SciLux

Climate Chronicles with Dr. Sophie Nuber

14 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This month SciLux sits down with Dr. Sophie Nuber, a Luxembourgish climate and marine scientist at the University of Washington and keynote speaker at...

The Skin We’re In: Microfluidics, Bubbles, and Healthcare Solutions with Prof. David Fernández Rivas

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we sit down with Professor David Fernández Rivas from the University of Twente to talk about what engineering actually means – and...

Nature's Balance. Hummingbirds, Other Pollinators and Biodiversity with Prof. Ainhoa Magrach

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wondered why scientists keep talking about biodiversity? In this episode, Professor Ainhoa Magrach from Spain's BC3 Basque Centre for Climat...

AI Awakening: Navigating Europe's Role in the Future of Machine Learning with Prof. Søren Hauberg

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The AI research landscape may be fracturing along geopolitical lines. What does this mean for European innovation?Professor Søren Hauberg from Danish...

The Silent Struggle: Endometriosis and Its Impact with Dr. Marina Kvaskoff

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we look into the complexities of endometriosis with Dr. Marina Kvaskoff, a researcher who works in the Epidemiology of Gynecological ...

Emergent Wonders, Gravity and Black Holes with Dr. Jay Armas

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Jácome (Jay) Armas, a theoretical physicist who works at the Niels Bohr Institute (University of Copenhagen) and th...

Tiny Transformations: Exploring the World of Nanomaterials with Prof. Katarzyna Siuzdak

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that if you go down to nanoscale, the features of materials change completely? For example gold can have a completely different colour. I...

People on the Move: The Impact of Migration on Economies with Prof. Catia Batista

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Migration remains one of the most contentious and emotionally charged issues of our time. In this episode, we explore the evidence behind the debates ...

Gut Feelings: Understanding Microbiome Influence on Health with Prof. Paul Wilmes

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The gut microbiome has become a hot topic in recent years, capturing the attention of scientists and the general public alike. In our latest podcast e...

Can Data Help Manage Diabetes? (with Dr. Adam Hulman)

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features Dr. Adam Hulman, a mathematician with a PhD in epidemiology who specialises in bridging the gap between computer science and cli...

The Sun Affects Us All - Space Weather with Dr. Carl Shneider

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know Luxembourg is home to space weather experts?Space weather – a term that may sound unfamiliar to many – encompasses a broad range of s...

Eating for Life: Talking Nutrition with Dr. Torsten Bohn

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Let's look at what we eat - from a nutrition research perspective!Dr.  Torsten Bohn, a food chemist and nutritionist heading the Nutrition and H...

From Primes to Privacy: Number Theory and Cryptography with Prof. Jennifer Balakrishnan and Tim Seuré

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What exactly is number theory, and what drives researchers to dedicate their careers to this field? How does this seemingly abstract branch of mathema...

Insights into Colorectal Cancer Research with Prof. Elisabeth Letellier and Dr. Mina Tsenkova

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Professor Elisabeth Letellier from the University of Luxembourg and Dr. Mina Tsenkova, now at Amgen in California, discuss colorectal...

From Rocks to Rescue: The Science of Asteroids and Planetary Defense with Dr. Patrick Michel

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Patrick Michel, senior researcher at CNRS and global fellow at the University of Tokyo, discusses how our understanding of asteroids has evolved d...

The Lifecycle of Change: Sustainability Strategies with Dr. Thomas Gibon

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Thomas Gibon from the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology breaks down why our assumptions about "green" technology are often ...

Revolutionising Orthopedic Care: The SmILE Project with Dr. Bernd Grimm and Prof. Arndt-Peter Schulz

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we connect with Dr. Bernd Grimm from the Luxembourg Institute of Health and Professor Arndt-Peter Schulz from Germany's Fraunhof...

Bridging Science and Society: Insights from Prof. Mike S. Schäfer

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this SciLux episode, we speak about science communication with Professor Mike S. Schäfer, Head of the Department of Communication and Media Resear...

Unveiling the Layers of History with Dr. Joëlla van Donkersgoed

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

History isn't just what happened - it's who gets to tell the story. In this episode, we sit down with public history researcher Dr. Joëlla ...

Navigating the Complexities of EU Law with Prof. Takis Tridimas

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Prof. Takis Tridimas: "Europe for me is a set of values. It's about democracy. It's about putting the citizen at the centre of society....

How to Learn a Language Like a Baby with Dr. Kateřina Chládková

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Let's change the way we learn foreign languages! In our latest episode, Dr. Kateřina Chládková (assistant professor at Faculty of Arts, Charle...

Empowering Communities Through Local Currencies and Social Innovation with Dr. Gilles Evrard Essuman

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In a world where traditional economic systems are being challenged, the concept of local currencies is gaining traction as a powerful tool for communi...

