Long Night of the Sciences

Abstakte Grafik mit der Aufschrift "Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften"

Review 2023

Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften 2023 — Ein umfangreiches und interaktives Programm erwartete die kleinen und großen Besucherinnen und Besucher zur Langen Nacht der Wissenschaften 2023 an der HTWK Leipzig (Fotos: Philipp Bamberg, Michèle Hubert, Pauline Schröers, Katrin Haase, Dr. Franziska Böhl/HTWK Leipzig)

from 07. July 2023

Rückblick: Eine Nacht zum Staunen und Entdecken

Roboter steuern, Lehmziegel bauen, smarte Materialien kennenlernen und Tischtennisbälle bedrucken – das war die Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften 2023

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Video review of the LNdW 2023

Offers in the Nieper building

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper building: Evening view from the outside (Photo: Katrin Haase/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper building: At the HTWK Robots booth, visitors were able to control the small soccer robots themselves (Photo: Katrin Haase/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper building: At the interactive sandbox, visitors could take a leap into the world of geotechnical engineering (Photo: Philipp Bamberg/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper building: At the FLEX research group’s booth, visitors had the opportunity to build a clay wall (Photo: Katrin Haase/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper-building: At the bar of the future, robots served drinks (Photo: Philipp Bamberg/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper-building: Daniel Butkaitis from the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Urban Water Management used an interactive model in the laboratory to demonstrate the effects of heavy rainfall events on a typical urban area (Photo: Dr. Franziska Böhl/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper-building: During the casting internship in the field of 3D printing (Photo: Philipp Bamberg/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper-building: At the FLEX research group’s booth, visitors could look through AR glasses and see how carpenters might work in the future with the help of augmented reality (AR) (Photo: Dr. Franziska Böhl/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper building: At Prof. Mirco Fuchs’s Laboratory for Biosignal Processing, visitors were able to use the HUMEN® dynamics system to see which joints are strained during ergonomic movements and how physical injuries can be prevented (Photo: Dr. Franziska Böhl/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper building: The Surveying Department demonstrated how digital models of historic buildings can be created using 3D as-built surveys (Photo: Dr. Franziska Böhl/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper building: Lecture by Prof. Johannes Tripps on “Real or Fake? Insights into the Exciting Day-to-Day Life of Museums and the Art Market” (Photo: Philipp Bamberg/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper building: Laboratory tour on materials research (Photo: Dr. Franziska Böhl/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper building: In the lab, the mechanical engineers explained why they took apart, measured, and reconstructed accordions into more than 2,000 individual parts, and discussed the benefits of bringing the traditional craft of accordion-making into the digital age (Photo: Dr. Franziska Böhl/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | In the lab, the mechanical engineers explained why they took apart, measured, and reconstructed accordions into more than 2,000 individual parts, and discussed the benefits of bringing the traditional craft of accordion-making into the digital age (Photo: Dr. Franziska Böhl/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper building: The “Smart Materials” information and hands-on booth focused on smart metals made of shape memory alloys (Photo: Philipp Bamberg/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper building: The Surveying Department demonstrated how 3D as-built surveys can be used to create digital models of historic buildings (Photo: Katrin Haase/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper building: The Geonetic research group provided a virtual tour of its soil mechanics laboratory (Photo: Katrin Haase/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper building: Exclusive film preview in collaboration with MDR for the new Arte documentary “Revolution on the Water,” followed by a panel discussion (Photo: Katrin Haase/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper building: At the 3D printing information booth, visitors could sample chocolate made with a 3D chocolate printer (Photo: Katrin Haase/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper building: Prof. Alexander Stahr from the FLEX research group explains, using the InNoFa demonstrator, what spider webs have to do with architecture (Photo: Katrin Haase/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper building: Lab tour on materials research (Photo: Pauline Schröers/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper building: On the 4th floor, the Industrial Measurement Technology project group had set up a test rig for agri-photovoltaics. At the test rig, guests were able to gain practical insights and set up a measurement system themselves to investigate the interactions between renewable energy and agricultural land (Photo: Pauline Schröers/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper-Bau: On the 4th floor, the Industrial Measurement Technology project group had set up a test rig for agri-photovoltaics. At the test rig, guests were able to gain practical insights and set up a measurement system themselves to investigate the interactions between renewable energy and agricultural land (Photo: Pauline Schröers/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper building: Lecture by Prof. Detlef Riemer on “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Robots and Cobots” (Photo: Pauline Schröers/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper building: Lab tour on 3D printing in mechanical engineering (degree program) (Photo: Pauline Schröers/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper building: At the FLEX research group’s booth, visitors had the opportunity to build a clay wall (Photo: Philipp Bamberg/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper building: At the Industrial Measurement Technology project group’s booth, visitors had the opportunity to operate a photovoltaic system themselves (Photo: Philipp Bamberg/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Nieper building: At the materials research information booth, visitors learned more about materials such as steel, wood, plastics, glass, ceramics, and graphite (Photo: Philipp Bamberg/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | In the foyer, looking toward the interactive geotechnical sandbox (Photo: Philipp Bamberg/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | The Geonetic research group provided a glimpse into its soil mechanics laboratory (Photo: Philipp Bamberg/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Together with the RobertaRegioZentrum Leipzig and the Leo Bots from HTWK Leipzig, children with no prior programming experience were able to build and program their own small robots (Photo: Philipp Bamberg/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Lab tour on 3D printing in mechanical engineering (degree program) (Photo: Philipp Bamberg/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Laboratory tour on materials research (Photo: Philipp Bamberg/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Demonstration experiments on electric drive and energy technology were on display in the electrical engineering lab (Photo: Philipp Bamberg/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Lecture by Prof. Marco Krondorf on “The Comeback of Satellite Communications” (Photo: Philipp Bamberg/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Lab tour on “3D Scanning for Quality Assurance and Reverse Engineering” (Photo: Philipp Bamberg/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Lab tour on 3D printing in mechanical engineering (degree program) (Photo: Philipp Bamberg/HTWK Leipzig)

