Projects and Portraits

The world's biggest folk festival as an ultimate test for artificial intelligence: for the first time, an autonomous vehicle is tackling the particularly heavy traffic around the Munich Oktoberfest. Under the leadership of the Technical University of… [read more]

Annette Lietz was awarded the best metallographer in Germany at the "Materialographie 2024" Conference in Berlin. [read more]

At the Digital Concrete Conference 2024, international scientists met to discuss research findings, challenges and new technologies relating to 3D-printing in the construction industry and their requirements for materials and processes. [read more]

Anlässlich des europäischen Leuchtturmprojekts "Creating NEBourhoods Together" besuchte die Präsidentin der Europäischen Kommission, Ursula von der Leyen, vergangene Woche den Münchner Stadtteil Neuperlach. Seit Oktober 2022 werden dort im Sinne des… [read more]

Get exciting insights into studying at the Technical University of Munich with our video series “5 Questions @TUMED”, in which students from the TUM School of Engineering and Design tell us about their experiences during their studies. [read more]

For a few weeks, streets in Munich's Südliche Au and Walchenseeplatz districts were transformed into temporary green and recreational areas. In the summer of 2023, this triggered numerous public discussions about the future of urban traffic and the… [read more]

Since 2014, researchers from the TUM School of Engineering and Design (ED) have been regularly examining the striking summit of the Hochvogel, through which a fissure has been running for more than a hundred years. And it is getting bigger… [read more]

Prof. Philipp Reiss, Professorship of Lunar and Planetary Exploration, won an ERC Starting Grant. His project VOLARIS will investigate the volatile dynamics and regolith interactions on solar system bodies. [read more]

Nestled between Wallgau and Vorderriß, the Isarwinkel is a breathtaking landscape where the turquoise Isar river leaps over white gravel banks, carving its path through the valley. This picturesque setting, often called “Bavarian Canada”, is the… [read more]

The Moon is dusty and bare. Our beloved home planet Earth is around 360,000 km away, the gravitational force is only one-sixth of the Earth's gravity, and there is an absolute absence of air. How do you colonize and cultivate such an environment? 42… [read more]

What does it feel like to be an astronaut, piloting a lunar rover, moving around in a bulky spacesuit and conducting scientific experiments? Ilyasse Taame joined five students from all over the world to find out: The student crew spent two weeks on a… [read more]

In future, algae will supply humans in space with oxygen and food. Prof Gisela Detrell and her team at the TUM School of Engineering and Design are researching the development of Life Support Systems (LSS) for future space missions. [read more]

Pia Schneiders Masterthesis zur Sanierung eines historischen Schwarzwaldhauses überzeugt durch eine gelungene Verbindung von traditioneller Architektur und moderner Nutzung. Die Absolventin des Masterstudiengangs Architektur der TUM School of… [read more]

With partners from industry and research institutions, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is to make battery-powered trucks viable for long-distance cargo transport. Megawatt charging represents an important step towards this goal. The first… [read more]

Laura Lehle, Absolventin des Masterstudiengangs Architektur an der TUM School of Engineering and Design (ED), wurde für ihre Thesis "Haus der Resilienz - Zentrum Ost" mit dem Hans Döllgast Preis 2024 geehrt. [read more]

Get exciting insights into studying at the Technical University of Munich with our video series “5 Questions @TUMED”, in which students from the TUM School of Engineering and Design tell us about their experiences during their studies. In this… [read more]

On July 12, 2024, a joyful atmosphere filled the main hallway of the Mechanical Engineering Building at the Garching research campus as the TUM School of Engineering and Design hosted its SCHOOL FEST. The event celebrated creativity, achievements,… [read more]

The TUM School of Engineering and Design (ED) honored its doctoral graduates from the 2023/2024 academic year in a festive ceremony in Garching on 12 July 2024. In addition to the doctoral candidates, who attended the celebration of their academic… [read more]

On 8 July 1924, professors and students founded the Academic Flying Group (Akaflieg) Munich. One hundred years later, the students are still designing and building gliders. They fly them over the Alps and collect exciting stories and experiences. [read more]

TUM Mechanical Engineering Alumna Nadine Haas drew a lot of attention with her cable car project at the 2023 Federal Garden Show in Mannheim. The engineer at Doppelmayr is planning sustainable means of transport for Europe's cities. Her vision is to… [read more]