The 2006 competition

Here you find the winning photographs of the 2006 "Images of Research" competition in the categories "Fascination of Research", "Faces of Research", the winner of the audience prize and the shortlist, a selection of the best photos submitted in 2006. To view a larger version of the photographs, please click on the picture in question.


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Category "Additional nominations":

Focus.de

Thorsten Naeser, Wissenschaftsjournalist

With special eyeglasses, molecules appear three-dimensionally on the screen. This way, computers are used to research the function of biological molecules in atomic detail. Only this representation will provide information on how disease-induced changes affect their function. This could be the first step on the way to new and more effective pharmaceuticals.

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