This is the initial announcement for the upcoming ESO workshop "Galactic Ecosystems under the Microscope: Lessons from High-Resolution Studies" at ESO Garching This workshop will explore the latest developments in resolved galaxy properties and evolution With next-generation observatories such as JWST a new era is being entered in understanding these critical aspects of galaxies throughout cosmic history The aim is to bring together experts working on observational theoretical and numerical approaches to address the following key questions On Thursday 3 October 2024, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) will open its doors during the Open House Day of the Garching Research Campus in the north of Munich This will be an exciting opportunity to visit ESO and other renowned research institutes for a behind the scenes experience The ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre will also offer planetarium shows and other activities the ESO headquarters in Garching bei München will open its doors to everyone who is curious about space and astronomy Discover the science and technology behind ESO’s state-of-the-art telescopes and find out how instruments are prototyped and tested ESO astronomers and engineers are at the premises all day to answer your questions ESO will even provide a live connection to Chile where the organisation’s telescopes are hosted Share your impressions of the visit online using the event’s hashtag #TagDerOffenenTür and by tagging us @esoastronomy on Facebook and Instagram, or @eso on X Download the full programme in English or German (PDF) (*) For planetarium shows and guided tours you need to get your ticket 45 minutes before the activity starts. 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Observatory Headquarters and two facilities operated by the Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften (Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities) Research at two of the Max Planck Institutes led to Nobel prizes and multiple other Nobel laureates are associated with the research institutions in the city all of this research activity started with the construction of the iconic Atomei or “Atomic Egg,” a building that is both so historically important and architecturally iconic that it symbolizes the research campus and even appears on Garching’s coat of arms The area around Garching has been inhabited for at least several thousand years the location had been a non-notable farming village to the north of Munich cabbage fields to the north of the village were selected as the site of West Germany’s first nuclear reactor Under the leadership of physics professor Heinz Maier-Leibnitz at TUM Garching the building was constructed between 1956 and 1957.  The building had been designed by Gerhard Weber an architect who had previously been associated with the Bauhaus School and who was a professor of architecture at TUM Garching from 1955 to 1974 The center of the building featured a distinctive egg-shaped metallic dome that earned it the nickname Atomei although the building was formally named the Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM) The Atomei functioned as a research neutron source for several decades it was a cutting-edge nuclear research facility and it underwent a couple of upgrades in the 1960s to maintain this status the facility was no longer competitive with other research facilities and plans were initiated to construct a new one Once approval was granted for Atomei’s successor the end of nuclear research within Atomei itself did not lead to the demolition of the building which has been listed as a historical structure FRM-II was constructed adjacent to the Atomei while the interior of the dome was gutted and refurbished Although now surrounded by many other newer buildings on all sides Atomei still stands as a symbol of 1950s science research and futuristic architecture The research campus to the north of Garching is easily reached by car access is restricted to the part of the campus where both Atomei and FRM-II are located FRM-II does provide guided tours of their facilities but visitors must follow a series of strict rules that have been set for both safety and security concerns and nursing mothers are not permitted access For visitors who are unable to schedule a tour Atomei can still be viewed from the area to the west of the security fences A nuclear reactor created for Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" campaign is now used for research at a Dutch university the University of Oregon maintains a research observatory on a remote mountain peak Brookhaven National Labs regularly irradiated a section of forest with a canister of Cesium-137 to study the effects of hard gamma radiation on an ecosystem A 1:2 billion-scale solar system leads visitors into this German university town The cremains of those who donated their bodies to science are buried in a tiny cemetery behind the building A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima Clients work with Accenture to design and prototype digital solutions that improve engineering production and deliver new customer experiencesCenter to serve as hub for co-innovation and co-development of analytics and Industry X.0 solutions based on SAP® Leonardo 2017 – In its new Industrial IoT (IIoT) Innovation Center in Garching near Munich Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is helping clients explore ways to reach new levels of efficiency and agility and deliver personalized experiences through smart which has been set-up as an industrial “shop floor” helps enable clients to design and prototype innovative digital solutions for their businesses and customers It offers an Industrial Design Thinking capability for innovation workshops a Connected Products Studio for rapid prototyping and draws on an industrial ecosystem that connects clients with key technology partners A look inside the Accenture Industrial IoT Innovation Center in Garching The area gives clients a hands-on experience of how new automation and IIoT solutions might improve their innovation manufacturing and after sales strategies and operations technologies and best practices clients can explore include: New ITER Boutique! Purchase ITER-branded merchandise here ITER NewslineKeep in touch with ITER through our main news feed ITER Magazine - French onlyLearn more about the ITER Project by subscribing to this quarterly online magazine (in French) that is geared toward the general public ITER Open Doors Day - NotificationsStay informed about the ITER Open Doors sessions and be among the first to subscribe to the next event Plasma experiments at ITER will be driven by a complex real-time software infrastructure This infrastructure will be developed with support from the fusion community in an open international collaboration currently with partners from Europe and the US The CODAC Section of the ITER Organization and the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Garching have agreed on a long-term collaboration to drive this development ITER ("The Way" in Latin) is one of the most ambitious energy projects in the world today ITER is charting new territory in fusion research bernhard.wardin@siemens.com wolfram.trost@siemens.com florian.martini@siemens.com Toyota Unveils Vintage-Inspired Corolla Hatchback FX It's Official: Porsche and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Tie the Knot to learn what happens to a prototype when it's no longer needed Cars get shipped to Garching from the numerous testing facilities that BMW operates globally, including one that recently opened in the Czech Republic but some look like what you'd find sitting in front of your local BMW dealership The condition that they arrive in depends on how they were used but a handful are wrecked because they were used to test safety systems How it ended up there isn't the question; this facility's sole purpose is to recycle prototypes I'm more curious as to why it's there in 2023 over a decade after it was built and presumably long after the end of its useful life well-lit room where technicians meticulously remove the battery pack from electric cars European Union bureaucrats love regulations and I'm not surprised to learn that they've asked carmakers to recycle about 95% of a car (as measured by weight) and taken fully apart so that the individual parts can be recycled if it's not Gasoline- and diesel-burning models skip this station and go straight to the next room a separate team assesses the vehicle's condition to get a better idea of what can and can't be salvaged either because they're too worn (thousands of merciless miles in Death Valley does that to a prototype) or because they're not certified