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Two issues of the new magazine of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) on a wooden table, with coffee crockery next to it Undine Ziller / TUM
Michael Mehringer (Mitte) mit Prof. Simon Jacob (l.) und Prof. Bernhard Meyer
4/27/2026
Reading time: 5 Min.

Brain-computer interface: restoring agency with AI

The power of the mind

Michael Mehringer is paralyzed from the neck down. Together with a team of neuroscientists, neurosurgeons, robotics experts, and AI researchers, he is working to gain more autonomy through a brain-computer interface.

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Medicine TUM Magazine Research Artificial Intelligence
View of Warsaw
4/22/2026
Reading time: 4 Min.

European Union Week

“One of the best decisions I ever made as a student”

At European Union Week, students discover how valuable and enriching it is to be part of the European Union. Events are held at TUM and nine partner universities.

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TUM Magazine Studies Community
Ayla Busch ist Mitinhaberin und Co-CEO von Busch Vacuum Solutions und Stiftungsrätin der TUM Universitätsstiftung.
4/16/2026
Reading time: 5 Min.

TUM University Foundation

“We need to invest more in education”

Family-run Busch Vacuum Solutions has supported the TUM University Foundation since 2019. Today, Ayla Busch continues the commitment of her father, alumnus and company founder Dr.-Ing. Karl Busch.

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TUM Magazine Entrepreneurship Community
Jugendliche lösen ein Rätsel im Escape Room "Escape from Carbonia" von TUM und e-conversion im Science Communication Lab des Deutschen Museums.
4/8/2026

Public engagement and science communication

Bringing the university into the heart of the city

Theater, dance, and interactive games: New formats are making science tangible far beyond lecture halls and labs.

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TUM Magazine Community Public Engagement
3/23/2026
Reading time: 8 Min.

Technologies for sustainable space travel

Resource efficiency in space

From lower-emission propulsion systems and servicing robots to photobioreactors for autonomous life support, researchers at TUM are developing technologies to make spaceflight more sustainable. They aim to balance growth with responsibility and ensure the long-term use of the orbit.

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TUM Magazine Research Entrepreneurship Sustainability
3/18/2026
Reading time: 5 Min.

Interview with Leibniz Prize winner Frank Pollmann

The order of the quantum world

Physicist Prof. Frank Pollmann was awarded the 2026 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize on March 18. In this interview, he explains why matter sometimes follows its own laws, what that means for quantum computers, and how quantum research is perceived by the public.

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TUM Magazine Research Quantum Technologies Community
Alexander Orlov, Ginevra Fulco and Leart Zuka (from left) of PushQuantum.
10/29/2025
Reading time: 4 Min.

Student club PushQuantum

Quantum technology for all

It may be hard to explain, but for the students at PushQuantum, it’s very easy to be fascinated by the world of quantum mechanics. Their mission is to make quantum technology understandable and accessible for all.

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TUM Magazine Studies Quantum Technologies Public Engagement
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
Prof. Brigitte Helmreich
8/5/2025
Reading time: 5 Min.

Sustainable stormwater management

Water for the city

Climate change is making dry periods, droughts and heavy rains increasingly frequent. Brigitte Helmreich, professor at the TUM Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering, explains how cities can better prepare for these events and manage local rainfall in a natural way.

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TUM Magazine Research Sustainability
Founder Florian Scherl at the TUM Incubator
7/21/2025
Reading time: 3 Min.

Start-up FAST AI Movies

Starting a company while still at school

The day before his high school diploma math exam, Florian Scherl was not studying at home. Instead, he was in a notary’s office, founding his own company aged just 18. Now, three years later, the Informatics student is recruiting his first employees.

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TUM Magazine Entrepreneurship Artificial Intelligence
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