Intronauts - exploring brilliant science

Intronauts – exploring brilliant science. A podcast from MAX IV in Lund, the world-leading synchrotron where x-rays are produced and used by skilled scientists to understand, explain and improve the world we all live in. Produced by Umami Produktion www.maxiv.se

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6 The future of MAX IV

Episode 6 – The future of MAX IV. Podcasting from Lund, Sweden, home of the Nose Academy, a collection of 100 plaster casts of noses belonging to distinguished Scandinavians and one of the most advanced laboratories in the world, MAX IV. Intronauts brings you inside MAX IV and today we chat with Ian McNulty, Director at MAX IV, about his ambitions for MAX IV 50 years from now. www.maxiv.se

Mar 27, 2020•20 min

5 Working at MAX IV and in Sweden, what’s it like?

Episode 5 – Working at MAX IV and in Sweden, what’s it like? Podcasting from Lund, Sweden, the home of the internationally acclaimed Lund University, 4800 parking spots for bicycles and one of the most advanced X-ray laboratories in the world, MAX IV. Intronauts brings you inside MAX IV where today we will chat with Åse Hofwing, Silvia Forcat and Giulia Orlando dedicating a great part of their lives to making the world a better place. www.maxiv.se

Mar 27, 2020•17 min

4 Why having your head in the clouds is a good thing

Episode 4 – Why having your head in the clouds is a good thing. Podcasting from Lund, the eleventh biggest city in Sweden and the birthplace of the city’s first Beatles-esque celebrity, Esaias Tegnér and one of the most advanced laboratories in the world, MAX IV. Intronauts brings you inside MAX IV. Today we broadcast from one of the beamlines and talk to Nønne Prisle, Associate Professor at University of Oulu who hopes to understand how cloud droplets form and dissolve in order to help people m...

Mar 27, 2020•25 min

3 Science comes in many shapes and colours

Episode 3 – Science comes in many shapes and colours. Podcasting from Lund, Sweden, the birthplace of Ingmar Bergman’s man-crush, Max von Sydow, the home of an unexplainable amount of handball teams, and one of the most advanced laboratories in the world, MAX IV. Intronauts brings you inside MAX IV and this time we talk to Karina Thånell and Uwe Müller about some of the successful projects and how they might end up improving the world we live in. www.maxiv.se

Mar 26, 2020•27 min

2 What does it take to build and run a synchrotron?

Episode 2 – What does it take to build and run a synchrotron? Podcasting from Lund, Sweden, home to the vicious sausage battle between the Lundamelle and the Lundaknake and one of the most advanced laboratories in the world, MAX IV. Intronauts brings you inside MAX IV and today we chat with Stephen Molloy, Mirjam Lindberg and Ann Terry about the inner workings of the facility. www.maxiv.se

Mar 26, 2020•24 min

1 The founding father of MAX IV

Episode 1 – The founding father of MAX IV. Podcasting from Lund, Sweden, home of the hopelessly congested E22 highway, Eurovision cutie-pie Måns Zelmerlöw and one of the most advanced laboratories in the world, MAX IV. Intronauts brings you inside MAX IV where you’ll hear Professor Mikael Eriksson talk about his humble beginnings and vision for the future. www.maxiv.se

Mar 26, 2020•24 min

Intronauts trailer

Intronauts - exploring brilliant science. A trailer for the podcast series from MAX IV Laboratory in Lund, Sweden, the world-leading synchrotron where x-rays are produced and used by skilled scientists to understand, explain and improve the world we all live in. https://www.maxiv.se

Mar 09, 2020•2 min

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