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People meet in a Munich street that has been greened with plant boxes
3/28/2024

Podcast „We are TUM“

How we do research with the society

Involving the public increases the relevance of research in a variety of ways. We present three projects that thrive on this exchange: The Cluster of Excellence MCube deals with the effects of urban mobility on public space. Our guests are spokesperson Prof. Sebastian Pfotenhauer and Marco Kellhammer, head of the sub-project "Car-reduced quarters for a more livable city (AQT)". Other projects: Student Hannah Tilsch has developed a mechanism for dealing with hate speech on social media, Franziska Bauer and Immanuel Wolfschläger from the Chair of Aquatic Systems Biology are using an app in their research on blue-green algae.

Research Sustainability Mobility
Students teach pupils how to handle money responsibly in the "Because we care" workshop
3/27/2024
Reading time: 1 Min.

Students take financial literacy workshops to schools

Unique project on the conscious management of money

What does inflation mean? What kinds of saving and investment products are available? Students at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed the workshop “Because We Care” to teach young pupils about money management. They visit schools on a voluntary basis to give age-appropriate and easily understandable presentations.

Studies Community
3/22/2024
Reading time: 2 Min.

Historical exhibits and Designs for the digital treasury of Bavaria

TUM's Architecture Museum cooperates with the cultural portal bavarikon

The Architecture Museum of TUM will contribute historically valuable works to the digital treasury of Bavaria, the cultural portal bavarikon. The drawings, photographs, sketches and models by renowned architects are presented there in unrivalled quality. Science and public interested in cultural history thus gain a completely new access.

Research Campus news
NewIn: Marcello Ienca
3/21/2024

NewIn: Marcello Ienca

Why we need Neuroethics

New findings in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and brain research are accelerating each other. The emerging technologies will profoundly change our lives. However, we are at a point where we can shape these developments, says Marcello Ienca. In this episode of "NewIn," the Professor of Ethics of AI and Neuroscience talks about the potential and risks of current developments.

Research Artificial Intelligence Community
Light helps a 3D printer to better bond print layers together.
3/20/2024
Reading time: 4 Min.

TUM start-up LEAM offers new possibilities for additive manufacturing

Bundled light improves 3D printing

Tech start-up LEAM has succeeded in improving plastic 3D printing through light alone. This is made possible by high-performance LEDs and the targeted delivery of focused light to the component. The three founders got to know each other during their time at the Chair of Carbon Composites at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and have now used their knowledge to solve industrial problems. In the future, the new technology will enable companies to print complex structures at an exceptionally high component quality at a low cost.

Entrepreneurship
3/19/2024
Reading time: 1 Min.

Bavarian cabinet passes law for new TUM University Hospital

Merger of the German Heart Center and Klinikum rechts der Isar

The clinics of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are to work together under a joint organizational unit in the future. On Tuesday, the Bavarian cabinet initiated corresponding amendments to the Bavarian University Hospital Act for the German Heart Center Munich (DHM) and the Klinikum rechts der Isar (MRI). The state parliament will now take the final vote.

Campus news
3/19/2024
Reading time: 4 Min.

Steady increase in need for non-medical ethical decisions

New ethics committee for AI and related fields at TUM

An increasing share of submissions to the Ethics Committee of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) – now one in six – relate to topics such as human-machine interactions, artificial intelligence, data protection and personality rights – and no longer solely to medical issues. In response to this trend, TUM has now established a non-medical subcommittee.

Artificial Intelligence Research
3/15/2024

Board of Management follows the recommendations of an expert commission

TUM consistently continues to come to terms with its history during the Nazi era

As a sign of its historical responsibility, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is removing the names of buildings and rooms that bear the names of personalities associated with Nazi history. A place of reflection will be created at a suitable location, where reference will be made to the history of the former Technische Hochschule (TH) of Munich during the Nazi era and the removal of the names will be explained. In addition, TUM is distancing itself from the six honorary doctorates, five honorary senatorial degrees, and 13 honorary citizenships awarded during the Nazi era. The Board of Management thus follows the recommendations of an independent commission of experts.

Community Campus news President
Start-up team building a prototype.
3/14/2024
Reading time: 2 Min.

Financial Times ranking

UnternehmerTUM is Europe's best start-up hub

Award for TUM's entrepreneurship ecosystem: The Financial Times has named UnternehmerTUM as the best start-up hub in Europe, scoring particularly well with its strong network. Other international media have also drawn attention to TUM's entrepreneurship successes.

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Tobias Vogl investigates single photon sources in 2D materials in an experimental setup
3/13/2024
Reading time: 3 Min.

Quantum cryptography across large distances

Satellites for quantum communications

Through steady advances in the development of quantum computers and their ever-improving performance, it will be possible in the future to crack our current encryption processes. To address this challenge, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are participating in an international research consortium to develop encryption methods that will apply physical laws to prevent the interception of messages. To safeguard communications over long distances, the QUICK³ space mission will deploy satellites.

Quantum Technologies Research
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