Around 400 years ago, our university’s namesake, renowned astronomer Johannes Kepler, dreamt of traveling to the moon and imagined what that would be like. Learn more about the indispensable chemical and polymer materials used in space travel and on upcoming missions to the moon and Mars as part of this interactive, experimental presentation.

Instructor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Oliver Brüggemann
Type of Presentation: Presentation with an experiment

When is lightweight construction important? Airplanes and rockets for sure as we all know that if they are too heavy, they simply won't lift off of the ground. Cars too: Heavier vehicles consume much more expensive and environmentally harmful fuel. But a bridge also has to be light in weight as it has to not only bear its own weight, but the vehicles' weight as well. This presentation will focus on the principles of lightweight construction. Topics covered during the presentation will also be put into practice straight away by building simple structures that have to withstand stress tests.

Instructor: Univ. Prof. Dr. Martin Schagerl
Type of Presentation: Presentation with a workshop

Johannes Kepler discovered the way planets move around the sun, laying the foundation for modern space travel as artificial celestial bodies also follow these laws. Isaac Newton, in turn, explained the forces that lead to these movements. Over the centuries, renowned scientists have played a key role in helping the first man set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969. What's next? In 200 years will a certain James T. Kirk really travel among the galaxies in the starship Enterprise, going where no man has gone before?

Instructor: Univ. Prof. Dr. Martin Schagerl
Type of Presentation: Presentation

We use mobile phone technology every day when we use our cell phones. Why is this technology only used in factories and on machines in isolated cases? What are the advantages of using mobile phone technology, especially of 5G? This presentation will provide answers to these questions by example of current research projects.

Instructor: Univ. Prof. Dr. Andreas Springer
Type of Presentation: Presentation

How does all of this work and what else can be researched? We use mobile phone technology every day when we use our cell phones. This presentation looks at a cell phone's basic functions and talks about the problems that researchers are currently addressing.

Instructor: Univ. Prof. Dr. Andreas Springer
Type of Presentation: Presentation

Modern manufacturing technologies allow us to create tiny systems combining mechanical, electronic and other functionalities - so-called microsystems. Microsystems are found in modern systems, such as in the automobile industry (crash detectors, airbag deployment).

Instructor: Univ. Prof. Dr. Bernhard Jakoby
Type of Presentation: Presentation, possibly with an experiment