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Venturing into Uncharted Dimensions – the Fascination of Future Technologies
Beyond the confines of the school curriculum, the young talent promotion program Initiative Junge Forscherinnen und Forscher e.V. (Initiative for Young Researchers) from Würzburg, Bavaria, has set itself the task of fostering an enthusiasm for natural sciences and future technologies in young people. Christoph Stolzenberger is one of the IJF’s science presenters. In his Experimentarium and NanoShuttle, he and his team of postgraduates inspire young researchers’ interest in the wonderful world of microstructures.Read article -
Welcome to "Sandland" – How Microscopy Uncovers the Beauty of Sand
Jenny Natusch from Lancaster, UK, is an artist, a photographer, a microphotographer and most of all she is a "sandgazer". With her totally different way of looking at things, she creates wonderful detailed images and photographs out of the dusty, brown mass we call sand, using a microscope to uncover it’s hidden beauty from all over the world.Read article -
Hunting Down the Hay Bacillus – Educational Microscopes in Biology Teaching
Learning begins with perception. Sensory impressions are branded in our mind and become the building blocks of knowledge. The more intensively young people are involved in the lesson and the more experiences they can make themselves, the easier they find it to learn. Hands-on microscopy is therefore a key component of modern science teaching, for example at the Philippinum Grammar School in Weilburg, where students love working with Leica educational microscopes.Read article