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The latest developments at TUM for a more sustainable future: Research findings, technical innovations, degree programs – as well as our commitment at home and in our global network.

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Interior view of an industrial hall at the LRZ with the SuperMUC high-performance computer.
3/6/2025
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Training neural networks more efficiently

New method significantly reduces AI energy consumption

The enormous computing resources needed to train neural networks for artificial intelligence (AI) result in massive power consumption. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a method that is 100 times faster and therefore much more energy efficient. Instead of taking an iterative approach, the parameters are computed directly based on probabilities. The results so far are comparable in quality to existing iterative methods.

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Research Sustainability Artificial Intelligence Energy
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2/27/2025
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Fertilization affects the plant immune system

Why too much nitrogen is harmful to plants

Even for plants, there can be too much of a good thing. When nitrogen levels are too high, for example due to excessive fertilization, plants become more susceptible to certain diseases. However, the exact reasons are not yet fully understood. A group of researchers involving the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now taken the first steps towards answering this question. They identified a small protein (peptide) that makes the plant resistant to certain bacteria. However, its effect is limited when there is a high nitrogen supply.

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Research Sustainability
2/26/2025
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Decision by the TUM Senate

Daniela Schwarz is the new Gender Equality Officer at TUM

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has a new Gender Equality Officer. The TUM Senate, the university's academic supervisory body, elected Dr. Daniela Schwarz. She was previously the Gender Equality Officer of the former Department of Sport and Health Sciences and works at the Chair of Sport and Health Didactics in the TUM School for Medicine and Health.

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2/14/2025
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TUM and Imperial establish a joint research center

Fight against harmful microplastics

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Imperial College London (ICL) are expanding their flagship partnership further. They are founding the “Centre for Health Resilience in a Changing Planet”, focusing on the harmful effects of microplastics and nanoparticles on health. A memorandum of understanding to this effect was signed in Munich.

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President Research Sustainability Community Public Engagement
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2/7/2025
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MCube's five-point scientific plan for the future of mobility

Call for fundamental change in German mobility policy

MCube, Germany's largest mobility research cluster, calls for a fundamental change in mobility policy. MCube Co-Director Prof. Sebastian Pfotenhauer, Professor of Innovation Research at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), warns: "Germany is currently at a crossroads in many areas - including mobility policy. While other countries are pushing innovative concepts to reconcile economic growth, climate protection, and social justice, Germany is missing out on many opportunities to consciously set the tone and position itself as a leading global region. This is incomprehensible, especially regarding a key issue such as mobility."

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Research Sustainability Mobility Public Engagement
A tractor drives over a field and applies nitrogen fertilizer in a spray mist.
2/6/2025
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Agricultural policies in Germany

Regulations for ammonia reduction are successful

From the soil to the atmosphere — ammonia emissions pose a global issue for human health and the environment. In Germany, two regulations aim to reduce ammonia emissions from agriculture: the Fertilizer Application Ordinance (DüV) and Technical Instructions on Air Quality Control (TA-Luft). Research led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) suggests that their implementation led to a significant reduction. The research identifies which measures are particularly effective and which are yet to be improved.

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Research Sustainability
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1/21/2025
Reading time: 4 Min.

Planning traffic in cities with precise models

Smart simulations for urban mobility

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a simulation tool to create detailed models of everything from traffic junctions to entire cities, in order to answer various mobility questions.

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Sustainability Mobility
1/16/2025
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Investment in Germany's technological sovereignty

Battery start-up incubator launches at TUM

To strengthen Germany's technological sovereignty in the field of battery technologies, the Battery Start-up Incubator (BaStI) is being established at TUM. Funded with 3.3 million euros by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), BaStl, as an integral part of the TUM Venture Labs, will support and advise start-up applicants from all over Germany in the first phase. The aim is to accelerate the market entry of new battery technologies from research and thus reduce dependence on imports.

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Entrepreneurship Sustainability Energy
1/10/2025
Reading time: 9 Min.

E-conversion Cluster of Excellence

Creative ideas for the energy transition

In the e-conversion Cluster of Excellence, experts are researching the mechanisms of energy conversion, providing crucial foundations for the energy transition. What are the research highlights? What is the secret to the cluster's success and why is Munich the perfect place to explore the renewable energies of the future? We take a look behind the scenes with Prof. Jennifer L.M. Rupp (TUM School of Natural Science) and Prof. Thomas Bein (Department of Chemistry, LMU Munich).

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Research Sustainability Energy
1/9/2025
Reading time: 4 Min.

NewIn: Orestis Papakyriakopoulos

The way to fair digital technologies

As Professor of Societal Computing, Orestis Papakyriakopoulos studies how algorithms and AI models can be made less discriminatory. In this issue of NewIn, he talks about why his work has to move quickly, why he is optimistic that digital technologies will become more inclusive and what role the TUM Think Tank will play.

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Studies Research Sustainability Artificial Intelligence Community
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