Quantum and Post-Quantum Cryptography with Prof. Peter Ryan and Dr. Peter Roenne

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With the advent of quantum computers, traditional cryptographic methods face unprecedented threats.  In the latest episode of our podcast, we invited...

Quantum Bits and Superpositions: A Beginner's Guide to Quantum Computers with Prof. Ignacio Cirac

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week we enter the Quantum Day celebrations starting with an episode with Professor Ignacio Cirac, a distinguished theoretical physicist and direc...

Genetics of Rare Diseases: Insights from Luxembourg and Seville with Prof. Carole Linster and Prof. Rafael Fernández-Chacón

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join us as together with Prof. Carole Linster (LCSB) and Prof. Rafael Fernandez Chacon (IBIS) we explore rare metabolic diseases and the innovative re...

Numerical Cognition - Numbers, Maths Anxiety and Beyond with Dr. Mila Marinova

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you're curious about the complexities of cognitive psychology and want to learn more about how we perceive numbers and deal with maths anxiety...

Fuzzing and Testing: The Art of Software Reliability with Prof. Andreas Zeller

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"If you have no specification of what the program should be doing, you have no errors, you only have surprises," that's one of the thin...

From Liquid to Solid: Exploring Liquid Crystals with Prof. Jan Lagerwall

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our latest guest, Prof. Jan Lagerwall from University of Luxembourg, knew how to catch our interest - he brought some samples to the studio. So this e...

Lunar Regolith or Dust and Rocks on the Moon with Timon Schild

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the third episode of this month, we re-explore the world of lunar resource utilization with Timon Schild, a PhD student at the European Space Resou...

Psychology of Taste: Unpacking the Senses with Prof. Charles Spence

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, we talked to Professor Charles Spence, head of the Crossmodal Research Laboratory at the University of Oxford. Known for ...

Hair, Health and Pollutants with Prof. Brice Appenzeller

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

And what if we looked closer at our hair?In our latest episode, our guest is Prof. Brice Appenzeller, head of the Human Biomonitoring Research Unit at...

Nature-Based Solutions for Water Treatment with Dr. Silvia Venditti

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode learn more about environmental engineering from Dr. Silvia Venditti, an expert in nature-based solutions for water treatment. With a P...

Exoplanets and Cloud Formation with Prof. Christiane Helling

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Buckle up and embark on a journey beyond our solar system with the latest episode featuring Professor Christiane Helling, director of the Space Resear...

Trust and Populism with Prof. Massimo Morelli

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join us as we talk with Professor Massimo Morelli, whose research spans economics, politics, and law. Having worked at top universities and now resear...

Islands and Small States with Prof. Godfrey Baldacchino

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Step into the world of small states and islands with Professor Godfrey Baldacchino (University of Malta), Malta's first thematic ambassador for i...

History of Online Virality and CD-ROMs with Prof. Valérie Schafer

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this captivating episode of SciLux, we visit the digital history realm with Professor Valérie Schafer, a leading researcher in Contemporary Europe...

Small Satellites with Citlali Bruce Rosete

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're coming back to the topic of space thanks to the winner of this year's Luxembourg Science Slam, Citlali Bruce Rosete, PhD student at th...

Arctic Charr and Evolutionary Biology with Dr. Kalina Kapralova

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SciLux, we visit the world of evolutionary biology with Dr. Kalina Kapralova from the University of Iceland. Dr. Kapralova studies ...

Lasers and Plasma with Dr. Alexandros Gerakis

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of SciLux, we sit down with Dr. Alexandros Gerakis, a Senior Research and Technology Associate at the Luxembourg Institute of Science ...

Data is Not Enough with Dr. Carlos Vega

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It was refreshing to chat to Dr. Carlos Vega, Research Engineer at the Luxembourg Institute of Health and a teacher at the University of Luxembourg. C...

Negotiating Narratives and Public History with Tina De Gendt

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we embark on a new journey exploring European researchers and their contributions to science and society. Our first European guest, Tina de Gend...

Mitochondria and Neuroscience with Prof. Anne Grünewald

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SciLux, we talk about mitochondrial biology with Professor Anne Grünewald, a neuroscientist at the LCSB  (Luxembourg Centre for S...

Season 4 - Episode 27 - Digital Twins and Mobility

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SciLux, we talk about digital twins with Dr. German Castignani, AI and Data Analytics Platform Leader at the Luxembourg Institute o...

Season 4 - Episode 26 - Talking Science

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this SciLux Original we go behind the scenes of the other science podcast – you guessed it right, Hanna talked to Max Kasel from Mäin Element. D...

Season 4 - Episode 25 - Water on the Moon

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SciLux, we have a closer look at lunar water with Dr. Veneranda López Días from the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technolog...

