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Exploring the Connections Between Sports and Science with Kurt Wüthrich

Meeri Kim

Exploring the Connections Between Sports and Science with Kurt Wüthrich

Wüthrich's master class explores the science of sports as explained by the athletes: Dominique Gisin, a downhill skiing gold medalist, and Bettina Heim, a former pro figure skater. Wüthrich's master class explores the science of sports as explained by the athletes: Dominique Gisin, a downhill skiing gold medalist, and Bettina Heim, a former pro figure skater.

Life in Super-Resolution: Light Microscopy Beyond the Diffraction Limit

Meeri Kim

Life in Super-Resolution: Light Microscopy Beyond the Diffraction Limit

Physicists and Nobel Laureates Stefan Hell and Steven Chu use super-resolution light microscopy to investigate the cellular world on a nanoscopic scale.Physicists and Nobel Laureates Stefan Hell and Steven Chu use super-resolution light microscopy to investigate the cellular world on a nanoscopic scale.

Smartphones, Energy-Efficient Lamps, and GPS: How Nobel Laureates’ Work Impacts Today’s Technology

Meeri Kim

Smartphones, Energy-Efficient Lamps, and GPS: How Nobel Laureates’ Work Impacts Today’s Technology

Although cosmology and particle physics may dominate the meeting this year, other fields in physics can make their mark on society as well.Although cosmology and particle physics may dominate the meeting this year, other fields in physics can make their mark on society as well.

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Faces – Young Scientist Profile: Prakash Bajgain

This time on “Faces”: Prakash Bajgain from Nepal.

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Explaining what it is like to be a woman in a man’s world (physics)!

Ghada Bassioni of Cairo, Egypt takes on the question of women in “the man’s world” of science. Ghada shows how women are breaking gender stereotypes in Egypt, and gets ideas on women in science from Lindau researchers, Germany’s federal education minister Annette Schavan, and the Countess Bernadotte at Lindau.

Beatrice Lugger

What science and research are achieving in developing countries

In his Lindau Video Diary, India’s P.H. Reddy shows fellow American and Chinese researchers at Lindau around his lab in India, and interviews leading scientists at Hyderabad University about what they believe science and research could and has achieved in developing countries.

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How my own research was enhanced – Lindau attendee Pascal Neibecker

Germany’s Video Diarist Pascal Niebecker wanted to learn more about enhancing his research, and about leading a life in science at Lindau. In his Video Diary, Pascal talks

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Casey Schwarz expects to find the roots of her research

“I expect to exchange ideas and perspectives on the most relevant and innovative research in my field.” The USA’s Casey Schwarz, one of this year’s Lindau Nobel Video Diarists, talks about what she hopes to experience at the 62nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Physics).

Beatrice Lugger

Casey Schwarz’ nominator for the Meeting

The University of Central Florida nominated Video Diarist Casey Schwartz to attend the 62nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Physics). Dr. Elena Flitsiyan of the Department of Physics explains why the interaction between generations of scientists at the Lindau Nobel meeting is important for the University of Central Florida and for young researchers like Casey.

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Albert O. Juma thinks meeting Laureates will both be rewarding and challenging

“Meeting the Nobel Laureates will be quite challenging and motivating for me.” 2012 Lindau Nobel Video Diarist Albert Juma of Kenya explains what he’s expecting at the 62nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Physics).

Beatrice Lugger

Albert O. Juma’s nominator for the Meeting

Lindau Video Diarist Albert Juma of Nairobi, Kenya was nominated to attend the 62nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Physics) by the Helmholtz Centre Berlin. Dr. Thomas Dittrich of the department Heterogeneous Materials Systems explains why the Lindau Nobel meeting is important for the HZB and for young researchers.

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Establishing friendships will be very important to P. Harshavardhan Reddy

“I expect to make contact with like-minded researchers and make a lot of friends.” India’s P. Harshavardhan Reddy, one of this year’s Lindau Nobel Video Diarists, talks about what he hopes to experience at the 62nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Physics).