for resale Some parts are saved; anything from a passenger-side front seat to a full drivetrain gets set aside if it's deemed usable These components sometimes find their way into other prototypes while mechanical bits sometimes get sold to dealers as certified used parts After blowing up the airbags using a remote control (it's as loud as you imagine!) and draining the fluids technicians send the car to another waiting room closed-off room and face an electric excavator It looks like beginning of a rigged boxing match: everyone already knows who is going to win The manned machine tears into the car with near-surgical precision It claws open the roof to remove the seats and the miles of wiring you sit over when traveling in a modern car and treated in ways that would make even the most lackadaisical enthusiast cringe The bits ripped out get thrown into a giant dumpster and the excavator dumps the carcass into a machine that crumples it like you'd crush a soda can shown in our gallery with your author (5'11”) crouched next to it to give you an idea of its size What's next depends on where the metal gets recycled It could be end up as sheetmetal used to build your next car LLC and respective content providers on this website Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website the ‘ESO headquarters extension’ in garching, germany, has been designed by auer weber to complement the original architecture by fehling+gogel. the existing home for the organization is renowned for its unique design which symbolizes the scientific study of the cosmos carried out at european organisation for astronomic research in the southern hemisphere. the building stands alone at the edge of garching’s green belt where its elegant curves express a successful symbiosis between landscape and building keeping the character of the site and emphasizing the communicative atmosphere in close touch with the countryside form the key aspects for this design concept the result is a combination of two structures: an office building and a technical building. the office building is enclosed by a sinuous shape that continues the gesture of undulation with two inner courtyards that make an extensive use of natural light sources the technical building is a cylinder construction with a diameter the size of the 39-meter primary mirror of the E-ELT (the european extremely large telescope) these are embedded within the natural surroundings while functionally and formally blending with the existing headquarters in respect to its prime position. in this context the dominating circular form refers to scientific communication and this design element is overtaken and transformed into the extension while the extant annex is composed of a series of arcs opening out into the neighboring setting the addition forms a uninterrupted band of convex and concave loops that enclose inner circulation features a path through an internal bridge connects the three edifices. vehicular access and a direct doorway to the extension are provided via the access corridor to the parking spaces these are arranged in a ring around the functional and structural components on the ground floor of the office and conference building underneath the first floor slab this entrance includes a taxi drop-off zone and a separate reception which can also be used for major events such as congresses or seminars and cafeteria form the balance point of the master plan. additional communication zones with reading areas are arranged on both upper floors around the two round cutouts with scenes to the outside has exactly the same dimensions as the large VLT mirrors at the paranal observatory in chile similar reference dimensions to other telescopes of the ESO fleet can be found throughout the design work stations are placed in the outer ring to ensure that there are views to the countryside are located in the two inner rings in relation to the courtyards planted areas between structures are developed in accordance with the overall landscaping scheme. the form appears as a structure floating above the existing scenery with pavement kept to a minimum and green planes placed as close as possible to the new building interstitial spaces are occupied by avenues for pedestrians and car access roads made from asphalt the installation of supplementary shrubs respects the character of the site where open fields meet densely wooded areas trees were planted in selected zones to determine visual sight lines rather than to obstruct the views outwards the first and second levels rest on a concrete base that forms sculpted spaces following the lines of the layout inclined columns of the same material are arranged in a circular fashion on the ground floor to support the floor slabs. these slabs have been combined with a shear wall construction used on the second floor column-free cantilever that enhances the perception of the complex as a floating object this structural system is balanced through a specifically developed tie-beam system which enables the cantilever of the lower slabs to metaphorically hang from the building’s roof. during daylight the existing headquarters and the environment are reflected as fractured images through the shingled-folded façade in the evening when the building is lit from inside the optical aesthetic is reinforced by a band of luminance hovering aboveground this is enhanced with the dim illumination from the embedded down lights in the suspended ceiling of the ground floor client: european organisation for astronomical research in the southern hemisphere (ESO) germanyarchitects: auer weber architekten BDAdesign team: philipp auer designboom has received this project from our ‘DIY submissions‘ feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style Located in one of the most active research centres in Europe the three-year long Garching fellowship offers plenty of opportunities to start new collaborations Fellows are expected to engage in functional work for up to 25% of their time equipping them with essential professional skills in diverse areas interact with visiting astronomers from all areas of research and can easily collaborate with the Chilean astronomical community or with astronomers at other international observatories in the country ESO Fellows in Chile contribute at a level of 80 nights per year during the first three years while the fourth year is dedicated exclusively to scientific research.  The ESO Offices for Science in Garching and in Chile are happy to announce the new Early-Career Scientist Visitor Programme The programme is meant to allow early-career scientists (PhD students and postdoc up to three years from the PhD) to spend from one to four months working on their science projects at ESO.  While working independently on their research projects the early-career astronomers can enrich their professional profile with short-term research experience in the vibrant scientific environment of one of the world's leading observatories ESO aims to promote scientific interaction with its community and research institutions worldwide and enhance ESO's role as an astronomical centre of excellence. ESO can provide family support on demand for visitors with child care responsibilities Eligible candidates are encouraged to apply by following the instructions available on the dedicated web pages for Garching and Santiago Later stage career astronomers interested in visiting ESO are welcome to apply to the Scientific Visitor Programme The number of accepted visitors will depend on the evolution of the pandemic The European Southern Observatory (ESO) and the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project will hold a press conference to present new Milky Way results from the EHT The conference will be streamed online on the ESO website and on the ESO YouTube channel There will be simultaneous press conferences organised around the world The ESO press release about the results presented on 12 May will be publicly issued shortly after the start of the press conference Translations of the press release will be available in multiple languages along with extensive supporting audiovisual material For any further information and updates, please also check the Event Horizon Telescope webpage at https://eventhorizontelescope.org Following the press conference, ESO will host an online event for the public on its YouTube channel: a live question and answer session where members of the public will have the opportunity to query another panel of EHT experts This YouTube event will start at 16:30 CEST and last for approximately one hour Members of the public will be able to ask questions on Twitter (#askEHTeu) or using comments on YouTube Members of the press, including online media