Nobel Prize winner in physics Krausz was completely surprised

With his research, he managed, together with many scientists and teams, to “follow in real time the fastest processes that exist in nature outside the atomic nucleus, namely the movement of electrons,” said Krausz of the Max Planck Institute . an open day. “These movements initiate all molecular processes in living organisms and are ultimately responsible for the development of diseases at the most fundamental level,” he explained to the German news agency. Findings in this area may therefore be important for medicine.

A major research project involving 10,000 people has been running for three years to detect diseases such as cancer at their early stages. They regularly take blood samples that are examined with infrared laser light – to “obtain more information that laboratory medicine cannot currently provide us about diseases that may develop at an earlier stage.” The first results are promising, but it will probably take another five to ten years before the application is implemented.

“Leisure is a scarce resource”
Krausz likes to spend his ‘sparse’ free time with sports and reading, but also with his family. He is married and has two adult daughters. “You always have to try to find a balance one way or another. Free time is a scarce resource when you do research,” he says.