Jun 27, 2026
Science at your fingertips: TUD welcomes thousands of visitors for the Dresden Science Night
Open labs, impressive experiments, entertaining lectures—science you can experience first-hand: Thousands of people accepted the invitation from Dresden University of Technology (TUD) to attend the Dresden Science Night, spending the evening of June 26, 2026, marveling at the exhibits and conducting experiments. On the TUD|Campus Südvorstadt as well as at many other university locations in Dresden, researchers and staff at TUD hosted over 250 events. The program was as diverse as TUD itself is.
In doing so, the researchers not only shared their own enthusiasm for science, but also invited visitors to get actively involved—for example, by testing cryptography or conducting helium experiments. It was also possible to try on virtual clothing in “magic mirrors” or to learn about the power of electrical arcing at the National Arc Fault Research Center (NARC) .
On the lawn behind the main lecture hall, the TUD Clusters of Excellence presented cutting-edge research in a way that was easy to experience and understand —from sustainable electronics, all the way to quantum materials. Those who preferred medical topics performed surgery using the Da Vinci robot in the operating room or visited a trauma room to learn the steps involved in treating seriously injured patients. For example, young visitors could snack on nitrogen ice cream, dance with robot dogs, or program chemistry robots out of Legos—unless they’d rather treat water or design their own molecules on the computer.
Wing profiles could be optimized in the Auditorium Center of the German Aerospace Center, while the COSMO Science Forum in the Kulturpalast gave life to data visualizations in an interactive and immersive experience.
In the Saxon State and University Library (SLUB), visitors jumped at the opportunity to digitize old audio tapes or visit the library's Escape Room. The humanities were also well represented at TUD and among its partners—for example, in a lecture on the influence of AI-generated images on historical research, organized by Hannah Arendt Institute for the Study of Totalitarianism.
After an evening chock-full of marveling, musing, participating — and recharging at one of the numerous food stands, there and culinary was time for visitors to catch their breath before the highlight of the evening began: A science slam brought science onto the stage and into the spotlight. Organized by Unit Diversity Management of TUD Dresden University of Technology female scientists took center stage. The slammers had ten minutes to explain and wow the audience with their research topic. An event that was both enlightening and entertaining, bringing the 2026 Long Night of Science to a close.
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