Hungarian Scientists’ Day with the Nobel Prize-winning Prof. Dr. Ferenc Krausz

LIGHT WAVES PROBE HUMAN HEALTH –
How Basic Science Addresses Grand Challanges

Basic research rarely provides direct, immediate benefits to practitioners in their everyday work. Nevertheless, it stimulates new ways of thinking that can profoundly influence how problems are approached in the future. This lecture aims to present one such example.
At the dawn of the new millennium, the scientific team of Ferenc Krausz succeeded in generating and measuring isolated attosecond light pulses, and in applying them to observe subatomic electron motion for the first time.
A couple of decades later, this scientific breakthrough led to the emergence of attosecond physics, a field that now has applications in early disease detection. This technology has thus opened new avenues for exploring human health.

Programme:
13:00-13:15 – Opening speech by László Bódis, Deputy State Secretary for Innovation and CEO of the Hungarian Innovation Agency
13:15-14:00 – Presenation by Prof. Dr. Ferenc Krausz, Nobel Prize-winning Hungarian physicist

The event is part of Hungarian Scientists’ Day – jointly organised by the Ministry of Culture and Innovation of Hungary and the Embassy of Hungary in Tokyo –, which provides a comprehensive overview of the current landscape and outstanding achievements of Hungarian science and innovation. It also seeks to highlight the intellectual heritage and creative spirit that have placed Hungary at the forefront of international scientific excellence. Hungarian Scientists’ Day offers visitors a unique opportunity to engage directly with the work and ideas of leading contemporary Hungarian researchers and to experience a scientific culture where a passion for discovery is interwoven with a strong sense of social responsibility.

Photo: “Center for Molecular Fingerprinting”