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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH PRESS RELEASE New Siemens Technology Center at TUM Campus Garching Siemens opens its largest cooperation center worldwide at TUM - Siemens Technology Center to be part of TUM’s Industry on Campus strategy. - TUM president Thomas Hofmann hails first-class infrastructure and innovative workspaces at the STC. - Research to focus on ...
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH PRESS RELEASE Genetic mechanisms uncovered Boron deficiency: oilseed rape reacts as with infection and pest infestation - Oilseed rape reacts to boron deficiency during flowering in a similar way as to pests and infections - Boron deficiency could become an increasing problem due to ...
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE Racing car with artificial intelligence wins in Las Vegas TUM wins again at the Indy Autonomous Challenge in the USA - Race victory at the CES electronics trade fair - Findings contribute to the development of autonomous cars - Upcoming races will take place in Monza and Abu Dhabi Victory in Las Vegas for the TUM Autonomous Motorsport Team! Once again, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has proven that autonomous driving can ...
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE Change at the top of the TUM Research Neutron Source Prof. Pfleiderer new scientific director of the FRM II • Experimental physicist with an international reputation • Manager with scientific vision and diplomatic skills • FRM II as a service provider for researchers in Germany and abroad The Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Research Neutron Source (FRM II) is getting a new ...
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH PRESS RELEASE Analysis of subsidies in the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy Decoupled direct payments make agriculture more productive - Farmers adapt successfully to market developments with decoupling. - Despite higher productivity, there is no increase in the environmental impact. - Decoupling might be a way to meeting the growing ...
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE Research on the electrification of agricultural machinery New modular development kit for e-tractors - TUM presents modular electric tractor kit at Agritechnica - Modular format for various uses - Replaceable battery can also be used in the field and barnyard to store electricity The special requirements placed on trucks and agricultural machinery often make it difficult for ...
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE Smartbax nominated for Falling Walls award Start-up dedicated to developing new antibiotics • New approach against resistant pathogens • Agent damages protein transport and energy balance of bacteria • Two TUM spin-offs nominated for Science Breakthrough of the Year at Falling Walls Summit It all began with basic research: While conducting laboratory experiments, a team ...
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE Research on energy and climate change economy honored First Sustainability Awards supported by the Nobel Sustainability Trust presented - Sustainability award jointly with TUM - First prize winners are Elena Bou and Lord Nicholas Stern - Up to 1.3 million Swedish kronor awarded annualy For the first time, the Nobel ...
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE Climate research: New findings on temperature tipping points How the Greenland ice sheet can be saved Climate researchers around the world are sounding the alarm about exceeding critical temperature values on the Earth. If temperatures pass what are called tipping points, the results could be catastrophic. An international ...
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH PRESS RELEASE Interview with Prof. Julia Steinhoff-Wagner on antibiotic resistance “The key starting point is animal health” - New research project at TUM addresses the minimization of antibiotics in poultry farming - Healthy animals are the most important precondition for reducing the administration of antibiotics - Transfer of ...
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE First empirical study on impact of targeted advertising ban Spectrum of apps shrinks after ban on personalized ads • Data collection in free apps to be regulated• Ban at Google Play Store led to significantly fewer apps for children • Researchers recommend increasing users' willingness to pay for apps A ban on using apps to collect data in order to personalize advertising ...
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE Bavarian government supports TUM with outdoor laboratory for automated and connected traffic New test field for connected mobility systems - Traffic research under laboratory conditions soon possible - Focus of the facility is on different research fields - State of Bavaria financially supports the project In the future the Technical University of Munich (TUM) will have its own ...
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE TUM students set Guinness world record Longest-range electric car in the world is from Munich Students from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed the longest range electric car in the world. The team drove more than 2.573 kilometers on a single battery charge. As part of the IAA Mobility fair, the team ...
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE Europe's first certified full scale Hyperloop test track opens TUM Hyperloop begins test operations - First trip in vacuum already successful - Focus at TUM Hyperloop on passenger operation - Test segment certified for passenger operation The first passenger trips are starting on the Technical University of Munich's (TUM) ...
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH PRESS RELEASE Automated production for different objects Robotics: New skin-like sensors fit almost everywhere - New approach makes it possible to equip objects of arbitrary shapes with smart sensors. - Innovative soft sensors are intended for use in robotics and especially in prosthetics. - Researchers see major advantages in the seamless and customizable sensor technology versus existing ...
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE Self-folding electrodes stimulate fine nerves 4D printing for nerve stimulation - Researchers have produced very fine, flexible electrodes - Upon contact with tissue moisture, the electrodes wrap themselves around thin nerves - Nerve stimulation and recording with the foldable electrodes has already been demonstrated in ...
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH PRESS RELEASE Bavarian Science Minister Markus Blume opens munich_i Robotics and AI: practical insights into leading-edge research - More than 30 new demonstrations on view at the AI.Society exhibition - Leading experts in robotics and AI to meet at the Hightech Summit. - Third Robothon prize for talented young robotics researchers to be ...
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE Lower weight and significantly reduced aerodynamic drag Highly efficient TUM electric car introduced - Student team shows off new vehicle for upcoming competitions - Weight advantage of 10 kg compared to last year - Team aims to build on last year's successes The latest competition car from student group TUfast Eco makes its debut. The new electric vehicle builds on previous ...
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE Electron microscopy: Nano-reporter proteins make invisible processes visible Genetically encoded nano-barcodes - New gene reporter system for electron microscopy - Uses barcodes to identify cellular states and structures that would otherwise remain unidentified - Important step to better elucidate cellular structural changes also in disease How do the nerve cells in our brain communicate with each other? What processes take place ...
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE Position paper outlines opportunities for schools and universities “ChatGPT can lead to greater equity in education” • Interdisciplinary position paper on opportunities and risks of language models in education • Personalized use of applications could bring about individual improvement for learners • Artificial ...
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE Software makes more ethically differentiated decisions Autonomous driving: New algorithm distributes risk fairly - Software doesn't just divide situations into either/or - Engineering and social sciences drive autonomous driving forward - Algorithm will also be tested on the road in the future Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed autonomous ...
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE TUM researchers present assessment of Geothermal Energy Master Plan Mathematically speaking, geothermal energy could meet 40 percent of Bavaria's heating needs - Assessment of the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs' Master Plan - Geothermal energy could be used many times more frequently than before - Long-distance heat ...
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICHCorporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 22798 - email: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de Images: https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/1692790 NEWS RELEASE New X-ray technology can improve Covid-19 diagnosis Patient study demonstrates benefits of dark-field X-ray technology A research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has, for the first time, produced dark-field X-ray images of ...
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Corporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 22778 - email: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de This text on the web: https://www.tum.de/en/news-and-events/all-news/press-releases/details/warum-bekommen-uebergewichtige-menschen-haeufiger-erkrankungen Picture: https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/1612044 NEWS RELEASE Why are overweight people more susceptible to illness? Size of fat cells can cause ...
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICHCorporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 22798 - email: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xXV0mCke1g NEWS RELEASE Nanoswitches for tumor targeting TUM spin-off Plectonic develops antibody-based immunotherapies Plectonic Biotech, a spin-off of the Technical University of Munich (TUM), has developed a nanoswitch that binds immune cells to tumor cells. The goal is to facilitate the development of ...
