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Project lead Anna Fuhrmann and team member Laura Werner in the teaching kitchen at the TUM Campus at the Olympic Park
7/16/2026
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Award-winning science communication project

Can cooking help prevent colorectal cancer?

The Science Snack project brings people together to cook, taste, and discuss. A team of students shows how the latest findings from nutrition research can be applied in everyday life – and why colorectal cancer prevention is important for young people, too.

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Studies Research Public Engagement
7/15/2026
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AI for police investigations

TUM develops intelligent 3D twins of crime scenes

A crime scene is often accessible only for a short period of time. During that time, all relevant evidence must be documented quickly, and even small details can prove crucial. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office (BLKA) are working together to fundamentally transform this process. Using artificial intelligence, investigators will be able to interact with virtual representations of crime scenes in the future.

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Research Artificial Intelligence
7/15/2026
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New TUM and IPP research consortium launched at the Garching campus

Testing materials for fusion power plants

Materials for future fusion power plants are to be developed at the Garching research campus. As part of a new program of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), several research groups from the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Research Neutron Source (FRM II) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) are pooling their expertise.

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A doctor and a patient are looking at a tablet PC
7/14/2026
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The digital platform “2036 – Healthy with AI?” is now online

Medical AI – a look ten years into the future

Artificial intelligence is transforming medicine. But what will be the direct impact in the coming years? A project by M1 – Munich Medicine Alliance takes a look into the future. Using fictional patient stories, experts describe what prevention, diagnosis, and treatment might look like in 2036. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) as part of the Science Year 2026 – Medicine of the Future.

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Medicine Research Artificial Intelligence Public Engagement
Professor Enkelejda Kasneci
7/10/2026
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Perceptions of avatars depend on gender and skin color

How fair does AI seem in job interviews?

Many companies rely on AI for recruitment. A new study shows that job applicants mostly trust the avatars conducting their interviews – but only until they receive a rejection. How fair this decision is perceived to be depends on the avatars’ identity characteristics. The test subjects who felt treated the most unfairly were not those who differed most from the avatar – but rather those who matched it in either gender or skin color.

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Research Artificial Intelligence
7/10/2026

Using drones to measure eruptive gases more accurately

Better prediction of volcanic eruptions

To better assess the danger posed by volcanoes, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a new measurement system. Laser beams are sent through escaping gas clouds and reflected by drones. An algorithm uses the reflected signals to generate a map showing gas concentrations, including elevated carbon dioxide levels. The ratio of carbon dioxide to sulfur dioxide is an important indicator of impending eruptions.

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Research Artificial Intelligence
7/9/2026
Reading time: 3 Min.

NewIn: Robert J. Mayer

The rules of reactions

Through automated experiments and data-driven models, Robert J. Mayer aims to gain a better understanding of catalytic reactions. This will make it possible to identify the optimal conditions for chemical syntheses more quickly, for example for new molecules, active ingredients or research into the chemical origins of life.

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Teaching Research Community
A soccer player taking a corner kick
7/8/2026
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Interview with sports informatics expert Professor Daniel Link

“AI is just one small part of the wider world of football analytics”

At the 2026 World Cup, intelligent cameras capture players and the ball – the system even tracks the exact position of each player’s nose at any given moment. In this interview, sports informatics expert Professor Daniel Link explains how limb tracking data can be used in match analysis and how to determine which AI algorithms currently make a difference.

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Research Artificial Intelligence
7/6/2026
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Cost-effective high-tech solution

Special glove helps people with paralyzed hands grasp objects

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed a soft, pneumatic glove that restores the ability of people with paralyzed hands to grasp objects. To achieve this, researchers at the TUM Chair of Cognitive Systems use electrical signals from the forearm muscles to reliably predict when a person intends to grasp an object. The invention could one day help people whose hands have been paralyzed as a result of accidents or neurological disorders.

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Research Artificial Intelligence
7/3/2026
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Robust electrically controllable DNA switch developed

Programmable molecular machines are getting closer

The development of programmable molecular machines is moving closer. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now developed an extremely reliable and stable DNA switch. It can be controlled electrically and used to regulate molecular functions. The nanoscale switch remained functional over several hundred thousand switching cycles.

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