Season 4 - Episode 24 - SciLux with InTune - Music Education and Movement

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of Scilux, we look at music performance and education in Luxembourg. Joined by Eva Klein from In Tune (the Philharmonie Luxemb...

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Solar Panels

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Time to learn more about solar energy with an exceptional guide: Professor Phillip Dale, Head of the Laboratory for Energy Materials at the University...

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Labour Law

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This time we look at European and comparative labour law with Luca Ratti, Associate Professor at the University of Luxembourg. Luca shares his journey...

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Science Podcasting at LAML

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This very special episode includes fragments of biology podcasts made by students at Lycée Aline Mayrisch during an FNR-funded project.During the Pro...

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Can We Change Time Perception?

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Many factors can influence the way we feel the passage of time. And it seems we can also alter it using extended reality. Listen to Dr. Jean Botev and...

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Beauty in Physics and Chemistry

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In our recent discussions with physicists we have often ended up discussing beauty.  Wikipedia says that beauty is a feature that makes objects pleas...

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Climate Change Research

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SciLux, we talk about climate science and policy with Dr. Andrew Ferrone, a physical climatologist and the head of the Meteorologic...

Season 4 - Episode 17 - AllergoOncology

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Here's interdisciplinarity at its best - combining experitise in allergies and oncology we get a novel and special look at the interesting link b...

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Time Series and Directional Statistics

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes science is about going very deep, but it pays off to also cross disciplines and try to apply your knowledge to other fields - this is exactl...

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Child Poverty

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It is time to design policies that will combat poverty without relying on economic growth. In the latest episode, two experts in child poverty, Dr. An...

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Gut Microbiome, Immunotherapy and Targeted Cancer Therapy

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In oncology the treatment is very diversified right now – there’s surgery, chemotherapy, radiology, but also immunotherapy and targeted therapy. I...

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Exposomics

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Talking to Dr. Dagny Aurich from Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB, University of Luxembourg) turned to be a brilliant travel through ma...

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Thermodynamics and Chemical Engines

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The invention of heat engines has played a key role in human evolution and this is the starting point for our discussion about thermodynamics with our...

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Microsimulations

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you want estimate the expected impact of a policy intervention, for example a modification of a tax rate, you can use microsimulations. Microsimula...

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Epigenetics

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode felt a little like going back to school as Dr. Archibold Mposhi from LIH was nice enough to first explain very basic genetics and only th...

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Can Sustainable Materials Be Beautiful?

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sustainability seems to be discussed in all areas of our lives nowadays. But what does it actually mean for a materials engineer? And most importantly...

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Space Robotics

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After a couple of weeks of discussion we finally had the pleasure to talk to the head of the amazing space labs at SnT (University of Luxembourg) and ...

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Health Economics

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It is not the first episode in which we learn how interconnected everything is. Health economics is all about trying to see the big picture and taking...

Season 4 - Episode 6 - 3D Printing Organic Materials

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What if we just used the soil that is on your plot instead of bringing the building materials from somewhere else? Doable? Angelika Bocian-Jaworska, t...

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Satellite and Quantum Communications

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

They fly above our head in the thousands yet we tend to forget about them - the satellites! In this episode we had a chance to learn a lot about them,...

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Housing Policy

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wondered how housing policies and markets add to inequalities within and across countries? And how does it work in Luxembourg?In the PROPEL proje...

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Software Engineering and Chatbots

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Would you think about building a bridge or constructing a house before actually making a plan? Probably not. Yet for software we have a tendency of no...

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Biobanks and Sample Preparation

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It was great to have the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Kathleen Mommaerts, who works at the Integrated BioBank of Luxembourg, an institution affili...

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Mentorship in Academia

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wondered how mentorship worked in academia? We did for sure, and that's why for the first episode of the new season we invited two experienc...

Season 3 - Episode 26 - Asteroids and Museum Night

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Gear up for another SciLux Original! In order to record this special episode (last one of season 3) we went to the Museum of Natural History where we ...

Season 3 - Episode 25 - Genetics and Economics

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Social science genetics is basically genetics and economics combined and that's the expertise of our guest Giorgia Menta, a postdoctoral research...

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Electronically Assisted Astronomy

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If, like us, you thought that the only way to stargaze is to use a standard telescope, you definitely should listen to this. In our 24th episode Olive...

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Banking and Stress Tests

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Explore the world of banking research, financial regulation, stress testing, and maintaining financial stability. In a truly SciLux fashion, we break ...

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Forensic Science and Fingerprints

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Unravelling the Mysteries: Journey into the World of Forensic Science!Ready to embark on an extraordinary adventure into the captivating realm of fore...