and broadcasters, may sign up to receive the ESO Media Newsletter. Under normal circumstances this contains ESO press releases sent about 48 hours in advance of public dissemination as well as latest videos and footage from ESO, available for use in documentaries, movies, video news etc. To sign up to the ESO Media Newsletter, please fill out this form Bárbara FerreiraESO Media ManagerGarching bei München, GermanyTel: +49 89 3200 6670Cell: +49 151 241 664 00Email: press@eso.org This workshop aims to provide an overview of the state of the field to explore the synergies provided by ESO’s current and future facilities (ALMA/ELT/VLT/VLTI/La Silla telescopes/CTA) and synergies with other space and ground-based observatories (GAIA The main goal is to identify future scientific opportunities to consolidate key questions in planetary formation and characterisation contrasting and comparing how planned and potential instruments can answer them More information is available at the conference webpage This is the 6th edition of the Real Time Control Workshop series that follows the the previos ones The real-time control (RTC) system is a crucial component for any astronomical adaptive optics (AO) system and  data transfer demands placed on the next generation RTCs for future extremely large telescopes (ELTs) are enormous and even current systems require skill to implement The main workshop goal is to gather international AO RTC specialists in order to share and exchange experience regarding the design and implementation of these systems Such shared experience can be used to improve the design of new and proposed AO systems increasing their performance and usability the workshop is aimed at real-time control specialists instrument scientists and adaptive optics engineers.  Although the workshop is focused principally on astronomical AO attendence of participants from non-astronomical areas is welcome and indeed encouraged to allow cross-discipline discussions to take place More information can be found on the conference website On 26 April 2018, ESO will participate in Germany’s Girls’ Day activities universities and research organisations open their doors to female school students to give them an insight into scientific and technological professions and to encourage more of them to choose careers in STEM fields (Science Places for the event are limited. To register, please visit the Girls’ Day website The ESO Girls’ Day will introduce the work of ESO and highlight many of our daily activities mechanical and opto-mechanical design and integration The programme includes introductory talks as well as hands-on workshops on astronomy and engineering The students will learn how astronomical instruments are built They will also learn how data are collected and used in astronomical research to answer the big questions about the Universe This will provide the students with an insight into the kinds of work done by engineers and astronomers at ESO Rounding off this introduction to the world’s most productive astronomical observatory, there will be a live video link to Cerro Paranal, home of ESO’s Very Large Telescope The students will be able to talk to ESO astronomers and engineers working 11 000 kilometres away on this remote mountaintop in Chile’s Atacama Desert The talks and workshops at the event will be in German Steffi Steins Human Resources ESO Garching bei München, Germany Tel: +49 89 3200 6837 Cell: +49 151 1537 3591 Email: ssteins@eso.org On 27 April 2017, ESO will participate in Germany’s Girls’ Day activities universities and research organisations open their doors to female school students to give them an insight into science and technology professions and to encourage more of them to choose careers in STEM fields (Science The students  will be able to talk with ESO astronomers working 11 000 kilometres away on this remote mountaintop in Chile’s Atacama Desert Steffi Steins Human Resources ESO Garching bei München, Germany Tel: +49 89 3200 6837 Cell: +49 151 1537 3591 Email: ssteins@eso.org Peter Grimley Assistant Public Information Officer Garching bei München, Germany Tel: +49 89 3200 6383 Email: pgrimley@eso.org On 23 April 2015, ESO will participate in Germany’s nationwide Girls’ Day activities universities and research organisations arrange open days for girls to give female school students an insight into science and technology professions and to encourage more of them to choose such careers in the future The programme comprises an introductory talk and hands-on workshops in the fields of both engineering and astronomy with the opportunity to discuss and ask questions about the topics that have been presented They will also learn how data are obtained and used in astronomical research to answer big questions about our Universe The students will gain insights into the kinds of work being done by engineers and astronomers at ESO To complete this introduction to the world’s most productive astronomical observatory, there will be a live video link to Cerro Paranal, home of ESO’s Very Large Telescope The Girls’ Day visitors will be able to talk with an ESO astronomer working 11 000 kilometres away on this high mountaintop in Chile’s Atacama Desert Places are limited for this event. To register, please visit the Girls’ Day website Steffi Steins Human Resources ESO Garching bei München, Germany Tel: +49 89 3200 6837 Email: ssteins@eso.org Richard Hook ESO Public Information Officer Garching bei München, Germany Tel: +49 89 3200 6655 Cell: +49 151 1537 3591 Email: rhook@eso.org Cookies can also be classified based on the following elements. Cookie settings: You can modify your cookie choices for the ESO webpages at any time by clicking on the link Cookie settings at the bottom of any page. Please be aware that if you delete or decline cookies, certain functionalities of our website may be not be available and your browsing experience may be affected. You can set most browsers to prevent any cookies being placed on your device, but you may then have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site/page. And some services and functionalities may not work properly at all (e.g. profile logging-in, shop check out). 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The primary structure is filled with a wooden frame construction based on a 62,5cm grid. elevation 01The almost square building contains two lecture halls with 479 and 288 seats. They are separated by a corridor which provides the access for handicapped people and the speaker. The foyer, the bathrooms and the technical facilities are situated below the seating. This assured a maximum of seats within a minimum of cubature. The main accesses for the lecture halls are the two staircases and the first floor corridor. © Henning Köpke Fotografie The facade consists of rough cut spruce planks To counter the varying exposure to the weather and given the short time of service the decision was made to coat the facade in black wood stain By offsetting the facade’s substructure by one module the image of an undulating surface is created You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email Metrics details Astronomy goes from theories of galaxy shapes to realities of observatory management Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Download citation Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: a shareable link is not currently available for this article Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science The Siemens Technology Centre (STC) in Garching sits alongside the Technical University of Munich (TUM) international research institutes Max Planck Institute and companies such as SAP and will focus on industrial artificial intelligence research The first building for the STC on the Garching Research Campus will house 450 researchers with 150 from TUM The plan is to open the second building complex in 2027 with more than 630 Siemens Technology researchers and IP specialists making STC the largest of the twelve central Siemens research hubs worldwide Around 28,000 people already work at the hub making the Garching Research Campus is one of the largest centres for science Siemens aims to tap into this through joint activities with TUM lectures and the Makerspace to make the STC much more open “No one can solve the current challenges alone We must accelerate collaboration with our customers and partners in the early stages of development international research institutions and companies benefits from an excellent environment and will strengthen Germany’s global role in cutting-edge research,” said Peter Körte Chief Technology and Chief Strategy Officer of Siemens “The collaboration between Siemens and TUM as part of the Industry on Campus