New insights into the mechanism of nuclear fission

Aerodynamic shape optimization for helicopter rotor heads - Helicopters are to become faster, greener and quieter.

How a single cell slime mold makes smart decisions without a central nervous system - Having a memory of past events enables us to take smarter decisions about the future. Researchers at the Max-Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now identified how the slime mold Physarum polycephalum saves memories - although it has no nervous system.

Researchers including Göttingen University discover biologically-relevant organic molecules in fluid inclusions

Realistic full-scale fire experiments on the TUM Garching campus - How safe are multi-story timber buildings in case of fire? This question is addressed by the "TIMpuls" research project, led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM).