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Munich, Bavaria

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TU München@TU_Muenchen · Jul 21

While preparing for his final school exams, Florian Scherl founded FAST AI Movies. Now an Informatics student at our university, he is developing #AI-generated explainer videos and growing the #startup at the TUM incubator in Garching: go.tum.de/842518 📷A. Heddergott

TU_Muenchen's tweet card. 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...

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TU München@TU_Muenchen · Jul 11

Our university joined the #Kunstareal Festival 2025 with sound, light, dance and interactive science in #Munich's cultural center. You can still see the sound installation “Sonic Revolutions” until July 13 in front of the #AltePinakothek: go.tum.de/522851 📷A. Heddergott

TU_Muenchen's tweet card. TUM is located right in the heart of Munich's Kunstareal, one of Europe's most important arts and culture destinations. The 2025 edition of the Kunstareal Festival thus saw TUM researchers, students...

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TU München@TU_Muenchen · Jul 10

The new Center for Structural and Functional #Connectomics (CSFC) will be established on our #Garching #campus with funding of around €69 million. 👏 Focus lies on the comprehensive mapping & analysis of all #neuronal connections in the brain: go.tum.de/373567 📷A.Eckert

TU_Muenchen's tweet card. New center for brain research: The TUM Center for Structural and Functional Connectomics will be established on the Garching campus.

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TU München@TU_Muenchen · Jul 26

The #lectureperiod of the #summersemester has come to an end. 📚 We wish you every success in your #exams and hope you enjoy a well‑deserved #lecturebreak! ☀️ 📷A. Heddergott

TU_Muenchen's tweet image. The #lectureperiod of the #summersemester has come to an end. 📚 We wish you every success in your #exams and hope you enjoy a well‑deserved #lecturebreak! ☀️

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TU München@TU_Muenchen · Jul 25

Wilfried Schwab, professor of #Biotechnology of Natural Products, and his team demonstrated that the efficiency of certain #enzymes depends on the order in which different #molecules bind to them. #Betacarotene may help counteract it: go.tum.de/715276 📷M.Jooss

TU_Muenchen's tweet card. Researchers at TUM found that beta-carotene can help keep enzymes active when they're overwhelmed by excess substrate.

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TU München@TU_Muenchen · Jul 25

As part of Daniel Rückert's team, our #PhDcandidate Vasiliki Sideri-Lampretsa uses #AI and high-performance #computing to analyze MRI & CT scans, tracking lung movement and detecting #diseasepatterns: go.tum.de/395577 #clinicalpractice 📷A.Eckert

TU_Muenchen's tweet image. As part of Daniel Rückert's team, our #PhDcandidate Vasiliki Sideri-Lampretsa uses #AI and high-performance #computing to analyze MRI &amp; CT scans, tracking lung movement and detecting #diseasepatterns: go.tum.de/395577

#clinicalpractice

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TU München@TU_Muenchen · Jul 25

A clinical trial for a therapeutic #hepatitisB vaccine has started. The #vaccine aims to support the body’s own #immuneresponse to control the virus: go.tum.de/872671 @LMU_Muenchen @HelmholtzMunich 📷iStock/upixa

TU_Muenchen's tweet card. TherVacB, a novel therapeutic vaccine for chronic hepatitis B, invented by TUM's Professor Ulrike Protzer, has entered its first clinical trial.

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TU München@TU_Muenchen · Jul 23

A new joint #researchproject at our university aims to advance #fusionenergy reactors by studying innovative high-temperature #superconductors (HTS) for #plasma control under extreme conditions: go.tum.de/832536 📷A. Heddergott

TU_Muenchen's tweet card. To advance the development of fusion energy reactors, a new neutron research project is being launched at TUM's FRM II.

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TU München@TU_Muenchen · Jul 23

Researchers developed new model calculations that estimate the global influences of lightning on #forestecosystems, showing that 320 million trees die each year due to #lightningstrikes: go.tum.de/970492 🌳 #treemortality 📷iStock/jarino47

TU_Muenchen's tweet card. Researchers at TUM were able to show that each year, 320 million trees worldwide die directly as a result of lightning strikes.

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TU München@TU_Muenchen · Jul 21

A #3Dprinted nesting façade by our researchers offers shelter for birds and hedgehogs while improving #indoorclimate—made from local, partly #recycledmaterials ♻️ Watch the segment on München. TV to learn more: go.tum.de/130029 📷iStock/Pedro_Turrini

TU_Muenchen's tweet card. Researchers at TUM have developed a nesting façade that provides habitat for sparrows, black redstarts, and hedgehogs, while also improving indoor climate.