strategy shows how a leading industrial partnership can bridge the gap between academic excellence and industrial innovation to work together on the challenges of our time and develop powerful disruptive solutions,” said Thomas F President of the Technical University of Munich “Two international champions made in Bavaria are joining forces – success is therefore inevitable At the Siemens Technology Center in Garching talented people from science and industry are researching and working together under one roof to create fertile ground for innovation and technological strength TUM as a world-class university and the global company Siemens ensure the best opportunities for the future through knowledge transfer and talent development for Bavaria – and far beyond,” stated Markus Blume Bavaria’s State Minister for Science and the Arts with the STC designed and built by Siemens Real Estate and will be certified “GOLD” according to the internationally recognized sustainability standard LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) will be used at the STC detect production breakdowns at an early stage and enable natural language communication between humans and machines Spending on research and development (R&D) at the company rose by around €600m  to approximately €6.2 billion in 2023 on Simulation & Digital Twin Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Future of Automation or Cybersecurity & Trust These are all brought together on the Xcelerator open digital business platform www.siemens.com ESO Press Photo eso9717a shows a recent aerial view of the modernistic building of the ESO Headquarters in the town of Garching which was donated to ESO by the Government of the (then Federal) Republic of Germany was constructed in the late 1970's at a time when ESO's various divisions were still dispersed at several sites in Europe The move into the Organisation's new European home took place in the summer of 1980 The ESO Headquarters is the nerve centre of the Organisation This is the site of the Office of the Director General and its associated functional units for instance the Visiting Astronomers' Service and the Education and Public Relations Department the Instrumentation Division as well as the Administration there are several highly specialised laboratories About 200 people have their daily work at the ESO Headquarters Apart from the administrative and technical work the ESO Headquarters is a bustling scientific centre with a very active group of scientists engaged in many different frontline research programmes Many scientists from the ESO member countries and beyond come to use ESO's computer facilities to attend international conferences or workshops or to work together with ESO staff on research projects spanning practically all areas of contemporary astronomy and astrophysics is the Hubble Space Telescope/European Co-ordinating Facility (ST/ECF) which is operated jointly by ESO and the European Space Agency (ESA) It is a select group of scientists and data specialists who assist European astronomers with their observations at the Hubble Space Telescope Communication between ESO's facilities in Europe and Chile is ensured by means of a permanent satellite link Connect with ESO on social media ESO will participate in Germany’s nationwide Girls’ Day activities The annual event sees technical enterprises universities and research organisations open their doors to female school students in order to provide an insight into science and technology professions Such open days help girls to make well-informed decisions about their future and encourage them to choose careers in science and technology An Introduction to the Work of the European Southern Observatory comprises a series of talks in German and question-and-answer sessions with ESO staff and students Many aspects of astronomy and engineering (optics To conclude this introduction to the world’s most productive astronomical observatory there will be a live video link to ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) Located 2600 metres above sea level on Cerro Paranal the VLT is the world’s most advanced optical instrument — and a formidable science machine The Girls’ Day visitors will be able to talk to an ESO astronomer working 11 000 kilometres away in Chile’s Atacama Desert Thursday 27 March 2014Where: ESO Headquarters Angela Arndt Human Resources ESO Garching bei München, Germany Tel: +49 89 3200 6265 Email: aarndt@eso.org the European Southern Observatory is celebrating its 40th anniversary From an idea by visionary European astronomers in the 1950s to the signing of the ESO Convention in 1962 and to its present position as one of the leading research organisations in the field of astronomy and astrophysics ESO has undergone a tremenduous development during these decades a Press Conference was organised at the ESO Headquarters in Garching (near Munich It was held in conjunction with the visit of the German Secretary of State from the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF including Consuls General of the ESO member states in Munich and scientist-colleagues from German research institutes The comprehensive programme started at 15:30 hrs with a number of official speeches followed by the world premiere of the ESO film "Europe Reaches towards the Stars - 40 Years ESO" This new EPR production provides a unique overview of the development of our organisation from the first ideas to the present successes and also with a view towards the future After a brief walk through the HQ building there was a live video connection to Paranal followed by the presentation of a new book "Geheimnisvolles Universum - Europas Astronomen entschleiern das Weltall" by German science journalist Dirk Lorenzen published by the Kosmos Verlag on the occasion of ESOs 40th anniversary The event terminated at 18:10 hrs after a final session during which representatives of the media posed questions to the participants at ESO Headquarters in Garching bei München an official inauguration ceremony was held for the new office extension This celebration was attended by members of the ESO Council the general contractor BAM Deutschland AG and the ESO management team The unveiling of the extension marks an important day in ESO’s history as it will not only bring all of ESO’s Garching staff together on one site but will also provide a technical building for ESO’s most advanced instruments to be assembled The extension was made possible in part thanks to a generous contribution from the German Federal Ministry for Science and Research These two buildings — an office building of 10 300 square metres and a technical building of 2900 square metres — and their surroundings cover more than double the current area of the ESO Garching Headquarters This additional space was much needed as ESO staff are currently spread across different locations in the Garching campus area with the European Extremely Large Telescope on the horizon ESO needed a cradle for the technological innovations that the ambitious project will require The technical building — which will also host one of the largest computer archives of astronomical data in the world — will be the focal point of this work The extension has been designed to be in keeping with the original building makes extensive use of natural light sources and has two inner courtyards The technical building is a cylinder with a diameter almost matching the size of the 39-metre primary mirror of the E-ELT Both new buildings have been labelled green buildings as their energy consumption will be significantly lower than is typical for buildings of this size This is due to the well-insulated façade and because the office building is heated and cooled through concrete core activation — for which groundwater is used together with a heat pump — and supplied with district heating using geothermally heated water This extension — the construction of which began in January 2012 — marks one more significant step forward in ESO’s constant evolution ESO is the foremost intergovernmental astronomy organisation in Europe and the world’s most productive ground-based astronomical observatory by far ESO carries out an ambitious programme focused on the design construction and operation of powerful ground-based observing facilities enabling astronomers to make important scientific discoveries ESO also plays a leading role in promoting and organising cooperation in astronomical research ESO operates three unique world-class observing sites in Chile: La Silla the world’s most advanced visible-light astronomical observatory and two survey telescopes VISTA works in the infrared and is the world’s largest survey telescope and the VLT Survey Telescope is the largest telescope