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From an adventure world to exciting tours and lectures to show lectures: On April 27, 2024, numerous scientific highlights will attract visitors to Chemnitz University of Technology
Experience the diversity of research live: Chemnitz University of Technology warmly invites all research enthusiasts and those who want to become one to the “Long Night of Science” on April 27, 2024, from 6 p.m. Graphics: Image archive of the press office and cross-media editorial team/Jacob Müller
Chemnitz University of Technology invites those interested April 27, 2024, from 6 p.m., We warmly invite you to the “Long Night of Sciences” as part of the TUC Day. Many rooms, test fields and laboratories will be open to the public on the Reichenhainer Straße campus and in the university library, Straße der Kulturen 33, until midnight. With 85 program items, the “Long Night of Sciences” offers a fascinating and comprehensive insight into numerous areas of Chemnitz University of Technology and invites you to discover, be amazed and have conversations with scientists.
Discover research and become active yourself
The “Long Night of Sciences” program includes numerous offerings from all faculties and several central facilities at Chemnitz University of Technology, for example:
Die “Experience world of mechanical engineering” (2 p.m. to 10 p.m.): Here, researchers from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering present state-of-the-art manufacturing technology in a creative way. The focus is on 32 hands-on activities for young and old, including: the production of the “JackBot”, duck fishing on a machine tool or the encounter with a robot that plays the guitar.
Experiments in the Research Center for Materials, Architectures and Integration of Nanomembranes (MAIN): Here, for example, nanomicroscopy building blocks for microrobots are folded, biological building blocks for classical electronics are made, nanoliter-sized drops are shown or it is explained that electrons and many atomic nuclei not only have an electrical charge, but also a magnetic moment – the so-called “spin”. You can guess together and have fun in a relaxed atmosphere „Escape Room Mathematik“.
guides through laboratories, clean rooms and research halls offer insights into various subject areas, including networked driving, movement science, micro and nanotechnologies, food production of the future and energy supply. If you want, you can also take part in a scavenger hunt through the Institute of Physics. In addition, it provides information University library about the history and architecture of its building – the traditional “Alte Aktienspinnerei” -, explains the library’s diverse offerings and presents many “treasures” from its holdings and that of the archive. At 7 p.m., those interested also have the opportunity to experience the production of the live podcast “Robots like us” by the Collaborative Research Center (SFB) “Hybrid Societies” in the university library. Guests include the Chemnitz artist Dagmar Ranft-Schinke, who will hand over the picture “I, the Robot” to the SFB.
Lectures such as the one on the question “How smart are robots really?”, on “Antiquity in computer games” and bird song recognition with the help of an app or on the energy transition in Germany provide background information and classifications on exciting topics from research at Chemnitz University of Technology. The end of the “Long Night of the Sciences” is the cross-faculty event Show lecture on the topic “FAIL: Small mishaps and major mishaps from chemistry, physics, computer science and mathematics”. In an entertaining and varied way, it shows that even if a project goes wrong, something useful can still come out of it.
Anyone interested can contact her in advance individual program on the TUCtage website: Simply select the event you want and add it to your own plan with a tick. With the ID created in this way, everyone can access their personal plan in the TU Chemnitz app and find their way around TUCtag on the move. The app is free of charge Google Play Store as well as an iOS version Apple’s App Store available.
In parallel to the event formats of the “TUC Days”, there will be food and drinks, participation offers and small activities on campus, as well as cocktails and music for dancing in the evening. Cafete55 in the cafeteria, Reichenhainer Straße 55, is open from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Background: TUCtag – University Day
On April 27, 2024, school students, prospective students, TU graduates and the general public can get to know and experience Chemnitz University of Technology in a diverse way. From 1 p.m. to around midnight, many doors are literally open – with a program that is as varied as the university itself. It starts with the “Open Day” and the 11th International Alumni Meeting . At 4 p.m., the Chemnitz Children’s University is open to the youngest children. And the “TUCday” ends with the “Long Night of Sciences”. The events focus on the university parts on Reichenhainer Straße and Straße der Nations.
The complete TUCtag program at a glance (continuously updated):
Contact the TUCtag organizing team: E-Mail [email protected]
Mario Steinebach
09.04.2024
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