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9/17/2024
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Bacteria as a role model: Conversion of chemical energy into rotational energy at the supramolecular level for the first time

Synthetic mini-motor with enormous power developed

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed an artificial motor at the supramolecular level that can develop impressive power. This wind-up motor is a tiny ribbon made of special molecules. When energy is applied, this ribbon aligns itself, moves like a small fin and can thus push objects. For the first time, the energy for this comes from a chemical fuel.

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9/11/2024
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Results of the project "Car-reduced Neighborhoods for a Livable City"

High marks for traffic experiment in Munich

For a few weeks, streets in Munich's Südliche Au and Walchenseeplatz districts were transformed into temporary green and recreational areas. In the summer of 2023, this triggered numerous public discussions about the future of urban traffic and the design of urban neighborhoods. Researchers under the lead of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and with the involvement of the Mobility Department and the Department of Urban Planning and Building Regulations of the city of Munich have now evaluated the outcome of these so-called real-world laboratories: According to the results, a majority of residents rate them positively.

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Research Sustainability Mobility
Students of TEDxTUM initiative on stage at TUm Audimax
9/11/2024

Student initiative TEDxTUM

Bringing inspiration to center stage

People presenting their ideas quickly and concisely, moving others to think, reflect and act: This is the essential principle of TED Talks. Now an enthusiastic and creative group of students is bringing the inspiring Talks to TUM.

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9/10/2024
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Award for successful alumnus and generous supporter

Georg Nemetschek becomes Honorary Senator of TUM

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has made Prof. Georg Nemetschek, TUM alumnus and founder of the Nemetschek Group, an Honorary Senator. With this award, TUM recognizes the outstanding life's work of the visionary entrepreneur who has significantly advanced the digital transformation in the construction industry.

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President Community
Prof Werner Lang at Sustainability Day 2024
9/10/2024
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Global discourse series “One Topic, One Loop“: Werner Lang

Sustainability needs a holistic approach

To conclude our global discourse series "One Topic, One Loop," Werner Lang, Vice President for Sustainable Transformation at the Technical University of Munich, provides an overview of the key takeaways from the contributions.

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Research Sustainability Community
A nanorobot (orange) in the laboratory of Prof. Berna Özkale Edelmann
9/5/2024
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EU funding for projects on medicine, space exploration, software, and biomaterials

Nine ERC Starting Grants awarded to TUM researchers

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded nine additional Starting Grants to researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). This year, the grants highlight the strength of TUM's interdisciplinary research in medicine and health, with six of the funded projects focusing on these areas. In addition to the Starting Grants, an ERC Proof of Concept Grant has also been awarded.

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Research Sustainability Artificial Intelligence
Gregor Kemper, a professor of algorithmic algebra at TUM and Mireille Boutin, a professor of discrete algebra and geometry at TU/e
9/4/2024

Mathematical proof for exact GPS location

Five satellites needed for precise navigation

What is the shortest route to the next stop or the agreed meeting point? Global positioning systems (GPS) have become a routine part of everyday life for most people. Until now, however, the minimum number of GPS satellites needed to determine the exact position of a mobile phone or other navigation device has remained a matter of conjecture. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) have now proved that a precise location can be determined in most cases with five or more satellites. At present, we can generally be sure of having contact to only four satellites.

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Research
Participants talk at the Space Station Design Workshop
9/2/2024
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Space Station Design Workshop 2024

How to live on the Moon in 2050?

The Moon is dusty and bare. Our beloved home planet Earth is around 360,000 km away, the gravitational force is only one-sixth of the Earth's gravity, and there is an absolute absence of air. How do you colonize and cultivate such an environment? 42 talented students and young professionals from 21 countries spent a week tackling this challenge at the Space Station Design Workshop (SSDW) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) at the Ottobrunn Space Campus.

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Studies Research Campus news Community
Ilyasse Taame outside the Sasso San Gottardo in a spacesuit. Extravehicular activities were part of the student space simulation Asclepios IV.
8/28/2024
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Asclepios IV astronaut program

Student space mission underground

What does it feel like to be an astronaut, piloting a lunar rover, moving around in a bulky spacesuit and conducting scientific experiments? Ilyasse Taame joined five students from all over the world to find out: The student crew spent two weeks on a lunar mission. Not in space, however, but deep inside the Gotthard massif range in the Swiss Alps.

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8/26/2024
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Working in science even without a degree

TUM offers numerous opportunities for vocational training

At the Technical University of Munich (TUM), research and teaching are conducted at a world-class level. But this requires more than just professors and academic staff. A large number of highly qualified colleagues in training professions ensure that the technology works, the infrastructure functions, and the administration runs smoothly. "They are the backbone of our university's operations," emphasizes TUM President Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann.

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