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TUM gets new test field for networked mobility systems

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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World record: World's longest-range electric car comes from Munich

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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Hyperloop: Europe's first certified full scale test track opens

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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Robotics: New skin-like sensors fit almost everywhere

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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4D printing for nerve stimulation: Self-folding electrodes stimulate fine nerves

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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Robotics and AI at the automatica: practical insights into leading-edge research

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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Horizon3.ai, Specialist for Autonomous Penetration Testing, Enters UK Market with Leading IT Partner Companies

Horizon3.ai, Specialist for Autonomous Penetration Testing, Enters UK Market with Leading IT Partner Companie NodeZero by Horizon3.ai helps organizations reduce cybersecurity risks with autonomous penetration testing San Francisco, June 15, 2023 – Horizon3.ai is announcing several high-profile partnerships to ...

Geneverse

Geneverse Empowers a Whole New Market with Debut and Product Launch at Intersolar Europe with the Introduction of the First Complete Home Solar Energy System for Every Home in the EU

San Francisco, CA (ots) - Geneverse, a US-based provider of innovative home solar power solutions, is excited to announce its debut in the EU market at the highly anticipated Intersolar Europe exhibition, held as part of The Smarter E Show. The event, taking place in Munich, Germany in June, will showcase ...

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Financial sector should perform penetration tests on its own according to EU regulation DORA

Financial sector should perform penetration tests on its own according to EU regulation DORA Banks under pressure to implement EU DORA regulation as quickly as possible Frankfurt, May 4 2023 – In 2022, the weekly number of cyberattacks in the financial industry averaged 1,131 attacks – a 52 percent increase in one year, according to Check Point Research figures. ...

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Highly efficient TUM electric car introduced

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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Genetically encoded nano-barcodes

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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Position paper: “ChatGPT can lead to greater equity in education”

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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Autonomous driving: New algorithm distributes risk fairly

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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INERATEC GmbH

German Clean Tech company INERATEC secures investment from Honda and existing shareholders to support further growth

Karlsruhe, Germany (ots) - Best-in-class technology to meet global ambitions for sustainable fuels German Clean Tech company INERATEC, leader in the production of e-fuels, closes a new round with Honda Motor Co., Ltd. alongside existing shareholders Engie New Ventures, MPC, Safran Corporate Ventures, FO Holding, ...

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Mathematically speaking, geothermal energy could meet 40 percent of Bavaria's heating needs

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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New X-ray technology can improve Covid-19 diagnosis

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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Why are overweight people more susceptible to illness?

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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Nanoswitches for tumor targeting

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 ...

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Companies report data leaks on heavy news days

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICHCorporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 22798 - email: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de NEWS RELEASE Companies report data leaks on heavy news days Enterprises try to limit attention for losses of sensitive data Many companies carefully time disclosures on losses of sensitive customer data. A new study based on publicly traded US companies shows that companies tend to announce data ...

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Tumors: forecasting the risks of brain surgery

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Corporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 18198 - email: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de This text on the web: http://go.tum.de/619311 Pictures: http://go.tum.de/010709 - http://go.tum.de/959985 - http://go.tum.de/098359 - http://go.tum.de/754050 - http://go.tum.de/109729 Accurately predicting possible post-surgical effects on speech Tumors: forecasting the risks of brain surgery ...

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Molecular monitoring of RNA regulation

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Corporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 10808 - 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/molecular-monitoring-of-rna-regulation Pictures: https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/1691366 NEWS RELEASE Molecular monitoring of RNA regulation New biological tool for tracking cellular processes The better we ...

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Quantum technology for cancer imaging

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Corporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 10808 - 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/quantum-technology-for-cancer-imaging NEWS RELEASE Quantum technology for cancer imaging Applied quantum mechanics in medicine Tracing the metabolism of tumor cells using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ...

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Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes: Synthetic peptides may suppress formation of harmful amyloid aggregates

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Corporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 22779 - email: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de Image download: https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/652209?show_id=1691364 NEWS RELEASE Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes: Synthetic peptides may suppress formation of harmful amyloid ...

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Start-ups dominated by men

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICHCorporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 22798 - email: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de NEWS RELEASE Start-ups dominated by men Study reveals extent of gender inequality in start-up landscape Women are significantly underrepresented in German and French start-ups, especially in technical industries. This applies to both founders and employees, as a study from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in collaboration with the Roland ...

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TUM at number 10 worldwide in computer science

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Corporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 22798 - email: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de NEWS RELEASE Number 10 worldwide in computer science TUM among top 50 in THE Rankings by Subject in multiple categories The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has again moved upward in the THE World University Rankings by Subject and is now among the world’s 10 best universities for computer ...

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Electric trucks: Plans to triple charging speeds

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Corporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 10510- 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/plans-to-triple-charging-speeds-for-electric-trucks NEWS RELEASE Plans to triple charging speeds for electric trucks NEFTON consortium working on test bench A science and industry consortium is working on ...

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Singapore: A simulation modelling an entire city state

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Corporate Communications Center Tel.: +49 89 289 18198 - E-Mail: presse@tum.de - Web: www.tum.de This news release online: http://go.mytum.de/472224 Pictures for editorial use: http://go.mytum.de/252638 ; http://go.mytum.de/006803 ; http://go.mytum.de/023980 ; http://go.mytum.de/817299 NEWS RELEASE How TUMCREATE takes scientific knowledge from the lab to the real world in Singapore A ...

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Climate simulation more realistic with Artificial Intelligence

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Corporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 10510 - 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/realistischere-klimasimulation-dank-kuenstlicher-intelligenz NEWS RELEASE Climate simulation more realistic with Artificial Intelligence Machine learning improves climate models Accurately modeling ...

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Groundbreaking for TUM Hyperloop test segment in Ottobrunn/Taufkirchen

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Corporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 10510- 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/groundbreaking-for-tum-hyperloop-test-segment-in-ottobrunn-taufkirchen Pictures: https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/1688774 NEWS RELEASE Groundbreaking for TUM ...