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Even those who do not have a degree in brewing will soon be able to continue their education in brewing and malting: The certificate program "Brewer Cursus Weihenstephan" will take place for the first time at the TUM Institute for LifeLong Learning starting in September 2021. It was designed together with the Chair of Brewing and Beverage Technology at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and offers a comprehensive, scientifically based introduction to all areas of the malting and brewing process.

The Corona pandemic fundamentally changed studying last year: The campus was empty a lot of the time. Most courses took place online. And in order to study in a concentrated manner and prepare for exams, students were often unable to meet with their fellow students. Now, however, a bit of normality is finally returning: The StudiTUM houses are open to students again.

When extreme heat becomes more frequent and temperatures remain high for extended periods of time, as it is currently the case in Canada and the American Northwest, physiological stress increases in humans, animals and crops. Prof. Senthold Asseng, director of the World Agricultural Systems Center at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), provides an overview of thresholds and adaptation strategies.

Zeolites are extremely porous materials: Ten grams can have an internal surface area the size of a soccer field. Their cavities make them useful in catalyzing chemical reactions and thus saving energy. An international research team has now made new findings regarding the role of water molecules in these processes. One important application is the conversion of biomass into biofuel.

The Technical University of Munich (TUM), university hospital TUM Klinikum rechts der Isar, Klinikum St. Elisabeth Straubing hospital and Lufthansa Aviation Training have joined forces to develop an innovative certificate program in the field of patient safety. The program transfers methods from high-reliability organizations such as aviation to medical practice. The objective is to increase the safety of patients in medical facilities and better train medical personnel to handle risk situations.

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Technical University of Dresden (TUD) are creating a 6G research hub. The Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) is providing 70 million euros in funding for 6G-life, a joint project of the two Excellence Universities. 6G-life will develop technologies for the new wireless communications standard and make an important contribution to Germany’s digital sovereignty.

The start-up TWAICE has received the TUM Presidential Entrepreneurship Award in recognition of its research-based entrepreneurial success. The other finalists were Retorio and Capmo. The software products of the three TUM spin-outs facilitate powerful batteries, intelligent staff selection and efficient processes on construction sites.

Quality of life in the city of the future is the focus of the new Munich Urban Colab research and creative center, to open on Monday, June 28. The Technical University of Munich (TUM) will participate in the center with several projects, among them the Venture Labs.

During the continued progression of the Corona pandemic, rapid, inexpensive, and reliable tests will become increasingly important to determine whether people have the associated antibodies – either through infection or vaccination. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now developed such a rapid antibody test. It provides the result in only eight minutes; the aim is to further reduce the process time to four minutes.

The State of Bavaria is supporting the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and a consortium of industrial partners with a total of 15 million euros in their efforts to develop the first prototype of an artificial intelligence-based factory ("KI.FABRIK") in Bavaria by 2030. Multifunctional, highly sensitive robots will use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to co-work with humans both directly and over long distances.