designed to exclusively survey the skies in visible light ESO is the European partner of a revolutionary astronomical telescope ALMA the largest astronomical project in existence ESO is currently planning the 39-metre European Extremely Large optical/near-infrared Telescope which will become “the world’s biggest eye on the sky” Thank you for downloading this report! You can view it at the link below:View PDFIf you can not access the report, please contact ariana.lynn@thefastmode.com Get updates and alertsdelivered to your inbox A powerful quantum computer could be designed with an incredibly tiny memory A data memory can hardly be any smaller: researchers working with Gerhard Rempe at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Garching have stored quantum information in a single atom The researchers wrote the quantum state of single photons into a rubidium atom and read it out again after a certain storage time This technique can be used in principle to design powerful quantum computers and to network them with each other across large distances One single atom as data memory: Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics wrote quantum information into a rubidium atom between two mirrors and read it out again after a certain storage time Quantum computers will one day be able to cope with computational tasks in no time where current computers would take years They will take their enormous computing power from their ability to simultaneously process the diverse pieces of information which are stored in the quantum state of microscopic physical systems the quantum computers must exchange these pieces of information between their individual components Photons are particularly suitable for this as no matter needs to be transported with them Particles of matter however will be used for the information storage and processing Researchers are therefore looking for methods whereby quantum information can be exchanged between photons and matter Although this has already been done with ensembles of many thousands of atoms physicists at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Garching have now proved that quantum information can also be exchanged between single atoms and photons in a controlled way Using a single atom as a storage unit has several advantages - the extreme miniaturization being only one says Holger Specht from the Garching-based Max Planck Institute The stored information can be processed by direct manipulation on the atom which is important for the execution of logical operations in a quantum computer it offers the chance to check whether the quantum information stored in the photon has been successfully written into the atom without destroying the quantum state,” says Specht It is thus possible to ascertain at an early stage that a computing process must be repeated because of a storage error The fact that no one had succeeded until very recently in exchanging quantum information between photons and single atoms was because the interaction between the particles of light and the atoms is very weak Atom and photon do not take much notice of each other like two party guests who hardly talk to each other and can therefore exchange only a little information The researchers in Garching have enhanced the interaction with a trick They placed a rubidium atom between the mirrors of an optical resonator and then used very weak laser pulses to introduce single photons into the resonator The mirrors of the resonator reflected the photons to and fro several times which strongly enhanced the interaction between photons and atom the party guests thus meet more often and the chance that they talk to each other increases The photons carried the quantum information in the form of their polarization This can be left-handed (the direction of rotation of the electric field is anti-clockwise) or right-handed (clock-wise) The quantum state of the photon can contain both polarizations simultaneously as a so-called superposition state In the interaction with the photon the rubidium atom is usually excited and then loses the excitation again by means of the probabilistic emission of a further photon The Garching-based researchers did not want this to happen the absorption of the photon was to bring the rubidium atom into a definite The researchers achieved this with the aid of a further laser beam which they directed onto the rubidium atom at the same time as it interacted with the photon The spin orientation of the atom contributes decisively to the stable quantum state generated by control laser and photon is thus determined by the orientation of the magnetic moment The state is characterized by the fact that it reflects the photon’s polarization state: the direction of the magnetic moment corresponds to the rotational direction of the photon’s polarization a mixture of both rotational directions being stored by a corresponding mixture of the magnetic moments This state is read out by the reverse process: irradiating the rubidium atom with the control laser again causes it to re-emit the photon which was originally incident the quantum information in the read-out photon agrees with the information originally stored The quantity that describes this relationship This is significantly higher than the 67 percent fidelity that can be achieved with classical methods The method developed in Garching is therefore a real quantum memory the time the quantum information in the rubidium can be retained “This is comparable with the storage times of all previous quantum memories based on ensembles of atoms,” says Stephan Ritter another researcher involved in the experiment a significantly longer storage time is necessary for the method to be used in a quantum computer or a quantum network There is also a further quality characteristic of the single-atom quantum memory from Garching which could be improved: the so-called efficiency It is a measure of how many of the irradiated photons are stored and then read out again The storage time is mainly limited by magnetic field fluctuations from the laboratory surroundings “It can therefore be increased by storing the quantum information in quantum states of the atoms which are insensitive to magnetic fields.” The efficiency is limited by the fact that the atom does not sit still in the centre of the resonator This causes the strength of the interaction between atom and photon to decrease The researchers can thus also improve the efficiency: by greater cooling of the atom The researchers at the Max Planck Institute in Garching now want to work on these two improvements the prospects for the single-atom quantum memory would be excellent,” says Stephan Ritter The interface between light and individual atoms would make it possible to network more atoms in a quantum computer with each other than would be possible without such an interface; a fact that would make such a computer more powerful the exchange of photons would make it possible to quantum mechanically entangle atoms across large distances The entanglement is a kind of quantum mechanical link between particles which is necessary to transport quantum information across large distances The technique now being developed at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics could some day thus become an essential component of a future “quantum Internet” Subscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownA Star Scientist From The Max Planck Society Allegedly Harassed And Bullied Her ColleaguesNine young scientists told BuzzFeed News Germany that astrophysicist Guinevere Kauffmann has bullied students for years by Pascale MüllerReporterin Politik und sexualisierte Gewalt This post was translated from German Max-Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Garching He doesn't even know what a computer program is." "...maybe you can try and avoid playing one side or the other — this is a bad Chinese habit" These are snippets of emails sent to students and colleagues by Guinevere Kauffmann director of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Garching Nearly a dozen such emails from the professor have been obtained by BuzzFeed News Germany These emails are not about professional feedback Guinevere Kauffmann is an internationally known researcher and recipient of the Leibniz Prize the most important award for research funding in Germany Nine graduate and post-graduate students told BuzzFeed News Germany that she has bullied students and scientists for years Kauffmann leads the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Garching with her husband Simon White and two other professors Her husband is one of the most important astrophysicists in the world their résumés read like a catalogue of the