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TU München@TU_Muenchen · Jul 18

Our president Thomas F. Hofmann is out #cycling in support of #Stadtradeln—still on until tomorrow! ☀️🚴‍♂️ Enjoy the sunshine and log your final kilometers: go.tum.de/367205 #munich #happyweekend #sustainability 📷TUM CCC

TU_Muenchen's tweet image. Our president Thomas F. Hofmann is out #cycling in support of #Stadtradeln—still on until tomorrow! ☀️🚴‍♂️ Enjoy the sunshine and log your final kilometers: go.tum.de/367205

#munich #happyweekend #sustainability

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TU München@TU_Muenchen · Jul 18

Our Else Kröner Fresenius Center (EKFZ) is celebrating its 20th anniversary this week!🥳It bridges the gap between #nutritionalscience and #clinicalmedicine and offers direct support to patients through e.g #nutritionalcounseling: go.tum.de/707226 @EKFStiftung 📷S.Kissel

TU_Muenchen's tweet card. The Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Nutrition Research celebrates its 20th anniversary. The center bridges the gap between nutritional sciences and medicine.

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TU München@TU_Muenchen · Jul 17

What if #AI could see the world like we do? That’s the idea behind #ComputerVision—machines interpreting visual data to navigate, detect, and decide. Our latest #ScienceGlossary entry explains how it works: go.tum.de/312381 @researchbavaria 📷TUM CCC/ R. Heckel, TUM CIT

TU_Muenchen's tweet image. What if #AI could see the world like we do?
That’s the idea behind #ComputerVision—machines interpreting visual data to navigate, detect, and decide. Our latest #ScienceGlossary entry explains how it works: go.tum.de/312381

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📷TUM CCC/ R. Heckel, TUM CIT

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TU München@TU_Muenchen · Jul 16

How does #climatechange affect water in the Alps and beyond? The new issue of our #magazine explores interdisciplinary findings from the TUM Water Cluster on permafrost, rivers, and adaptation: go.tum.de/410054 #waterresearch #resilience #sustainability 📷P.Neusser

TU_Muenchen's tweet card. Heat, dry periods, torrential downpours, melting glaciers—in the Alps, climate change is already very clear to see. High time to adapt, warn TUM researchers. A matter for all disciplines.

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TU München@TU_Muenchen · Jul 16

Gerhard Kramer, Professor of Communications Engineering, was re-elected as Executive #VicePresident for #Research and #Innovation by our Supervisory Board. 👏 His third term will begin on October 1: go.tum.de/534719 📷A.Heddergott

TU_Muenchen's tweet card. Prof. Dr. Gerhard Kramer re-elected Executive Vice President Research and Innovation.

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TU München@TU_Muenchen · Jul 15

How sensitive is a robot? Researchers developed a new #ClassificationSystem to measure #RoboticFitness for physical interaction, from #cobots to #SoftRobots. The Tree of Robots maps out their performance diversity: go.tum.de/543566 #AI #safety 📷A.Heddergott

TU_Muenchen's tweet card. Researchers at TUM MIRMI have developed an evaluation scheme that compares the fitness of robots with each other. The focus is on their sensitivity.

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TU München@TU_Muenchen · Jul 15

Judith Wiese, Chief People and #Sustainability Officer at Siemens, will share insights into #peopledevelopment, #transformation & building future-ready organizations on July 16 at the #TUMSpeakersSeries event at the Audimax: speakersseries.de 📷TUM Speakers Series

TU_Muenchen's tweet image. Judith Wiese, Chief People and #Sustainability Officer at Siemens, will share insights into #peopledevelopment, #transformation &amp; building future-ready organizations on July 16 at the #TUMSpeakersSeries event at the Audimax: speakersseries.de

📷TUM Speakers Series

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TU München@TU_Muenchen · Jul 14

Congratulations to six of our researchers, including Raimund Strauß, who receive ERC Proof of Concept Grants for projects in #cloudcomputing, #robotics, #cancermedicine, #drugdevelopment and #astrophysics: go.mytum.de/121766 👏 @ERC_Research #ERCPoC 📷A.Heddergott

TU_Muenchen's tweet card. Researchers at TUM have been awarded six ERC Proof of Concept Grants. Technology transfer plays a particularly important role at TUM.

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TU München@TU_Muenchen · Jul 11

Our President Thomas F. Hofmann is the new Chair of the University of Bavaria, representing 13 #universities. 👏 He will help shape #HigherEducation policy and foster collaboration in research and teaching across Bavaria: go.tum.de/653193 #AcademicNetwork 📷A.Eckert

TU_Muenchen's tweet card. TUM President Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann is the new chairman of the University of Bavaria.

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TU München@TU_Muenchen · Jul 10

Get to know Stefan Guldin, our newly appointed Professor of Complex #SoftMatter, in the latest NewIn episode. His research is located at the point where #materialsscience and #lifesciences meet: go.tum.de/200698 🎥@Prolehre

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