Previous nanoTalks
Dans le NanoTalk d’octobre, nous aborderons l’importance de la communication dans la science. Carolina Liebling, directrice du Musée de la main…
nanoTalks: Cloudy with a chance of science art: communicating data
30.05.2024
PBLabs RZ, am D-Stock vom RZ Gebäude in ETH Zentrum Clausiusstrasse 59, 8006 Zürich
In today’s data-driven world, seeing really is believing. One of the easiest ways to understand our world through data is through visual…
nanoTalks: Technology for agriculture
29.02.2024
University of Zurich - Irchel Campus, Room: Y16-G-05
Discover how drones are revolutionizing crop protection by tracking chemical and genetic signatures of pests, enabling early detection and…
nanoTalks: Music, Movement and the Mind
25.01.2024
University of Zürich - Irchel Campus, Room: Y16-G-05
How can music be used to help Parkinson’s patients? And why is it important to give your brain a break sometimes (not only for musicians)? Discover…
nanoTalks: Language and Cognition
30.11.2023
Universtität Irchel, Room Y03G85
Discover how these «cognitive fossils» unearthed by Bollée's research shed light on our psychology's evolution and its adaptability across cultures.…
nanoTalks: Innovation for tomorrow
26.10.2023
Salle Anthropole - 4078, Université de Lausanne
In the october nanoTalks we will dicuss innovations for tomorrow. Danashi Medagoda, a doctoral student, discusses the challenges in engineering…
Join our nanoTalks on Thursday 27 April 2023 at the University of Zurich and learn more about the controversial topics of armament and conflict…
March nanoTalks are dedicated to Life Science Zurich. In the first talk, Selen Manioglu will talk about Polymyxins, a class of so-called last-resort…
January nanoTalks: Insects ecology
26.01.2023
Université de Lausanne, L'auditoire III Cubotron
January's nanoTalks are dedicated to insects. In the first talk, Dr. Riddhi Deshmukh will show at how genomic data determines the social structure of…
November nanoTalks: Nobel prizes 2022
24.11.2022
Universität Zürich, KOL-G-221
The nanoTalks in November focus on this years Nobel Prizes. We will discuss how two concepts of highly selective and efficient reactions have changed…
September nanoTalks: Can we adapt to climate change ?
29.09.2022
University of Lausanne, Bâtiment Amphimax, Salle 412
In the September nanoTalks we will discuss the subject of climate change from two different perspectives. The first talk will put the human being as…
The nanoTalks in June are all about animal experimentation: Learn how organoids can replace some animal experiments and in specific instances have…
In our May nanoTalks we will explore the concept of political neutrality. We will start by asking why countries have chosen to remain neutral…
The nanoTalks in March are all about marine biology: Learn how marine research can benefit from the use of new technologies (e.g. drones) and how we…
Join our nanoTalks in February and learn more about the risks and opportunities of e-collecting from a legal perspective. Furthermore, you will have…
The January nanoTalks will take us on a journey into the exciting research field of gender medicine. Have you ever wondered how stress could break…
Fall has arrived and with that the announcement of this year's Nobel Prize laureates. Over the next two talks, our speakers will enlighten us about…
Fall has arrived and with that the announcement of this year's Nobel Prize laureates. Over the next few talks, our speakers will enlighten us about…
The September nanoTalks are all about materials and physics: learn more about topological insulators and how doughnuts could improve electronics or…
Join our nanoTalks about sustainability topics in June! With us, you will learn whether second-hand clothes are really the solution to reducing the…
May nanoTalks: Brainwaves during sleep
27.05.2021
YouTube Live Stream
The May nanoTalks are all about sleep: learn more about auditory stimulation during sleep and how the electromagnetic field effects of mobile…
We fear the Corona pandemic and we put a lot of hope for a normal life in the mRNA vaccine. In the April nanoTalks you learn the science behind this…
Join our nanoTalks about Digital Democracy. You learn that affective polarization - disliking members of political out-groups is driven by party…
February nanoTalks: Materials for Healthcare
25.02.2021
Online (YouTube)
The February nanoTalks take us on a trip to the newest materials to support our health. Learn how Biomaterials improve the healing process after a…
January nanoTalks: Snow & Climate Change
28.01.2021
YouTube Live Stream: www.bit.ly/nano-jan
In the January nanoTalks you learn what arctic snow tells us about climate change and how researchers improve climate models with the help of drones.
November nanoTalks: Nobel Prizes
26.11.2020
Online (YouTube)
Join our nanoTalks in November and learn what is behind the 2020 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Physics. You will gain insights into CRISPR - today's…
nanoTalks: Autonomous Robots
28.03.2018
University of Zurich, Main Building, K02-F-175
The development of autonomous robots has greatly changed our lives - and will even more so in the future. Come and join us for the next round of…