Friday Science Bites

Friday Science Bites
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Join our podcast every second Friday for brief insights into scientific topics: from AI, over finding novel pharmaceuticals, to learning about chromosomes and lasers. And many more... Who are we from “Friday Science Bites”? We are Gréta, Leon and Caro - PhD researchers from a mix of fields at TU Darmstadt, who would like to know more about the science at our university and beyond. We interview early researchers and other PhD candidates on their research topics. For more information contact us here: podcast.science.bites@gmail.com

  1. Printed on Glass: The Science Inside a Droplet

    07/04/2025

    Printed on Glass: The Science Inside a Droplet

    Join Alex and Gréta in today's episode to learn how printing on glass surfaces like cooking stove tops is possible thanks to the unique composition of tiny droplets.

    32 min
  2. Super-Cool Resolution Stories

    06/20/2025

    Super-Cool Resolution Stories

    Discover with Niko and Leon how super-resolution microscopy and cryo-fixation are helping scientists capture the dynamics of life at the nanoscale.

    36 min
  3. 3D Brain (Tumor) Models - Targeting the world of organoids

    06/06/2025

    3D Brain (Tumor) Models - Targeting the world of organoids

    What if fighting brain cancer means growing brain organoids in a dish and shooting them with a particle accelerator? Greta and Esther are giving an insight into brain tumor models.

    29 min
  4. Bioprinting organs and how it's connected with gummy bears

    05/23/2025

    Bioprinting organs and how it's connected with gummy bears

    How can we print larger organs and what do doughnuts and gummy bears have to do with it? In this episode, Caro and Jamina Gerhardus chat about bioprinting and how it is used to mimic organ functions

    28 min
  5. Earth's Reflective Secret: Unlocking Albedo from Above

    05/09/2025

    Earth's Reflective Secret: Unlocking Albedo from Above

    What is albedo, how does it effect us and how can it be measured from space? Today, Jose Luis and Leon are giving and insight into remote sensing data with satellites.

    34 min
  6. 10 What is doxing?

    07/21/2023

    10 What is doxing?

    Leon and Anjuli Franz have a discussion around the societal implications of malicious privacy violations. Learn about the interdependence of privacy and how Doxing threatens key democratic functions.

    25 min
  7. 9 Teaching robots

    07/07/2023

    9 Teaching robots

    João Carvalho joins Caro to talk about reinforcement learning: his work focusses on teaching manipulation skills to robots through machine learning approaches.

    18 min
  8. 8 Cholerae bacteria and their circular chromosomes

    06/23/2023

    8 Cholerae bacteria and their circular chromosomes

    Lisa Abendroth is joining Gréta to talk about chromosomes. This time in Vibiro cholerae, and ones that are shaped like circles - find out more with us.

    19 min
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Join our podcast every second Friday for brief insights into scientific topics: from AI, over finding novel pharmaceuticals, to learning about chromosomes and lasers. And many more... Who are we from “Friday Science Bites”? We are Gréta, Leon and Caro - PhD researchers from a mix of fields at TU Darmstadt, who would like to know more about the science at our university and beyond. We interview early researchers and other PhD candidates on their research topics. For more information contact us here: podcast.science.bites@gmail.com

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  • Creator
    Friday Science Bites
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
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