Science and music

These two create quite the 'stones concert'  some of the instruments are obsidian. Rubbing them (as you would the rim of a wine glass) makes some cool tones!

Musik-mit-steinen.de

I look hot!

And you would too if you had one of the thermal images taken of you!

But this was just for fun. Not sure what they do with the camera during their off hours... but during the day, they are developing cool new applications (not APPS). For example, scanning solar panels for defects to improve product quality.

The fly

Another stop on my Long Night of Science tour. Here, we are looking at an electron scanning microscope showing very very detailed pictures of parts of a fly that you never knew existed (and, probably don't want to know about, either).

What a cool tool. They can even identify thing like the type of metal being scanned. Helpful hint here, it's all in the backscatter. Remember that for the test!

One word: Freakin Lasers!

OK, that was two words. But one reason I am in the social sciences is because the math portion of my brain was removed at a young age.

Here I am wearing safety goggles so my eyes don't get fried (again). Remember kids, safety first, last, and always.

Anyway... the lasers used in this part of the amazing Max Plank institute are merely for vaporizing metal. Then they condense the vapor into a layer only two atoms thick. Sounds cool? The fun has only just begun!

Here, they are working to develop ways to use those molecules for data storage. Think your smartphone has a lot of memory now? Just wait!