Episodi

  • The Physics of Pasta Cacio e Pepe

    The Physics of Pasta Cacio e Pepe
    Dec 22 2025
    Description: Who says phase transitions are only diagrams and critical lines? What if they could be understood through something as simple as making a smooth, cheesy sauce? In this episode, Ivan Di Terlizzi, from the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex systems in Dresden, will tell us all about the physics of cheese in the classic Italian dish Pasta Cacio e Pepe. Don't miss this tasty and brainy episode!
    Link to the paper: https://pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/article/37/4/044122/3345324/Phase-behavior-of-Cacio-e-Pepe-sauce
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    41 min
  • How fast is ultrafast spectroscopy?

    How fast is ultrafast spectroscopy?
    Dec 15 2025
    The Heisenberg uncertainty principle prevents us from pinpointing an electron in real time with arbitrary accuracy. What this means is that if we were to shine light on an electron and excite it, we would not be able to follow its trajectory precisely. And yet, recent years have witnessed the development of so-called ultrafast spectroscopic techniques which allows us to indirectly reconstruct a movie of the elections evolution within a molecule. Peter Puschnig, Professor at University of Graz, Austria, will lead us through this fascinating world of ultrafast spectroscopy to hopefully answer fundamental (and cool) questions about electronic motions in real time.
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    29 min
  • Neurodegenerative diseases

    Neurodegenerative diseases
    Dec 9 2025
    Neurodegenerative diseases are disorders characterised by a gradual, yet steady, loss or death of neurons, the brain cells, a condition that eventually leads to decline in motor and cognitive functions. Despite our best efforts, some aspects of these diseases are still obscure. Rina Demjaha is a medical doctor and a PhD candidate at the Medical University in Graz, Austria. With her we will explore some of the experimental techniques which are used to identify so-called biomarkers which could lead to an early diagnosis of such diseases.
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    25 min
  • Do metals and polymers get along well?

    Do metals and polymers get along well?
    Dec 1 2025
    Johanna Byloff is a PhD candidate at the ETH in Zurich, Switzerland. In this episode, she will talk about experimental techniques to stick together metals and polymers to obtain flexible, yet resistant, compounds which find applications in electronics, from smartphones to telescopes in orbit around Earth.
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    25 min
  • Solar physics

    Solar physics
    Aug 11 2025
    How does a star like our Sun actually work? What fuels this giant ball of gas—and how does it change over time? And where do the elements of the periodic table really come from?
    In this episode, we explore these cosmic questions with our guest, Professor Alexander Shapiro from the University of Graz.
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    39 min
  • Biophysics

    Biophysics
    Jul 28 2025
    What is biophysics? What does it study, and why is it so difficult to apply physics to predict the behavior of living organisms? Professor Douwe Bonthuis from Graz University of Technology takes us on a journey through the fascinating, yet complex, world of biophysics.

    Multiscale modeling of aqueous electric double layers:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00307

    Intrinsic lipid curvatures: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2021.183709

    Website with further information:https://www.staff.tugraz.at/bonthuis/
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    35 min
  • Plasma physics

    Plasma physics
    Jul 14 2025
    What if we told you there is a fourth state of matter all around us—one that powers neon signs, lights up the aurora and fuels fusion reactors? Christopher Albert, from Graz University of Technology, will help us unravel the mysteries of plasma: why it is so hard to tame, where it hides in nature, and how mastering it could revolutionize the way we think of energy.
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    24 min
  • Space and satellite communication

    Space and satellite communication
    Jun 30 2025
    Have you ever heard about Guglielmo Marconi? Ever wondered how we can communicate with satellites in orbit around Earth efficiently? And also, how many satellites are "up there"? These is just a short selection of the questions we ask in this episode. With us to discuss about "Space and satellite communication", Mirela Fetescu, researcher and engineer at Joanneum Research, in Graz.
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    27 min