Physics and Astronomy

• How Can Sound Help Us to Better Understand Early and Medieval China?

  Noa Hegesh

  

• How Do Electrochemical Reactions Work At The Quantum Level?

  Stefan Wippermann

  

• Why and How Do Clouds Form in Particular Locations?

  Claudia Christine Stephan

  

• What Is the Quantum Spin Hall Effect and Why Is It Important?

  Laurens W. Molenkamp

  

• What is the Fundamental Microscopic Structure of Space-Time in our Universe?

  Astrid Eichhorn

  

• How Can the Statistical Properties of Cosmic Structures Be Calculated with Simple Physical Laws?

  Matthias Bartelmann

  

• How Can We Predict What Happens at an Event Horizon?

  Andreas Burkert

  

• How Are High-Energy Particles Accelerated and What Is Their Impact?

  Jim Hinton

  

• How Can the Motion of Electrons Be Changed by Short Pulses of Laser Light?

  Thomas Pfeifer

  

• Is the Protoplanetary Disk of TW Hydrae on the Verge of Dispersal?

  Barbara Ercolano

  

• Can Dark Matter Particles Be Detected Directly by Using a Xenon-based Detector?

  Manfred Lindner

  

• How Can a 3D-Map of Dust Help Measure Distances in our Milky Way?

  Hans-Walter Rix

  

• How Do Planetary Systems Develop out of a Disk of Young Stars?

  Thomas Henning

  

• How Can Magnetic Resonance Imaging Be Improved for Early Disease Detection?

  Leif Schröder

  

• How Can New States of Matter Be Generated on a Theoretical Level?

  Angel Rubio

  

• How Can We Experimentally Determine Why Hydrogen Atoms Are Absorbed on Metal Surfaces?

  Oliver Bünermann