innen spannende Einblicke in wissenschaftliche Themen.

Das Programm im Detail:

19. Oktober 2022: Künstliche Intelligenz in der Materialforschung: Werden Roboter Wissenschafter:innen ersetzen?
Oliver Hofman führt aus, was der Technologie besser gelingt als dem Menschen.

16. November 2022: Exoplaneten in der James-Webb-Ära
Findet das James-Webb-Weltraumteleskop auch extraterrestrisches Leben? Dieser Frage geht Christine Helling nach.

7. Dezember 2022: Nobelpreis Physik 2022
Wie geht Beamen? Herbert Pietschmann, der Lehrer von Nobelpreisträger Anton Zeilinger, erklärt die Quantenmechanik.

18. Jänner 2022: Klimaphysik und Klimawandel: Vom Verstehen zum Handeln
Wo erkennt man die Erderwärmung in der Atmosphäre? Und wie können wir die Pariser Klimaziele erreichen? Julia Danzer klärt über Emissionen und Extreme auf.

Vortragsreihe Facetten der Physik, jeweils von 17 bis 18 Uhr, Hörsaal 05.12, Universitätsplatz 5
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