TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany is a multi-year collaboration with touch points across the TED ecosystem. The partnership includes engagements at TED conferences, video content to amplify the organization's untapped ideas and features a TED-curated banner event with a diverse group of speakers from across the Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany community. The event gathers leaders from science, technology, academia and society who have been at the forefront of breakthroughs and innovation. Events have been held in London, England and Darmstadt, Germany.
TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Hannah Bürckstümmer: A printable, flexible, organic solar cell
Unlike the solar cells you're used to seeing, organic photovoltaics are made of compounds that are dissolved in ink and can be printed and molded using simple techniques. The result is a low-weight, flexible, semi-transparent film that turns the energy of the sun into electricity. Hannah Bürckstümmer shows us how they're made -- and how they could change the way we power the world.
TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Karl Skjonnemand: The self-assembling computer chips of the future
The transistors that power the phone in your pocket are unimaginably small: you can fit more than 3,000 of them across the width of a human hair. But to keep up with innovations in fields like facial recognition and augmented reality, we need to pack even more computing power into our computer chips -- and we're running out of space. In this forward-thinking talk, technology developer Karl Skjonnemand introduces a radically new kind of way to create chips. "This could be the dawn of a new era of molecular manufacturing," Skjonnemand says.
TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Julian Burschka: What your breath could reveal about your health
There's no better way to stop a disease than to catch and treat it early, before symptoms occur. That's the whole point of medical screening techniques like radiography, MRIs and blood tests. But there's one medium with overlooked potential for medical analysis: your breath. Technologist Julian Burschka shares the latest in the science of breath analysis -- the screening of the volatile organic compounds in your exhaled breath -- and how it could be used as a powerful tool to detect, predict and ultimately prevent disease.
TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Tim Harford: A powerful way to unleash your natural creativity
What can we learn from the world's most enduringly creative people? They "slow-motion multitask," actively juggling multiple projects and moving between topics as the mood strikes -- without feeling hurried. Author Tim Harford shares how innovators like Einstein, Darwin, Twyla Tharp and Michael Crichton found their inspiration and productivity through cross-training their minds.
TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Renzo Vitale: What should electric cars sound like?
Electric cars are extremely quiet, offering some welcome silence in our cities. But they also bring new dangers, since they can easily sneak up on unsuspecting pedestrians. What kind of sounds should they make to keep people safe? Get a preview of what the future may sound like as acoustic engineer and musician Renzo Vitale shows how he's composing a voice for electric cars.
TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Li Wei Tan: The fascinating science of bubbles, from soap to champagne
In this whimsical talk and live demo, scientist Li Wei Tan shares the secrets of bubbles -- from their relentless pursuit of geometric perfection to their applications in medicine and shipping, where designers are creating more efficient vessels by mimicking the bubbles created by swimming penguins. Learn more about these mathematical marvels and tap into the magic hidden in the everyday world.
TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Hannah Bürckstümmer: A printable, flexible, organic solar cell
Unlike the solar cells you're used to seeing, organic photovoltaics are made of compounds that are dissolved in ink and can be printed and molded using simple techniques. The result is a low-weight, flexible, semi-transparent film that turns the energy of the sun into electricity. Hannah Bürckstümmer shows us how they're made -- and how they could change the way we power the world.
TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Karl Skjonnemand: The self-assembling computer chips of the future
The transistors that power the phone in your pocket are unimaginably small: you can fit more than 3,000 of them across the width of a human hair. But to keep up with innovations in fields like facial recognition and augmented reality, we need to pack even more computing power into our computer chips -- and we're running out of space. In this forward-thinking talk, technology developer Karl Skjonnemand introduces a radically new kind of way to create chips. "This could be the dawn of a new era of molecular manufacturing," Skjonnemand says.
TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany 2018
Julian Burschka
What your breathe could reveal about your health
Karl Skjonnemand
The self-assembling computer chips of the future
Renzo Vitale
What should electric cars sound like?
Deutsche Philarmonie Merck
"Part II. The Journey Through Time" / “Ruslan and Lyudmila”
Doreen Koenning
Can sharks help us fight cancer?
Kathy Vinokurov
Challenging the perception of belonging
Renzo Vitale
"Drottning Kristina"
Scott Williams
The impact of a TED Talk -- one year later
TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany 2017
Hannah Bürckstümmer
A printable, flexible, organic solar cell
Irina Kareva
Math can help uncover cancer's secrets
Matthias Müllenbeck
What if we paid doctors to keep people healthy?
Tiffany Watt Smith
The history of human emotions
Tim Exile
Finding music in mundanity
Christian Schröter
How we’re tracking medical donations across the world
Dan Walker
Can we “print” smart objects?
Christian Wickert
