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Foto von Unterholz im Amazonas
4/28/2026
Reading time: 3 Min.

Study highlights climate role of Amazon understory trees

Rainforests can buffer rising CO2 in the short term — but this comes at a cost

Tropical forests are among the world’s most important carbon sinks. A study by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the University of Vienna, and Brazil’s National Institute for Amazonian Research suggests that even small understory trees can temporarily store more CO₂ as atmospheric CO₂ levels rise. However, their long-term capacity to sequester carbon may be constrained by nutrient limitations, potentially reducing this ability.

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Research Sustainability
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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TUM Magazine Research Artificial Intelligence
4/24/2026
Reading time: 3 Min.

Beijing Robot Half Marathon

TUM team won the “Best International Team Award”

At the half-marathon race for humanoid robots in Beijing, the team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) won the prize for best international team. The robot, entered into the race by TUM Professor Gordon Cheng, completed the 21-kilometre course in 3 hours and 35 minutes. This made it the best team from outside China, finishing in 39th place overall. Around half of the 124 participants had to withdraw.

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Research Artificial Intelligence
4/23/2026
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Anniversary of the Versuchsanstalt Obernach founded by Oskar von Miller

100 Years of Water Research at TUM

For 100 years, the Versuchsanstalt Obernach of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has been dedicated to water research. Founded by science pioneer Oskar von Miller, the test facility focuses on advancing hydropower and, increasingly, on questions related to climate impact research and prevention for people and nature.

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President Research Energy
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
4/20/2026
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Alisa Machner and Georgia Samaras receive Prize for Excellence in Teaching

Teaching with expertise and personality

The unity of research and teaching is what defines universities. And it is the combination of academic excellence, didactic skill, and personal commitment that defines good teaching. This is exemplified by TUM lecturers Alisa Machner and Georgia Samaras, who have now been honored with the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts’ Prize for Excellence in Teaching.

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Teaching Studies Community
4/17/2026
Reading time: 2 Min.

TUM and BGZ cooperation at Campus Garching

Research on the storage and disposal of radioactive waste

The federal state-owned Gesellschaft für Zwischenlagerung (BGZ) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) will in the future conduct joint research on the safe interim storage and disposal of radioactive waste. A corresponding "Joint Lab BGZ" was launched on Thursday at TUM Campus Garching.

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Research
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
4/14/2026
Reading time: 2 Min.

New German-Singaporean research consortium established

Developing the world’s first open-source post-quantum-secure processor system

Progress in building quantum computers is increasingly threatening the security of today’s digital encryption methods. To counter this, the new international consortium QUASAR-CREATE, based in Singapore and involving the Technical University of Munich (TUM), aims to develop the world’s first fully open-source post-quantum-secure processor system.

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Research Quantum Technologies
Assistant robot Garmi
4/14/2026
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Science Year 2026 – Medicine of the Future: new project

How artificial intelligence is changing health care

The project “2036 – Healthy with AI?” explores how AI will shape health care in the future – from prevention and diagnosis to treatment. Its aim is to help the broader public understand the potential, limitations, and impact of AI applications. The project by M1 – Munich Medicine Alliance, of which TUM is a partner, is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) as part of Science Year 2026 – Medicine of the Future.

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Artificial Intelligence Public Engagement
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