Sprog giver adgang til en dybere forståelse af verden. På denne stand kan du tage de første skridt til at lære seks forskellige sprog på en halv time – eller ét sprog på fem minutter. Du kan også høre, hvordan forskerne på globale studier har gjort lige netop deres forskning dybere, mere virkelighedsnær og innovativ. 

Tovholdere: Annette Skovsted Hansen,  Afdelingsleder Globale Studier, Institut for Kultur og Samfund 
Forskningsområde: Globale Studier, Arabisk og Islam Studier, Brasilienstudier, Indien og Sydasien Studier, Japanstudier, Kinastudier og Ruslandsstudier

Kom og se hvordan forskerne undersøge musehjerner. Du kan selv få lov til at røre og kigge med i mikroskopet. 

Hjernen er kroppens kontrolcenter. Den styrer både vores tanker og følelser samt kroppens bevidste (fx at tale) og ubevidste (fx at hjertet slår) funktioner. Når hjernen rammes af sygdom, kan det derfor have stor indflydelse på vores hverdag. Fordi hjernen er så vigtigt et organ, kan man som udgangspunkt ikke tage prøver fra den, for at undersøge den. Når der forskes i hjernen benyttes der derfor ofte dyremodeller. Dette gør forskerne i stand til at undersøge hvordan sygdom og nye behandlinger påvirker hjernen. Ved denne stand kan du selv få lov til at prøve nogle af de metoder forskerne bruger til at undersøge musehjerner.
 

Tovholdere: Rikke Hahn Kofoed, Post Doc, Institut for Klinisk Medicin
Forskningsområde: Hjerneforskning

The stand activity will focus on public engagement and promote the concept of the “Science Behind Food”, highlighting that food is not only about cooking, but also about science. The activities will be hands-on and designed to encourage open discussion between the scientists present at the activity table and the participants. Through interaction, visitors will explore basic principles from chemistry, bi-ology and biochemistry that play a role in food structure formation. The activity table will be divided into three parts, each hosted by a scientist from our group/department. This setup allows us to engage with 2–3 participants at a time in an interactive and meaningful way. The first part of the activity will feature a microscope where guests can observe pre-prepared specimens of different food components, ranging from seeds to materials such as yogurt and cheese. This will help participants become familiar with the concept of food struc-ture, while the scientist leading the activity will initiate a discussion on how structure influences texture. The second part will consist of a black chamber containing four hidden food samples. Participants will place their hands inside and explore the textures by touch alone. Afterwards, they will receive four corresponding specimens and use the microscope to examine their structure. Participants will then be invited to connect what they felt with what they observed. As a final step, real images of the foods will be shown to see if they can match structure, texture and identity based on the blind experiment. The third part will include basic laboratory glassware for simple food chemistry demonstrations using milk as the main “chemical”.
Two experiments will be performed:
(1) Exploring milk protein structure: Participants will add EDTA to milk, which binds calcium ions and causes the solution to become transparent. This will initiate a dis-cussion about milk protein structure, the role of calcium, and how it affects casein functionality.
(2) Protein denaturation: Lemon juice will be added to warm milk to induce protein denaturation and ag-gregation, which can be observed with the naked eye. The sample will then be centrifuged using a small laboratory centrifuge to sepa-rate the curd from the remaining liquid, allowing visual inspection in an Eppendorf tube. This will serve as a starting point for discussing how milk proteins provide functional properties in products such as cheese and yogurt, and how plant-based or hybrid products can ap-ply similar principles to develop sustainable and nutritious foods. No toxic or harmful reagents will be used at any stage of the activity. All hands-on experiments are designed to be fully safe for both children and adults.

Coordinators: Dionysios D. Neofytos, Post Doc Researcher, Department of Food Science - Food Technology
Research area: Food technology

Superhero Beans: good for you and good for the planet

Table 1: The magic of Faba Beans
Look at faba bean plants and their special bumps called nodules. Inside these nodules live friendly bacteria. They move into the roots and help the plant by taking nitrogen from the air and turning it into plant food. You will learn how this teamwork helps the plant grow and how beans help farmers keep the soil healthy. You will also find out why beans are such a great source of protein for us.

Table 2: Chickpeas for Northern Europe
Meet our living chickpea plants growing in a clear container so you can see the roots. The roots also have nodules filled with helpful bacteria. With a microscope you can take a close look at these nodules and learn why they matter for farming and for our planet. A poster shows how we are creating chickpeas that can grow well in Northern Europe so we can enjoy more local plant-based foods.
 

Coordinators: Marcela Mendoza-Suárez, assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
Research area:Plantbacteria interactions

Siden legetøjet først opstod for 40.000 år siden, har det været et menneskeligt fællestræk.  Men legetøj er ikke bare genstande til morskab og tidsfordriv i barndommen – det spiller også en stor rolle i at forme og vedligeholde normer. Desuden har legetøj en stor indfly-delse på hjernens udvikling. På denne stand kan du se og prøve for-skelligt legetøj, der danner grundlag for fortællingen om legetøjets historie samt hvordan legetøjet påvirker menneskets hjerne. 

Tovholdere: Mathilde Vestergaard Meyer, Videnskabelig Assistent, Afdeling for Arkæologi og Kulturarvsstudier  
Forskningsområde: Arkæologi

Hvad er nanovidenskab, og hvorfor er den vigtig?  Oplev fænomener på nanoskala, hvor der er andre kræfter på spil end f.eks. tyngdekraften. Se med dine egne øjne, hvordan guld på nanoskala ændrer farve, og oplev revolutionerende metoder til at nedbryde genstridig plast, der ellers ikke kan genanvendes. Prøv nano-quizzen og bliv klogere på nanovidenskabens rolle i fremtidens effektive medicin og bæredygtige løsninger.

Tovholdere: Line Mørkholt Lund, Ansvarlig for iNANOs Besøgsservice, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center.
Forskningsområde: Nanoscience