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Environment - Life Sciences - 14.01.2021
Earth Sciences - Environment - 22.12.2020
Environment - Life Sciences - 08.12.2020 
Stunned fish: Mapping animal populations, recording pesticides
The European bullhead, spined loach or river trout are species of fish only rarely encountered in the River Aa in Münster.
Environment - Physics - 01.12.2020
Environment - 30.11.2020 
Prof. Jia Chen among the "Top 40 under 40"
Finance magazine Capital recognizes young talents Prof. Jia Chen among the "Top 40 under 40" Jia Chen, Professor for Environmental Sensing and Modelling at the Technical University of Munich (T
Innovation - Environment - 18.11.2020
Health - Environment - 17.11.2020
Environment - 30.10.2020
Environment - 13.10.2020 
International Arctic Expedition Successfully Completed
With the return of the Polarstern, the largest Arctic expedition of all time has come to a successful end. For more than a year, the German research icebreaker travelled in five cruise legs with more than 400 people from 20 countries to investigate the epicentre of climate change more precisely than ever before.
Environment - 06.10.2020
Environment - 02.10.2020 
Exploring biodiversity and climate change in the Alps
A new cooperation between TUM and Berchtesgaden National Park has begun Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Berchtesgaden National Park have commenced a project for the permanent monitoring of biodiversity.
Environment - 02.10.2020
Life Sciences - Environment - 01.10.2020 
TUM embarks on structural reform
Extensive modernization of the TUM School of Life Sciences Modernization of research areas, the alignment of teaching programs with future-ready competency profiles and an entrepreneurial management structure: The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has embarked on an extensive structural reform.
Astronomy / Space Science - Environment - 11.09.2020
Pedagogy - Environment - 09.09.2020
Environment - Event - 09.09.2020
Environment - 07.09.2020
Environment - Transport - 31.08.2020 
First Arctic Survey Flights Since the Pandemic Began
Zu ?News Portal? German polar research aircraft start atmospheric surveys over the Arctic Ocean Following a five-month mandatory delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, yesterday (30 August) the two Ge
Environment - 28.08.2020 
Leipzig floodplain suffers from chronic disease
Zu ?News Portal? Environmental Ministry of Saxony and City of Leipzig agree an measures to improve state of Leipzig's floodplain forest Leipzig.
Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 21.08.2020 
Göttingen professors share their expert opinions on more sustainable nutrition
Germany's Scientific Advisory Board for Agricultural Policy, Food and Consumer Health Protection (WBAE) submits recommendations to the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture Germany's Scientific Ad
Environment - 17.08.2020
Career - Environment - 14.08.2020
Materials Science - Environment - 13.08.2020 
New solar cells for space
Perovskite and organic solar cells prove successful on a rocket flight in space Almost all satellites are powered by solar cells - but solar cells are heavy. While conventional high-performance cells reach up to three watts of electricity per gram, perovskite and organic hybrid cells could provide up to ten times that amount.
Environment - Life Sciences - 29.07.2020 
The key to long-term CO2 storage in the soil
Microbial interactions stabilize carbon in the soil Soils play a major role when it comes to the long-term storage of CO2 and the resulting reduction of this gas in the atmosphere - therefore they can contribute to slowing down climate change.
Economics / Business - Environment - 27.07.2020
Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 20.07.2020
Environment - 20.07.2020
Environment - Life Sciences - 20.07.2020 
First shaft power plant connected to the grid
New hydropower plant protects nature as well as the climate The world's first shaft hydropower plant has gone on stream in Germany.
Environment - 17.07.2020 
TUM launches hyperloop research program
Test tube and prototype planned at Taufkirchen / Ottobrunn site It is designed to move passengers at close to the speed of sound: the Hyperloop.
Environment - Economics / Business - 14.07.2020
Environment - Economics / Business - 14.07.2020
Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 13.07.2020
Environment - Innovation - 09.07.2020 
Fighting air pollution with artificial intelligence
Start-up Hawa Dawa evaluates data on air quality Climate change, urbanization and growing traffic congestion: In this context, air quality is an increasingly important issue, especially for cities.
