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  • 21.11.2024 – 11:44

    Technische Universität München

    New method for designing artificial proteins

    TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE Designing large new proteins with AI New method for designing artificial proteins - Efficient design of new proteins with desired properties - Size of newly designed proteins is approaching that of antibodies - Predicted protein structures successfully validated in experiments Protein design aims to create customized antibodies for therapies, biosensors for diagnostics, or ...

  • 13.11.2024 – 12:33

    Technische Universität München

    Robotic shorts support people when walking

    TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE TUM researchers develop shorts with motor power Robotic shorts support people when walking - Same concept as the electric bike, but for walking - Target groups are the elderly as well as people with cardiovascular conditions - Testers used up to 18% less of their own energy to cover a defined distance Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed ...

  • 09.11.2024 – 10:19

    Technische Universität München

    Windfall profits from oil and gas could cover climate payments

    TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE Companies took in half a trillion dollars more than expected in 2022 Windfall profits from oil and gas could cover climate payments A central issue at the UN Climate Change Conference, set to start on November 11, will be the negotiations on new payments from industrialized nations to poorer countries. However, the question of whether and how these payments will be financed ...

  • 29.10.2024 – 07:55

    Technische Universität München

    Significant Extension of Zinc Battery Lifespan

    TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE TUM Researchers Develop New Chemical Method for Improved Energy Storage Significant Extension of Zinc Battery Lifespan - Improvement to several hundred thousand charge cycles - Protective layer for zinc anode - Important result in basic research - Large-scale engineering implementation still pending The transition to renewable energy requires efficient methods for storing large ...