most renowned research institutions in the world: Cambridge Kauffmann and White have the power to make careers – and to break them Their influence extends far beyond Germany: White is "almost a god in China," one of the young scientists told BuzzFeed News Germany like most of the scientists coming forward with allegations have asked for anonymity because they fear professional ramifications Over the last three months BuzzFeed News Germany has interviewed these students analyzed numerous email exchanges between Kauffmann and her students and read complaints filed by employees to the institute The research shows how employees and students are treated at one of the most highly respected research institutes in the world While the institute in Garching outwardly presents itself as the cutting edge of German research In early February German news magazine Der Spiegel reported similar accusations at a Max Planck institute yet without naming the specific institute (Astrophysics) or the professor (Kauffmann) BuzzFeed News Germany is providing these details because after the report by Der Spiegel the scientists who had complained felt that the institute did not take sufficient measures to review the accusations and protect students Despite the allegations Kauffmann remains the director of the institute and is currently advising one graduate and two post-graduate students Training arranged for Kauffmann has not improved her conduct toward students according to individuals affected by the alleged behavior That is why one scientist is stating accusations against Kauffmann to BuzzFeed News Germany for the first time a different scientist employed at the institute referred to the Max Planck Society's approach as a "smokescreen tactic." He wrote: "I would hope for disciplinary measures in the event of such incidents for all individuals who exhibit such unworthy conduct." BuzzFeed News Germany offered to interview the professor so that she could comment on the allegations against her Guinevere Kauffmann initially agreed to meet and wrote in an email "I think it's time that I respond to these accusations personally." She continued "I have much to say about leading women in science The Max Planck Society advised Kauffmann against it and instead issued a statement in which the organization spoke on behalf of both the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics as well as the professor herself The statement claims that the Max Planck Society immediately investigates misconduct of any sort provided there are sufficiently concrete indications of misbehavior The accusations against Kauffmann have been known internally since January 2016 Kauffmann reportedly has been taking part in training since then The Max Planck Society thus contradicts its own statements made to Der Spiegel and BuzzFeed News Germany a few months prior In late March the society stated that it had only been informed of alleged bullying during an assessment in June 2016 Two years passed after this assessment of bullying allegations two years in which the Max Planck Society and the institute apparently made no changes to its complaint structures According to an internal memo among the institute's leadership from April 5 a change to the code of conduct was first discussed in response to the report in Der Spiegel Interest in a public clarification of these accusations is thus especially high Such clarification would be as good as impossible without clearly naming the institute and the professor In April 2018 Director Eiichiro Komatsu sent a memo to employees and graduate students of the institute In it he admitted that it is difficult to complain about professors in the Max Planck Society He wrote: "While we take various measures to address problems "The current ombudsperson states that in the past six years since she took office she has only been visited by two individuals It would be naive to think that the absence of complaints means that there are none." Indeed many more people reportedly approached the woman before she was appointed ombudsperson Emails have been obtained by BuzzFeed News Germany showing that at least two young researchers expressed concerns about misconduct by superiors at the institute to various authorities including the equal opportunities officer of the Max Planck Society and the chair of the works council of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics BuzzFeed News Germany has also acquired emails and statements from Kauffmann to students in which she refers to them as "frauds," accuses them of fabricating data and denounces them in front of other colleagues when coming from such an influential researcher Regarding an Indian student she wrote that Indians cannot be trusted She accused Chinese researchers of having a "bad Chinese habit" and sent them links to a medical guide so that they "will finally grow up." Another time she wrote to a female student: "We all know that young women don't listen to elders." And Kauffmann allegedly not only insulted students but also placed them under extreme pressure and threatened to not extend their contracts or to fire them emails with personal attacks against colleagues were also sent to international colleges and thus potential future employers of the researchers in training "People depend on their letters of recommendation that can be really bad for you," said Hans (a pseudonym) In his first telephone interview with BuzzFeed News Germany he began by saying "I want this all to go public." In that regard he is nearly alone at the institute All of his attempts at directing affected individuals to BuzzFeed News Germany faltered "It makes me furious and sad that we can't do more We're faced with it every day and my friends have to endure it." A scientific employee at the Max Planck Institute in Garching said that she was aware of bullying by Kauffmann and has warned future students about the professor "Unfortunately they still took the job," she wrote One of the students who came to the institute despite warnings is Nils (a pseudonym) a graduate student under Kauffmann from 2013 to 2014 It is still difficult for him to talk about that time That is the first thing that he said when BuzzFeed News Germany called him Everything went well for the first year at the institute Yet in the second year he was faced with a scientific problem that he could not solve alone "I isolated myself in my office." Looking back Nils eventually solved his problem on his own as well as programming a code and writing a scientific paper Kauffmann reportedly kept telling him to find a different profession even though I actually had enough time to complete my PhD on schedule," said Nils The institute ultimately cancelled his stipend in 2014 That was fatal for him as an international student and unable to apply for unemployment," he said International graduate students at the institute now have employment contracts and thus better protection against termination where a married couple was also running a research institute "I was embarrassed and felt worthless," Nils told BuzzFeed News Germany Just one year later he successfully obtained his PhD at a different European research institute When he began discussing his experience with Kauffmann he noted that he is not alone in what happened to him worked at the institute until the summer of 2017 "I've seen Guinevere Kauffmann screaming in her office And she sent Nils emails that really destroyed him." Scientists affected by Kauffmann’s alleged behavior are certain that the Max Planck Society knew about the accusations "The Max Planck Society has to know about it Because there have been so many complaints," said Sebastian (a pseudonym) who works at a research facility in Garching with a lot of personnel overlap with the Max Planck Institute In an initial statement to BuzzFeed News Germany in March 2018 the Max Planck Society said that it first learned about allegations against Kauffmann during the visit by the expert advisory committee in July 2016 The expert advisory committee is a group of external professors who visit the Max Planck Institutes every three years and evaluate the research being conducted there There were no complaints before that visit BuzzFeed News Germany then confronted the society with emails showing that scientists had been complaining about bullying by the director six months before that The emails show that scientists were turning to the director of the work council at the time the Max Planck Society wrote in a second statement: half a year before the expert advisory committee session a postdoc wrote about problems to a work council member who in turn contacted the chair of the work council There were numerous discussions between the executive director