Innovation - Environment - 09.07.2020
Event - Environment - 22.06.2020
Environment - Economics / Business - 08.06.2020 
Coffee production needs clear rules
Coffee - Germany's most popular drink - is grown by around 20 million small-scale farmers worldwide, who often live below the poverty line.
Life Sciences - Environment - 28.05.2020 
New degree programs at TUM
The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is launching two new bachelor's and five new master's programs in the 2020/21 winter semester.
Innovation - Environment - 18.05.2020 
How fungi are becoming the future
How will we be able to feed 10 billion people in the not too distant future without causing widespread environmental damage? How can we stop using petroleum and still be able to manufacture chemical industry products? These are just some of the questions which humankind is facing today.
Architecture - Environment - 20.02.2020 
Living in the city and dying in the city
Students create innovative concepts for a hospice People receiving end-of-life care are usually cut off from the outside world in their hospice rooms.
Environment - Life Sciences - 14.02.2020
Environment - Materials Science - 06.02.2020 
"Cities are increasingly reaching their limits"
Extreme dry spells, shorter spring periods: Groundwater tables in Germany are declining.
Environment - Life Sciences - 04.02.2020
Environment - Chemistry - 21.01.2020
Innovation - Environment - 20.12.2019
Environment - 19.12.2019
Innovation - Environment - 13.12.2019
Administration - Environment - 29.11.2019
Environment - Architecture - 18.11.2019 
Living bridges
Dense, humid broadleaf forests, monsoon-swollen rivers and deep ravines - in the Indian state of Meghalaya wooden bridges easily decay or are washed away in floodwaters. Bridges made from steel and concrete are pushed to their limits here as well. But bridges made of living tree roots can survive here for centuries.
Astronomy / Space Science - Environment - 15.11.2019
Environment - 05.11.2019
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Research Network Opens Window into the Earth’s Interior
Each seismic wave that travels through the Earth's crust slightly changes this layer. Cutting-edge sensor technology now allows us to re-evaluate risks such as landslides or the stability of bridges and buildings.
Each seismic wave that travels through the Earth's crust slightly changes this layer. Cutting-edge sensor technology now allows us to re-evaluate risks such as landslides or the stability of bridges and buildings.
The European bullhead, spined loach or river trout are species of fish only rarely encountered in the River Aa in Münster.
Finance magazine Capital recognizes young talents Prof. Jia Chen among the "Top 40 under 40" Jia Chen, Professor for Environmental Sensing and Modelling at the Technical University of Munich (T
COVID-19 highlights risks of wildlife trade
International research team including Göttingen University makes urgent call for more effective wildlife trade legislation Many diseases, such as COVID-19, have made the jump from animals to people with serious consequences for the human host.
International research team including Göttingen University makes urgent call for more effective wildlife trade legislation Many diseases, such as COVID-19, have made the jump from animals to people with serious consequences for the human host.
With the return of the Polarstern, the largest Arctic expedition of all time has come to a successful end. For more than a year, the German research icebreaker travelled in five cruise legs with more than 400 people from 20 countries to investigate the epicentre of climate change more precisely than ever before.
A new cooperation between TUM and Berchtesgaden National Park has begun Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Berchtesgaden National Park have commenced a project for the permanent monitoring of biodiversity.
Support grows for Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF)
Joint press release and statement GENEVA, 2 October 2020 - Three major European meteorological institutions have joined the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to announce their support for the creation of a new Systematic Observations Financing Facility.
Joint press release and statement GENEVA, 2 October 2020 - Three major European meteorological institutions have joined the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to announce their support for the creation of a new Systematic Observations Financing Facility.
Extensive modernization of the TUM School of Life Sciences Modernization of research areas, the alignment of teaching programs with future-ready competency profiles and an entrepreneurial management structure: The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has embarked on an extensive structural reform.