Season 3 - Episode 21 - The Gut and the Enteric Nervous System

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We all know that the gut plays a way more important role in our health than we originally thought. But what if we could find a way to connect its heal...

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Start-Ups and Space Resources

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Luxembourg is at the forefront of exploration and utilisation of space resources. This time we invited Lari Cujko, Start-up Support Lead at European S...

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Maths - That Word You Shouldn't Mention

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest Bruno Teheux knows that people are often scared of maths and he's found numerous ways to convince them that it can be real fun. Listen ...

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Inequality

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Prof. Eugenio Peluso who leads the Department of Living Conditions at LISER (Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research) started his research jou...

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Political Science with European and Luxembourgish Focus

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The elections are soon approaching so we decided to have a closer look at the research done in the field of political science. Our guest was Prof. Ann...

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Cancer in Older Adults

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's time to look at age-related differences in cancer outcomes, focusing especially on older adults. A complex topic that becomes a little less ...

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Landscape Ecology and Biodiversity

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's not every day that you get a chance to go a little bit behind the scenes of a museum. This is what happened thanks to our discussion with Dr...

Season 3 - Episode 14 - ChatGPT and Trustworthy AI

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Artificial Intelligence is one of a few subjects discussed in our podcast that evolves at an extremely high pace. This in turn means that whenever you...

Season 3 - Episode 13 - EU Research Funding and Spin-Offs - Luxinnovation and NIUM

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You might say that 13 is an unlucky number, but for sure not for our episode - for the first time in the history of SciLux we got two guests at the sa...

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Allergies and Immune System

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When we started the interview, we had no clue how much we'd learn ourselves! You can count on that if you listen to prof. Markus Ollert from Luxe...

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Gender Game and Social Partners

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you visited the Researchers' Days, you might have had a chance to play it. If not, you definitely need to listen to this episode to get to kno...

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Piezo- and pyroelectric materials

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We've got a special treat for you this time - a researcher that is a specialist in nanotechnologies and studies a fascinating group of materials ...

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Blockchain

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode was supposed to be "just" a discussion about blockchain, but became way more. Prof. Gilbert Fridgen from SnT (University of Lux...

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Statistics and Data Science

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For the second episode of this year and eighth episode of this season we had a pleasure to talk to prof. Christophe Ley from the University of Luxembo...

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Dr. Inna Ganshow (C2DH, University of Luxembourg) - LURN and Forced Labour Research

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The seventh episode of this season was a chance to talk to Dr. Inna Ganschow from the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) at...

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Dr. Johannes Meiser (LIH) - Cancer Cell Metabolism

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How to figure out what nutrients to limit and which ones to increase when it comes to tumour cells? If you ever wondered that, you should definitely l...

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Dr. Robin White (LIST) - Hydrogen

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest episode of our podcast we had a chance to (finally) talk to Dr. Robin White about hydrogen research. Robin is Core Technologies Leader H...

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Prof. Christoph Purschke (University of Luxembourg) - Luxembourgish and Computational Linguistics

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know we are witnessing the emergence of a new written standard language right in the middle of Europe? Yes, we obviously mean Luxembourgish! L...

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Dr. Ibrahim Boussaad (LCSB, University of Luxembourg) - Biology and Parkinson's Disease

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This time we had a closer look at the current research in the field of Parkinson's disease and the daily work of a cellular biologist - Ibrahim B...

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Dr. Camille Perchoux (LISER) - Urban Health

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This time we talked to Dr. Camille Perchoux from Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) about her work regarding urban health and str...

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Dr. Kathryn Hadler (ESRIC) - Space Resources

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this new season of our podcast we sat down with Dr. Kathryn Hadler, the Director of the European Space Resources Innovation Center (ESRIC). Kathryn...

Episode 28 - Summer Science News 2022

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're on a short holiday, but before we left, we recorded an episode with the latest developments in science and technology in Luxembourg. This m...

Episode 27 - Prof. Djamila Aouada (SnT) - Computer Vision

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we had a chance to finally catch up with Assisstant Professor Djamila Aouada who heads the Computer Vision team at SnT (University of ...

Episode 26 - Dr. Thorben Hülsdünker (LUNEX University) - Brain and Performance in Sports

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This time SciLux focused on sport science in a discussion with Dr. Thorben Hülsdünker from LUNEX University. Thorben researches the influence of bra...

Episode 25 - Dr. Hannah Rana (NASA) - Cryogenics and Space

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is special in its own way as we hosted a researcher with a link to Luxembourg who currently works at NASA. Dr. Hannah Rana told us about ...

Episode 24 - Prof. Stéphane Bordas (University of Luxembourg) - Computational Mechanics

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we talked to Prof. Stéphane Bordas from the University of Luxembourg who got in more detail what research in his opinion should be ab...