Weekly Snack
Weekly ZEISS Snack #22
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Weekly ZEISS Snack #21
Stories from Around the World
Africa / Burkina Faso
Students Shaping Their Own Future
Burkina Faso, located in West Africa, is one of the world's poorest countries. Almost two-thirds of the population is illiterate. For many years, the Stern Stewart Institute has been promoting economic independence in the region through different projects. A key aspect of this strategy is increasing the number of educational opportunities.
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Asia / India
Close to the Micrometer
Thanks to emissions scandals and Dieselgate there’s a very critical view on manufacturers and their work worldwide. There cannot be more mistakes and fraud. Not in the smallest car component. Which is the daily business of Sansera. With their Quality Assurance Department they can meet the high and rising standards.
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Asia / China
Discussions without Limitations are Vital
Hexin Wang has been working for ZEISS for over 20 years. "ZEISS can use its German roots to its advantage in China, and draw on its connections in both countries," says Wang. However, that doesn't mean that the employees in Germany can't get a few tips from their friends over in China.
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Asia / Taiwan
Grasping the World from Above
Renowned for his aerial recordings, Chi Po-Lin shared his view on the importance of clarity in his work. Learn more how he left his mark on this planet.
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Asia / Lebanon
How Do You Visualize Infinity
Playing with the visual contrast between a close up and landscapes to explore the theme of infinity. What is the result?
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Asia / Nepal
It's All about Sustainability
For the past 15 years, the physicist Steffen Lang has been volunteering with the Govinda Entwicklungshilfe e.V. This German NGO raises funds and supports development work in Nepal. Lang sees sustainability as a top priority. His own commitment to these "clients" in Asia is just as important good planning. For him, it all started with 10 microscopes from ZEISS.
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Australia / Australia
Clear Vision for Everybody
Up to 2.5bn people in the world have no access to an optometrist or optician, so many hundreds of millions have no chance for a vision test or to get glasses for visual correction.
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Europe / Germany
A Cool Head and a Keen Eye
Gerald Hoenig, coach of the German women's biathlon team, talked to us at this year's Biathlon World Cup in Oberhof about his work.
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Europe / Germany
A Man who Adores Stars
Just shy of its 30th birthday celebrations, the aging dome theater in Berlin had to be completely renovated and its content revised from the ground up. Tim Florian Horn has been managing one of Europe's most modern science theaters in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg district.
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Europe / Germany
A Master of Precision and a Peak Like No Other
Professional climber Stefan Glowacz is passionate about scaling every summit. He knows his way around the most extreme climbing terrain. One challenge however continues to defy him.
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Europe / Germany
An Invention That Can Prolong Life
Removing a maximum amount of diseased tissue and, at the same time, not harming healthy tissue: fluorescence technology can help neurosurgeons walk this fine line during surgery on a brain tumor.
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Europe / Iceland
High-Tech for a Self-Determined Life
In the world’s northernmost capital, 400 dedicated people work to give new hope to people with physical handicaps all over the world. One of them is Lukas Kalemba.
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Europe / Belgium
Racing on the Limit
Driving on tarmac, mastering hairpin turns, rallying in ice or sunshine – difficulties are Thierry Neuville's daily business. Watch the video how the professional Rally Driver faces odd challenges.
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Europe / Great Britain
The Birth Hour of Artificial Insemination
Not everyone can have a child. The number of couples whose wish for child remains unfulfilled is higher than one might expect. New technologies, created for artificial insemination, can achieve the impossible.
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Europe / Germany
The Language of Beer
Scientists at the Institute for Brewing and Beverage Technology at the Technical University of Munich are working on how to perfect the enjoyment of beer. By utilizing ZEISS microscopes and the latest brewing technology, they are bringing innovative research to a discipline with a long-standing tradition.
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Europe / Netherlands
The World's Tiniest Flowers
Miniscule, delicate and blossoming nanostructures: these colorized SEM images show how microscopic flowers unfurl as a result of a chemical reaction - and they can only be observed under a scanning electron microscope.
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North America / USA
Fishing for the Perfect Cine Optics
Oscar-winning movies demand high-performance cine lenses. There’s a special job for cleaning these lenses – and it’s done by the “anglers”. A peek behind the scenes reveals the special features of the lenses used to create great movies.
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North America / USA
One Moment Can Change Everything
Heather Knies has experienced two dangerous brain tumors and is now the mother of a little daughter. Her story shows the excellent work performed by brain surgeons and how medical technology can help to achieve optimal treatment outcomes.
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North America / USA
Straight to the Limit
A race car engine can be a real monster. Especially the NASCAR ones, which are designed to be more powerful, efficient and tuned than any “normal” car engine. Typically this means more robust, lightweight components to rotate and less rotating and reciprocating friction. Also important for achieving optimization is that parts are more accurate and have tighter tolerances.
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North Amercia / USA
The First Lady of Optics
You may not know Estelle Glancy but her innovations laid the foundation in vision correction for millions.
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North America / USA
The Fundamental Question Is How Information Turns into Wiring
Neuroscientists around the world race towards their ultimate goal: a three-dimensional map of the brain. Harvard-Professor Jeff Lichtman is not just one of them, but a godfather of connectomics. An interview with someone who dedicated his life to a piece of cortex, a cube just one millimeter on a side.
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Hope in Sight
Neuroscientists around the world race towards their ultimate goal: a three-dimensional map of the brain. Harvard-Professor Jeff Lichtman is not just one of them, but a godfather of connectomics. An interview with someone who dedicated his life to a piece of cortex, a cube just one millimeter on a side.
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South America / Brazil
Saving Sight in the Amazonas
Cataracts is one of the disorders of the eye that can ultimately lead to blindness. Read here how ZEISS is using its diagnostic techniques to help save people's sight in the Amazonas basin.
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Worldwide / Ocean
Investigating New Worlds
Discover what Joachim and Kirsten Jakobsen experience at a depth of 1,000 meters.
moreAsia / China
Cloudy Skies, Clear Vision
Discover what Joachim and Kirsten Jakobsen experience at a depth of 1,000 meters.
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