Offers in the university library

Long Night of Science 2023 | In the university library, our electrical engineers demonstrated the innovative components that can be created using carbon concrete in the future and the functions these components can perform—from lighting to heating (Photo: Katrin Haase/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Making concrete glow: There was no light switch on the structure... (Photo: Dr. Franziska Böhl/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | A look behind the scenes: Visitors were able to take a virtual tour of the world’s first carbon concrete house in Dresden (Photo: Dr. Franziska Böhl/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | During the virtual tour, guests were able to explore the “Cube” and learn more about the future of construction (Photo: Dr. Franziska Böhl/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Young visitors enjoy the VR tour... (Photo: Dr. Franziska Böhl/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | ... as well as adult visitors (Photo: Katrin Haase/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | So the guests had to be a little patient (Photo: Katrin Haase/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | The staff at the university library hosted a quiz for children on video games, social media, and facts about the internet (Photo: Dr. Franziska Böhl/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of the Sciences 2023 | The HTWK start-up counselling service Startbahn 13 hosted a mini makerspace at the stand in the university library (Photo: Katrin Haase / HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | The HTWK startup advisory service Startbahn 13 invited visitors to its booth in the university library to check out the mini-makerspace (Photo: Katrin Haase / HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Startbahn 13 had a mini makerspace where interested participants could create prototypes of their own ideas (Photo: Dr. Franziska Böhl/HTWK Leipzig)

Services in the Natural Sciences Laboratory Building, Media Centre and Gutenberg Building

Long Night of Science 2023 | Two lab tours were held in the Natural Sciences Laboratory Building (Photo: Katrin Haase/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | One of the lab tours focused on lighting in art exhibitions and the question of whether it poses a risk to the exhibits (Photo: Katrin Haase/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | In the lobby of the Natural Sciences Laboratory Building, there were some small exhibits on display ... (Photo: Dr. Franziska Böhl/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | ... and trying things out (Photo: Katrin Haase/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | In the lobby, additional explanations were provided in connection with the second lab tour on the topic “Tracking Down Substances – Chemistry Detectives” (Photo: Dr. Franziska Böhl/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | And there’s even more to discover in the labs themselves (Photo: Franka Platz/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Media Center: Prof. Eugen Herzau reveals the “Secrets of Packaging Technology” (Photo: Pauline Schröers/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Media Center: In the Print Media Processing Laboratory, visitors were given a glimpse into the wide range of processing and finishing techniques (Photo: Katrin Haase/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Media Center: Printing and coating processes are a crucial part of manufacturing everywhere (Photo: Pauline Schröers/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Media Center: Visitors had the opportunity to have their own personalized table tennis ball printed and play a game with the printing and packaging technicians while discovering the diversity of “print” in a fun way (Photo: Pauline Schröers/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Gutenberg building: During a demonstration of digital photography techniques under laboratory conditions, visitors learned how professional two-dimensional and three-dimensional images are created (Photo: Pauline Schröers/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Gutenberg building: There's more to it than just printing (Photo: Pauline Schröers/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Gutenberg building: In the Materials Laboratory, Kathrin Mandler demonstrated the forces required to open packaging, how to measure them, and what other tests can be performed on paper, film, or ink (Photo: Pauline Schröers/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Gutenberg building: In the Packaging Technology Lab, visitors learned from Paula Balzereit how lids are applied to yogurt cups and were able to take home a specially sealed cup (Photo: Pauline Schröers/HTWK Leipzig)

Offers in the Wiener-Bau

Long Night of Science 2023 | Prof. Carsten Leu in the high-voltage laboratory (Photo: Michèle Hubert/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Demonstrations in the high-voltage laboratory (Photo: Michèle Hubert/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Prof. Carsten Leu in the high-voltage laboratory (Photo: Michèle Hubert/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | The Fascination of Medical Technology (Photo: Michèle Hubert/HTWK Leipzig)

Long Night of Science 2023 | Prof. Jens Jäkel (left) and Christian Rickert (center) spoke about artificial intelligence and applications such as ChatGPT (Photo: Michèle Hubert/HTWK Leipzig)