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Producing hydrogen with the energy of the sun, searching for life in the light signatures of foreign planets and how light influences our sleep. An edition about the magic and power of light!

The light from distant worlds

Is there alien life out there? Astrophysicist Kevin Heng analyzes the tiniest of signatures from the atmosphere of exoplanets to answer one of the biggest questions that exists.

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With the expedition ship in the Southern Ocean

Warming in the cooler

The Antarctic is a key region for the global climate – and here, too, the greenhouse effect is leaving its mark. From the research magazine EINSICHTEN

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The catcher of light

LMU physicist Emiliano Cortés develops novel, clever materials to generate sustainable energy and replace fossil sources like oil and gas.

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THE INTERPRETER

Some scientific terms manage to make their way into everyday speech. Here, we ask LMU researchers to tell us what they mean – to define them, and to outline how they became popular.

The interpreter: Felix Havermann explains CDR
The interpreter: Oliver Jahraus on kafkaesque
The interpreter: Olivia Merkel on “nanocarriers”
Test person in the sleep laboratory, wired with EEG electrodes

Shift change: sleep and the immune system

When the lights are out and we’re fast asleep, our immune system is busy at work. Luciana Besedovsky wants to explain the underlying mechanisms.

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The answer to the sad emoji

How do we get German schools out of their rut? A discussion about the PISA shock, outmoded structures, updating teaching models – and teachers who want to change things.

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