at the time Eiichiro Komatsu and the director both with and without work council involvement." The scientist in question tells BuzzFeed News Germany that BuzzFeed News Germany approached former Work Council Chair Ewald Müller for comment "This matter with Guinevere Kauffmann and her husband is by far the worst But the prevailing culture in the entire institute is bad Things happen there that aren't okay," said Hans "I get the impression many of the advisors are bullying their employees." All nine scientists who spoke with BuzzFeed News Germany say that the institute is profoundly hierarchical In theory there are many ways to file a complaint at the Max Planck Institute in Garching and within the Max Planck Society itself Both have their own equal opportunities officer There are thesis committees that accompany the graduate students through promotion And there is the expert advisory committee that comes to the institute every three years Yet all of these ways of filing a complaint have one problem: Students do not trust them some members of the expert advisory committee are personal friends with Kauffmann and her husband according to scientists who spoke with BuzzFeed News Germany One can thus never be certain that the information is treated as confidential the members of the expert advisory committees are selected by the president of the Max Planck Society on the basis of recommendations from the institutes This means that they are not completely independent observers The Max Planck Society states in this regard "The central task of the expert advisory committee is the evaluation of scientific work at the institute The committee members are thus selected on the basis of their own excellent scientific credentials and corresponding scientific expertise in the respective field Under these conditions the president defers to recommendations from the MPI and there is thus scientific proximity to the institute." The expert advisory committee is insufficient as a monitoring body for other reasons as well who worked at the institute until recently "We can't wait three years for someone to come and to tell them that something's not right." She said that when the expert advisory committee visited in 2016 she and other students approached the Vice President of the Max Planck Society He reportedly said that the professor has a "right to graduate students" and that he could not do anything about that BuzzFeed News Germany contacted Schüth for comment "Vice President Professor Ferdi Schüth was made aware of deficits in the care for graduate students in the director's department during the expert advisory committee visit in 2016 and immediately sought to speak with her." Criticism of the advisors reportedly cannot be expressed to the scientists of the thesis committees The thesis committee usually consists of three senior scientists and is supposed to support students during their thesis and so they don't get all that involved when the students are unhappy "You can either leave or keep on suffering." "The Max Planck Society touts the expert advisory committee as something that can uncover all problems but in my experience it's a deeply flawed process and ultimately useless for reporting serious problems and protecting young employees," wrote Kaleigh (a pseudonym) who worked at the institute some years ago This picture of the Milky Way shows the birth of new stars During a visit by the expert advisory committee in 2007 Kaleigh complained to them that her superiors were not providing her with letters of recommendation Kaleigh did not stand a chance on the job market "After the visit it was clear that the directors all knew this problem had been discussed and that I was the one who brought it up The confidentiality was not respected," she told BuzzFeed News Germany Because it was discovered that she had complained Kaleigh said she was summoned to Director Simon White's office White told her that he was annoyed that she had addressed the problem externally because there were doubts about employing her anyway She then tried to find a new job as quickly as possible She felt that criticism was not tolerated at the institute "Employees and students who report problems are shut out and treated as though they had betrayed the team." besides the report to the expert advisory committee the Max Planck Society and the institute claim they have almost no written complaints on file Yet according to the scientists who spoke with BuzzFeed News Germany the lack of written complaints does not at all mean that these problems are not present there's not an official complaint because it's confidential So the problem is that nobody knows what should actually constitute an official complaint." This is also criticized in the expert advisory committee report from 2016 which stated: "The position of ombudsperson in its current form is insufficient to address difficult situations: they are selected by institute employees and may be less inclined to discuss problems with the directors out of fear of consequences for their own career." "There's no one you can speak to and not be afraid of." "I still haven't rediscovered my love for astronomy," said Amanda (a pseudonym) who studies galaxies neighboring the Milky Way For most people these galaxies are still very far away but for astrophysicists they are quite close Their stars can still be seen when you go out to the yard lie on your back and look up at the sky on a clear summer night When Amanda talks about her work you can sense the fascination she once had for her career or are responsible for the creation of the stars and the birth of the cosmos She was entirely certain in her profession was one of the scientists who approached the expert advisory committee in 2016 In emails Kauffmann accused her of errors she did not make BuzzFeed News Germany has obtained emails from Kauffmann that students and postdocs had submitted with the expert advisory committee complaint Kauffmann wrote that "he can't even understand a computer program." After the visit by the expert advisory committee the leadership of the Max Planck Society immediately spoke with the director Kauffmann took the accusations very seriously and immediately agreed to "professional training" and to daily monitoring in the workplace "We have not since received any new complaints The executive director confirmed to us last year that the situation has improved in the meantime," the Max Planck Society said The scientific employee who warned others about Kauffmann told BuzzFeed News Germany that the professor is now being "very closely supervised,” and that this has improved the situation The Max Planck Society told BuzzFeed Germany that it would be illegal to report on these cases "Due to the dated nature of the allegations any identifying report would be illegal," the Society wrote especially when they occurred only a few years ago some scientists told BuzzFeed News Germany that Kauffmann continues to harass employees and students "What did change is that she isn't present at most meetings anymore A scientist employed at the institute said that these measures aren't enough "As far as I know the Max Planck Society has not taken any measures except for the training which hardly anyone at the institute was officially notified of I think this policy of obfuscation is harmful and unreasonable." BuzzFeed News Germany asked the Max Planck Society and the institute whether students scientific assistants and parties other than the executive director were questioned about Kauffmann and whether they have perceived an improvement in her conduct The Max Planck Society did not address this question in its response We rely on sources to investigate abuse of power in institutions. If you have a tip, you can contact BuzzFeed News Germany reporter Pascale Mueller at pascale.mueller@buzzfeed.com, or send us an anonymous, secure message here Pascale MüllerReporterin Politik und sexualisierte Gewalt Conference e-mail: hires2014@eso.org By 2023-10-25T11:00:00+01:00 GERMANY: München Landkreis a district authority representing several boroughs in and around the city has bought the outer section of U-Bahn Line U6 between Fröttmaning and Garching Forschungszentrum from Garching municipality for €30m Landkreis Administrator Christoph Göbel said U6 is of great importance to the area but managing the infrastructure is beyond the resources of a single municipality The transfer of infrastructure ownership on October 15 has had no impact on the services operated by city transport operator MVG which are supported by the Landkreis; the Land of Bayern also contributing to the costs of running the section between Garching-Hochbrück and Garching Forschungszentrum GERMANY: The city of München has