THE INTERPRETER - The scientific dictionary
Some scientific terms manage to make their way into everyday speech. Here, we ask LMU researchers to tell us what they mean – to define them, and to outline how they became popular.
Ferenc Krausz on ‘attosecond physics’
The Nobel Prize winner and laser expert explains how electrons can be observed.
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Olivia Merkel on ‘nanocarriers’
The Professor for Drug Delivery explains how nanocarriers safely deliver pharmaceuticals to their desired destination in the body.
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Laurent Frantz on ‘ancient DNA’
The paleogeneticist explains how tiny samples of ancient genetic material provide access to information about the past.
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