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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019: How Batteries Electrified Our World

Kit Chapman

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019: How Batteries Electrified Our World

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 was awarded to John Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino “for the development of lithium-ion batteries”. Therewith, the three laureates laid the foundation of our electrified, mobile, modern world.

Active Learning with Carl E. Wieman: Don’t Lecture Me!

Wolfgang Huang

Active Learning with Carl E. Wieman: Don’t Lecture Me!

Nobel Laureate Carl Wiemann and several education practitioners and experts discussed the educational method of active learning during the 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.

Ben Skuse

Nobel Prize in Physics 2019: Hints to Some of Our Deepest Cosmological Questions

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics recognises three researchers who expanded humanity’s horizons on the grandest of scales, contributing to our understanding of the evolution of the universe and our place within it.

Women in Research at #LINO19: Jana Lasser from Austria

Ulrike Böhm

Women in Research at #LINO19: Jana Lasser from Austria

#LINO19 Alumna Jana Lasser from Austria talks about her career path, her favourite projects and more in this interview with Ulrike Böhm.

Women in Research at #LINO19: Laura Pereira Sánchez from Spain

Ulrike Böhm

Women in Research at #LINO19: Laura Pereira Sánchez from Spain

#LINO19 Lindau Alumna Laura Pereira Sánchez from Spain talks about her career path, her favourite projects and more in this interview with Ulrike Böhm.

The 69th Lindau Meeting: A Lifetime Memory

Forschungszentrum Juelich

The 69th Lindau Meeting: A Lifetime Memory

Young scientists Miriam Menzel and Sven Borghardt reflect on their experiences during the 69th Lindau Meeting.

Our Place in the Universe: 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics

LiNo News

Our Place in the Universe: 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics

James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz were awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics.

How to Weigh an Atom: Francis W. Aston’s Mass Spectrograph

Jude Dineley

How to Weigh an Atom: Francis W. Aston’s Mass Spectrograph

It’s 100 years since Nobel Laureate Francis W. Aston built his first mass spectrograph - a groundbreaking invention that was to launch the field of mass spectrometry, with applications in science, medicine and beyond.

Women in Research at #LINO19: Janet Zhong from Australia

Ulrike Böhm

Women in Research at #LINO19: Janet Zhong from Australia

#LINO19 Lindau Alumna Janet Zhong from Australia talks about her career path, her favorite projects and more in this interview with Ulrike Böhm.

An Abiding Memory – The 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

Tarnem Afify

An Abiding Memory – The 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

"Lindau was indeed a unique place for intensive exchange of ideas and memorable personal encounters," reflects Lindau Alumna Tarnem Afify in our blog.

“A Truly Unique Experience” – Review of #LINO19 by Vanessa Graber

Vanessa Graber

“A Truly Unique Experience” – Review of #LINO19 by Vanessa Graber

#LINO19 young scientist Vanessa Graber summarises her experiences at this year's Lindau Meeting.

Duncan Haldane: Toying with Topology

Ben Skuse

Duncan Haldane: Toying with Topology

This year, Nobel Laureate Duncan Haldane attended the Lindau Meetings for the first time. Science writer Ben Skuse explains the topological concept for which Haldane received the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics.