Friday Science Bites

Friday Science Bites

Friday Science Bites

Episodes 16
Avg. Duration 22m
Activity Dormant
Since Mar 2023
Latest Episode Jul 2025

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Hosting
anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

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: [email protected]

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Recent Episodes

S2E5 Printed on Glass: The Science Inside a Droplet

Jul 04, 2025 31m

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.

S2E4 Super-Cool Resolution Stories

Jun 20, 2025 35m

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

S2E3 3D Brain (Tumor) Models - Targeting the world of organoids

Jun 06, 2025 28m

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.

S2E2 Bioprinting organs and how it's connected with gummy bears

May 23, 2025 28m

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

S2E1 Earth's Reflective Secret: Unlocking Albedo from Above

May 09, 2025 33m

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.

S1E10 10 What is doxing?

Jul 21, 2023 24m

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.

S1E9 9 Teaching robots

Jul 07, 2023 17m

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

S1E7 8 Cholerae bacteria and their circular chromosomes

Jun 23, 2023 18m

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.

S1E7 7 Modeling of radiation-induced lung injuries

Jun 09, 2023 16m

Nicolò Cogno and Leon have a discussion around radiation therapy and heavy ions. Learn about the GSI particle accelarator, one of the largest in Europe and about computer models of the lung.

S1E6 6 RNA Aptamers - Form follows function

May 26, 2023 20m

Caro and Lisa-Marie Maurer are discovering the colorful world of RNA-Aptamers.

S1E5 5 Drone swarms and lawnmowers - decentralizing systems

May 12, 2023 16m

Mengguang Li shares his work on drones in large groups. What exactly do we mean by that? Join Leon and find out more about decentralized robotic systems.

S1E4 4 Measuring CO2 from space

Apr 28, 2023 21m

Gréta and Timon Hummel talk about the difficulties of detecting CO2 from space via satellites. Join us to learn more about spectrometers and the difficulties of measuring anthropogen gases.

S1E3 3 Small molecular drug-discovery

Apr 14, 2023 19m

Leon and  Charles (Yuxin Liu) are going to talk about how small molecular drug-discovery works and why it is particularly relevant for us.

S1E2 2 About X and Y chromosomes

Mar 31, 2023 19m

In this episode Caro is finding out more about sex-chromosomes and their epigenetics, their hereditary properties with Maruthi Kumar Pabba. Find out why we call them the X and Y chromosomes.

S1E1 1 Genetic circuits and cell-free systems

Mar 31, 2023 18m

Today Gréta is discussing synthetic biological circuits and how researchers are building up an artificial environment for gene expression with Alina Kuzembayeva.

S1 Trailer

Mar 22, 2023 6m Trailer

Join us for a short chat on what Friday Science Bites is all about, who we are and what to expect from upcoming episodes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Friday Science Bites have?

Friday Science Bites has published 16 episodes since March 2023, covering topics in Science.

Is Friday Science Bites still active?

Friday Science Bites is currently dormant with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 22m.

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