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Two screens, each displaying a pair of tori.
3/13/2026
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First compact pair of bonnets found

Decades-old problem in classical geometry solved

For over 150 years, a rule of thumb dating back to the French mathematician Pierre Ossian Bonnet has been accepted in surface theory: if the metric and mean curvature of a compact surface are known at every point, then the surface can be uniquely determined. However, a team of three mathematicians from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the Technical University of Berlin and North Carolina State University have now managed to disprove this recognized rule.

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Research
3/12/2026
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Tracking objects with the help of language models

Search robot thinks for itself

A robot that can locate lost items on command – this is the latest development at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). It combines knowledge from the internet with a spatial map of its surroundings to efficiently find the objects being sought.

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Research Artificial Intelligence
3/11/2026
Reading time: 4 Min.

Responsible Engine of Innovation for Society

TUM Recognized as University of Excellence for the Fourth Consecutive Time

For the fourth consecutive time, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has earned the designation "University of Excellence." This was announced by the Science Council (WR), the German Research Foundation (DFG), and the Federal Ministry of Research on Wednesday evening in Bonn. In its new TUM Agenda 2030+, the university places its responsibility as an engine of innovation for the well-being of humanity at the center of its strategy.

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President Teaching Studies Research Entrepreneurship Community
3/10/2026
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TUM expands Industry on Campus strategy with NEURA Robotics

Partners plan world’s largest training center for AI-powered robotics

The Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (TUM MIRMI) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and NEURA Robotics are establishing the world’s largest robotics research and training center. Led by TUM MIRMI professors Lorenzo Masia and Achim Lilienthal, the project will develop and train hundreds of robot systems with AI support for future use in everyday life, many of them humanoid robots. The new robotics hub is being built in the TUM Convergence Centre.

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Research Artificial Intelligence
3/9/2026
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Groundbreaking Research Findings in Quantum Simulation

Targeted Shaking Stabilizes Exotic Quantum States

Exotic quantum states are highly sought after because they store and process information in fundamentally different ways than classical systems. To generate them, quantum systems are often periodically "shaken." In doing so, however, they typically absorb energy, heat up, and lose their structure - a major obstacle for quantum simulation and quantum computers. An international team of researchers has now succeeded in preventing this heating and creating stable, long-lived exotic states.

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Research
Tree trunks with clearly visible bark beetle damage: large areas of bark are missing, and the trunks appear severely affected.
3/5/2026
Reading time: 3 Min.

Forest damage could double

How fires, storms, and bark beetles will shape the future of Europe’s forests

Wildfires, storms, and bark beetles have a major impact on forests and the benefits they provide for people and the environment. For the first time, a large international team led by researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has calculated how disturbances could transform Europe’s forests by 2100. Even in the most optimistic scenario, the team foresees a substantial increase in damaged forest area—in the most pessimistic case, disturbances could even double.

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Research Sustainability
Professor Jia Chen can be seen from a distance, standing under a bridge. The large glass front of a building can be seen in the background.
3/3/2026
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Climate impact of urban vegetation visible in detail for the first time

Urban trees can absorb more CO₂ than cars emit during summer

How much carbon dioxide do parks and individual trees in cities absorb, and how much do they release? To answer this question, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a high-resolution CO₂ biogenic flux model. Their findings show that, on average, around two percent of Munich's annual urban emissions are compensated by vegetation. Urban trees have the greatest impact, whereas grassy areas are often net sources of CO₂.

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Research Sustainability
2/25/2026
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Neutrons from FRM II help investigate the processes involved in coral death

Why corals bleach

Rising sea temperatures are causing coral reefs around the world to bleach. For the first time, a research team at the Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has investigated the biological processes behind coral bleaching directly in living corals. With the help of neutrons, they were able to visualise structural changes during the bleaching process.

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Research Sustainability
Prof. Thomas Schlichthärle
2/23/2026
Reading time: 5 Min.

NewIn: Thomas Schlichthärle

Designing proteins for targeted cell activation

Custom-designed proteins that can control cells and activate them in a targeted way: Thomas Schlichthärle wants to use them to advance the development of new medicines. In this new episode of “NewIn,” he explains how researchers in other disciplines can benefit from his methods.

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Studies Research Community
2/20/2026
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Sustainability Project in Partnership with Dominikus-Ringeisen-Werk

TUM Supports Innovation Campus for Circular Bioeconomy

To strengthen regional energy and resource security, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is partnering with Dominikus-Ringeisen-Werk (DRW). As part of the joint project “Living Lab Circular Bioeconomy,” an innovation campus is being established at the headquarters of the church-affiliated foundation in Ursberg, a historically significant monastery site. Around 1,000 people with support needs live there.

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Research Sustainability Energy
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