commissioned municipal bodies to draw up preliminary plans for the southern section of the proposed metro Line U9 U9 is planned as a 10·9 km cross-city link between Implerstraße and Münchner Freiheit It will have five stations including one at .. GERMANY: Construction of the western extension of München metro line U5 to Pasing is expected to begin in January following approval of the formal planning application by the city government on December 15 GERMANY: München municipal utility company SWM has placed a firm order for Siemens Mobility to supply a further 22 six-car Type C2 metro trains which are scheduled to enter service on lines U2 and U6 from 2022 Site powered by Webvision Cloud Um die Website umfänglich nutzen zu können Bitte aktivieren Sie JavaScript auf Ihrem Browser Quantum physicist Rainer Blatt was appointed Distinguished Affiliated Professor of the Technical University of Munich in early November He was also appointed an external member of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Garching near Munich this fall The TU Munich awards the honorary title "TUM Distinguished Affiliated Professorship" to scientists who have set international standards in their field of work TUM has awarded the title of TUM Distinguished Affiliated Professor to internationally leading scientists who work at other universities have developed a field of science in a leading way and collaborate with their colleagues at TUM on a long-term basis To strengthen the scientific network of the Max Planck Institutes the Max Planck Society in Germany nominates outstanding international scientists as external scientific members of an institute This honor has now also been bestowed on Rainer Blatt who will serve as an external member of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Garching The prerequisite for appointment as an External Scientific Member is the scientific excellence of the candidate as well as a close connection to the respective institute https://www.uibk.ac.at/newsroom/rainer-blatt-honored.html.en Quantum Optics and Spectroscopy Munich Quantum Vall Home About ESQ ESQ Postdocs ESQ Discovery ESQ Quantum Austria ESQ Office Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) Atena Zalbeik-Dormayer Boltzmanngasse 5 1090 Viennaoffice(at)esq-quantum.at Imprint Data Protection the TUM website and its elements will be displayed in either dark or light The settings are stored on your computer and not transferred to the server New connection between Garching and Freising Just in time for the beginning of the winter semester at the universities the new MVV express bus line X660 started on October 1 Thanks to the new connection passengers can travel with just a few stops from the Garching Research Campus to the Weihenstephaner Berg in Freising in just over half an hour The new X660 express bus line connects the two university locations in Garching and Freising quickly and directly It runs every 40 minutes from Monday to Friday from 5.25 a.m The journey between the two TUM locations is only about half an hour The line starts at the Garching-Forschungszentrum underground station There are intermediate stops at three stops in Dietersheim several stops are then served: Schlüterstraße Am Staudengarten and Weihenstephaner Berg as the end point of the line "This line was a matter close to our hearts," said Freising's District Administrator at a press conference on the commissioning on Friday “It's great that we can put the bus into operation today not only for the 3,000 or so students who commute between Weihenstephan and Garching but also for the many people who“ live in Freising and work in Garching or Munich - or vice versa." Airbus · Altana · Audi · Bayerischer Bauindustrieverband · BMW · Bosch · Busch Vacuum · Clariant · Dräxlmaier · Evonik Industries · Google · Herrenknecht · HUAWEI · Infineon · Linde · MAN · Nestlé · Rohde & Schwarz · RWE · SAP · SGL Carbon · Siemens · TRUMPF · TÜV-Süd · Vereinigung der Bayerischen Wirtschaft · Volkswagen · Wacker Chemie the event could not take place this year due to the coronavirus pandemic © Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) gGmbH ESO announces the establishment of the world's first system for interactive remote control of ground-based telescopes on another continent European astronomers can perform astronomical observations with a telescope at the ESO La Silla observatory in Chile while remaining at the ESO Headquarters in Garching bei München This is made possible by a computer-to-computer connection via a satellite link between the ESO installations in Europe and South America From the “Remote Control Room" in Garching the astronomer controls his telescope almost 12 000 km away at the ESO La Silla observatory in the Atacama desert are sent back via the same link in digital form The astronomer can immediately inspect his data and decide about how to best continue his observations The system currently works on the 2.2 m telescope It will be extended to the 1.4 m CAT in early October 1987 and later to other telescopes on La Silla It is expected that more and more astronomers will prefer to stay in Europe and perform their observations at La Silla by remote control avoiding the long and expensive trip to South America The remote control system includes transfer of TV-images of the focal field of the telescope in order to center correctly the objects which shall be observed There is also voice and telex connection between the observer in Europe and the night assistant in Chile who is present in case of technical failure The computer-to-computer data transfer takes place at 12000 baud About 25 seconds are needed to transfer a TV picture Spectra of astronomical objects are transmitted in less than 4 minutes and it takes 7 minutes to send a full CCD frame with about 164.000 image elements (320 x 512 pixels) A major advantage is the possibility of very flexible scheduling of telescope time and short term reservation Shorter observing programmes which do not justify the expense of travel to Chile Recovery of lost observing time may also become feasible the leased line will also be used for other ESO communications during the daytime ensuring even closer cooperation between the observatory and the Headquarters The operation of the present system is providing valuable experience for the remote control of the next large telescope on La Silla which will become available towards the end of 1988 It is also expected that most observations with the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) will be performed by remote control from Europe The VLT will consist of four individual telescopes with 8-metre mirrors giving it the equivalent aperture of a 16-metre telescope it will be the world's largest optical telescope Siemens research center coming to Garching Siemens is to build a new research center at the high-tech campus run by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Garching Over 100 Siemens researchers will work alongside TUM scientists The focus of this cooperative initiative will be on robotics/autonomous systems and IT security The new research building will be located next to the future locations of the TUM Department of Electrical Electronic and Computer Engineering and the Fraunhofer Institutes Press Release of Siemens (8.12.2015) HENN has won a competition to design the new Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Building for the Technical University of Munich at the Garching research campus The design features four rectangular buildings encircling a central glass hall envisioned as a beacon and hub to promote interaction among students and academics The project site is located approximately 18 kilometers north of Munich on a rectangular piece of land, surrounded on four sides by roads. As a part of the larger Garching Science City masterplan by KCAP Architects & Planners, the Electrical and Computer Engineering Building will integrate into existing academic community and spur new construction on the adjacent undeveloped land. Courtesy of HENNHENN’s design will be built over several stages; the first stage will accommodate up to 150 employees and 300 students The foundation stone was laid in early June: the Free State of Bavaria invested 44.5 million Euros for the construction of a new service-building at the TUM’s largest campus It is designed for a total capacity of approximately 7,300 meals per day The largest campus of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Garching celebrates the topping out ceremony of its central infrastructure project In addition to a new lecture hall and space for TUM facilities a hotel with a guest house and a congress center This gives the science-supporting services on campus a tremendous thrust