Long Night of Science

Our offers at the Fraunhofer IWS

1000 und eine Nacht
(Presentation, children’s program)
Designelemente wie die Mondphasenanzeige in Lange&Söhne Uhren bekommen bei uns den letzten Schliff durch eine brillante blaue Diamorschicht und hochpräzise mit dem Laser eingebrachte Verzierungen.

Magic
(Experimental show, presentation, children’s program)
Decipher secret writings: check your banknote or jewels for authenticity by means of spectroscopy!

Miracle: We let light dance!
(Presentation, children’s program)
Why do we need light to identify colors? How does light behave, when it hits microstructures?

A journey through the world of light
(Experimental show, children’s program)
Woher kommt das Licht und wie alt ist das Sternenlicht? Was bewirkt der Laser in deinem CD-Spieler? Discover the tasks of light and explore the world of optical technologies.

There is music in the air!
(Experimental show, tour through the labs, children’s program)
Visit our laser lab, listen to the wonderful sound of technology and learn astonishing facts about laser cutting processes.

Genie in the bottle
(Presentation, children’s program)
Let the genie out of the bottle with your hardened bottle opener. Learn something about the process of laser hardening of metals.

Decorations are the cherry on the cake
(Experimental show, presentation, children’s program)
Watch a laser cladding process on your previously hardened bottle opener.

Terahertz analyses for artwork
(Experimental show, presentation, children’s program)
How to remove soilings on the surface of paintings without damaging them? We will present the Terahertz analysis in the art of painting.

Formulas let arise wonderful paintings
(Exibition)
Admire our exhibition of paintings, which are “painted” by the help of mathematical formulas.