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Quantum technology

At TUM, we are pursuing cutting-edge research in quantum technology. We are creating the basis for technical innovations that will make people’s lives easier in the future through interdisciplinary collaboration of natural and engineering sciences.

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The image shows the cooling structures of an open quantum computer.
9/2/2025
Reading time: 2 Min.

Hybrid software approach enables seamless interaction between both systems

Shared tool developed for quantum and supercomputer systems

Quantum computers are a key emerging technology, particularly for specific kinds of problems that require enormous computing power. However, integrating quantum systems into existing supercomputers poses a challenge. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a tool that combines quantum and supercomputers and enables them to interact seamlessly. This approach has been demonstrated experimentally in collaboration with a team at the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ).

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Research Quantum Technologies
8/11/2025
Reading time: 4 Min.

Quantum phenomena at the Deutsches Museum

Between waves and particles

Particles that simultaneously change their state despite vast distances between them? Electrons with the properties of both waves and particles? Quantum phenomena are often dramatically different from anything we can experience and imagine. The exhibition “Light and Matter” by the Cluster of Excellence MCQST aims to make them understandable for young people.

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TUM Magazine Quantum Technologies Public Engagement
Professor Urs Gasser
8/8/2025
Reading time: 5 Min.

Prof. Urs Gasser advocates a quality management system for quantum technologies

"Technology standards currently offer a greater chance of success than regulation"

How can quantum technologies be developed responsibly? In the journal Science, researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the University of Cambridge, Harvard University and Stanford University argue that international standards should be established before laws are enacted. Prof. Urs Gasser explains why the authors propose a quality management system for quantum technologies, how standards create trust and where even competing countries such as China and the US can cooperate.

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Research Quantum Technologies
Dr. Raimund Strauß will be supported by the ERC with a Proof of Concept Grant.
7/14/2025
Reading time: 5 Min.

European Research Council funds Proofs of Concepts

Six ERC Grants for TUM researchers

The European Research Council (ERC) supports scientists, who want to develop marketable innovations based on their research results, with Proof of Concept Grants. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), where technology transfer plays a particularly important role, have now been awarded six of these grants. Funding will be allocated to projects in the fields of cloud computing, robotics, cancer medicine, drug development and astrophysics.

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Research Quantum Technologies Artificial Intelligence
A rocket takes off in the fog
6/24/2025
Reading time: 2 Min.

QUICK³ mission to explore future secure communication technology

Quantum satellite launched into space

The QUICK³ nano satellite will test components for future quantum satellite systems. The goal is to enable rapid and secure communication using quantum technology. Developed by a research consortium led by TUM professor Tobias Vogl, the satellite was launched into orbit on Monday, June 23, with a booster rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission is expected to deliver its first results by the end of the year.

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Research Quantum Technologies
6/4/2025
Reading time: 2 Min.

Quantum Computers Simulate Fundamental Physics

Shedding Light on the Building Blocks of Nature

Fundamental forces in nature are described by complex theoretical models. However, understanding them is challenging due to the complexity of simulating these models, which is beyond the capabilities of conventional supercomputers. A research team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Princeton University, and Google Quantum AI has now demonstrated that quantum computers are a powerful tool to investigate such fundamental physics and to glimpse into the dynamics of the building blocks of nature.

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Research Quantum Technologies
Professor Sebastian Pfotenhauer
5/26/2025
Reading time: 7 Min.

New Cluster of Excellence TransforM

“Studying socio-technical shocks in real time”

The Cluster of Excellence TransforM aims to find new ways of conducting research into how transformative technologies shape societal change. In this interview, TransforM spokesperson Prof. Sebastian Pfotenhauer explains why it is essential for social and engineering sciences to face highly speculative questions, discusses how the public can be involved, and how a cluster of this kind could have enabled a different response to the covid pandemic.

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Research Sustainability Mobility Quantum Technologies Artificial Intelligence Public Engagement
5/19/2025
Reading time: 2 Min.

Cyber-secure and energy-saving

AI chip developed for decentralized use without the cloud

A new AI chip developed at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) works without the cloud server or internet connections needed by existing chips. The AI Pro, designed by Prof. Hussam Amrouch, is modelled on the human brain. Its innovative neuromorphic architecture enables it to perform calculations on the spot, ensuring full cyber security. It is also up to ten times more energy efficient.

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Research Quantum Technologies Artificial Intelligence
Postdoctoral researcher and TUM Junior Fellow Viviana Villafañe
5/15/2025
Reading time: 2 Min.

Career in science: Viviana Villafañe

Diamonds and quanta

Why are young, talented researchers attracted to TUM? Where do they come from, and what do they work on? Physicist Viviana Villafañe came to TUM from Argentina six years ago to work here as a postdoctoral researcher. She now heads a small research group that is investigating the basics of a quantum internet – with the help of diamonds and quantum computers.

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Research Quantum Technologies Community
Eva Weig in front of the machine used to evaporate different metallic layers onto the chips via vapor deposition under ultrahigh vacuum.
4/14/2025
Reading time: 4 Min.

World Quantum Day on April 14

Current research on quantum technologies

Computers that solve complex problems in the shortest possible time, guaranteed tap-proof networks and intelligent sensors: quantum technologies will radically change the world in the coming decades. At our university and in the Cluster of Excellence Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology (MCQST), scientists are researching various aspects of this future technology.

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Research Quantum Technologies Community Public Engagement
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