The Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) will present its research this year at the 21st Dresden Science Night – an event open to all interested people. As an institute of the HZDR, Görlitz-based CASUS scientists belong to the team of 150 HZDR researchers providing insights into their projects on Friday, June 14, 2024 at the campus of the Dresden University of Applied Sciences. Other CASUS scientists will present their work at the location of CASUS founding partners Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics and Technical University of Dresden. The Science Night starts at 5 pm and ends at midnight. So there is plenty of time to visit all CASUS teams.
At the Dresden University of Applied Sciences campus
The CASUS Machine Learning for Materials Design research department will set up a virtual reality visualization. You will be able to see what happens at the atomic level when beryllium, a metal found in the gemstone emerald, melts. Even more interesting, you will learn about the importance of simulations in materials science and why machine learning is having a major impact on this field of science. Is that an exaggeration? Hardly, when the cost of a simulation can be reduced from millions to just a few euros!
At the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG)
Proteins are indispensable all-rounders for all living organisms. Hemoglobin, insulin and antibodies are some well-known examples. But there are still many proteins whose structure and function are not fully understood – especially when they change in certain diseases. Together with the MPI-CBG, we are demonstrating with virtual reality visualizations how the structure of proteins can be determined from electron microscope images and what roles robots and artificial intelligence play in this.
At the Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry – Theoretical Chemistry at TU Dresden
The team from the CASUS “Theoretical Chemistry” group will model interesting molecules from molecular building blocks with the guests. Computer simulations will also be used. They make it possible to predict the structure and properties of new molecules and materials – without even having to produce them. As a little extra, it will be explained how the moiré effect is linked to the latest trends in nanomaterial research.