Beat Keller is a doctoral researcher at the Jülich Institute of Bio- and Geosciences (IBG-2). He has been spending one month conducting research at the University of Wollongong and at CSIRO in Canberra, Australia. He analyses the fluorescence of plants in relation to their photosynthesis rate, for example in order to recognize stress early on…
Sissi, palaces, the Danube – oh, Vienna is that and much more! For example, the city is full of musicians and artists. I often hear the stirring melodies of famous classical composers when I stroll through the city. I also love taking the classic red trams with their chiming bells, surrounded by the many modern buildings. In doing so, I’ve stumbled across a gorgeous waste incineration plant that the Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser designed to look like an oriental fantasy castle. Here, I can really feel the mixing of history with the modern life of the city.