Systems and teams get ready for the launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
Today, after a comprehensive review, EUMETSAT and the other European and US partners of the Jason-CS/Sentinel-6 programme confirmed readiness of all systems and teams for the launch and operations of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite.
Today, after a comprehensive review, EUMETSAT and the other European and US partners of the Jason-CS/Sentinel-6 programme confirmed readiness of all systems and teams for the launch and operations of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite.
Zu ?News Portal? German polar research aircraft start atmospheric surveys over the Arctic Ocean Following a five-month mandatory delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, yesterday (30 August) the two Ge
Zu ?News Portal? Environmental Ministry of Saxony and City of Leipzig agree an measures to improve state of Leipzig's floodplain forest Leipzig.
Germany's Scientific Advisory Board for Agricultural Policy, Food and Consumer Health Protection (WBAE) submits recommendations to the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture Germany's Scientific Ad
Perovskite and organic solar cells prove successful on a rocket flight in space Almost all satellites are powered by solar cells - but solar cells are heavy. While conventional high-performance cells reach up to three watts of electricity per gram, perovskite and organic hybrid cells could provide up to ten times that amount.
Microbial interactions stabilize carbon in the soil Soils play a major role when it comes to the long-term storage of CO2 and the resulting reduction of this gas in the atmosphere - therefore they can contribute to slowing down climate change.
Changes in farming urgent to rescue biodiversity
Over 360 scientists from 42 countries - led by the University of Göttingen and Westlake University China - call for transition of food production systems to agroecological principles. Humans depend on farming for their very survival but this activity takes up more than one third of the world's landmass and endangers 62% of all threatened species globally.
Over 360 scientists from 42 countries - led by the University of Göttingen and Westlake University China - call for transition of food production systems to agroecological principles. Humans depend on farming for their very survival but this activity takes up more than one third of the world's landmass and endangers 62% of all threatened species globally.
New hydropower plant protects nature as well as the climate The world's first shaft hydropower plant has gone on stream in Germany.
Test tube and prototype planned at Taufkirchen / Ottobrunn site It is designed to move passengers at close to the speed of sound: the Hyperloop.
Shaping Europe’s digital sovereignty
High-caliber project group proposes "European Public Sphere" Shaping Europe's digital sovereignty A digital ecosystem committed to European values, relying on democratic control and facilitating digit
High-caliber project group proposes "European Public Sphere" Shaping Europe's digital sovereignty A digital ecosystem committed to European values, relying on democratic control and facilitating digit
Ambitious Climate Action Pays Off
Action to mitigate climate change costs money - but damage caused by climate change also entails financial burdens, particularly for future generations. So how much action to mitigate climate change makes economic sense? To find out, an international team of researchers led by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research has fed an earlier computer simulation with current data and findings from climate science and economics.
Action to mitigate climate change costs money - but damage caused by climate change also entails financial burdens, particularly for future generations. So how much action to mitigate climate change makes economic sense? To find out, an international team of researchers led by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research has fed an earlier computer simulation with current data and findings from climate science and economics.
Start-up Hawa Dawa evaluates data on air quality Climate change, urbanization and growing traffic congestion: In this context, air quality is an increasingly important issue, especially for cities.
Coffee - Germany's most popular drink - is grown by around 20 million small-scale farmers worldwide, who often live below the poverty line.
The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is launching two new bachelor's and five new master's programs in the 2020/21 winter semester.
How will we be able to feed 10 billion people in the not too distant future without causing widespread environmental damage? How can we stop using petroleum and still be able to manufacture chemical industry products? These are just some of the questions which humankind is facing today.
Students create innovative concepts for a hospice People receiving end-of-life care are usually cut off from the outside world in their hospice rooms.
"Bioeconomy has many facets": Science Year 2020
A look inside the newspapers is enough to show us that, from climate change to plastic waste, humanity is confronted with enormous ecological crises which have one thing in common: fossil resources such as oil which, directly or indirectly, are contributing to the catastrophes.
A look inside the newspapers is enough to show us that, from climate change to plastic waste, humanity is confronted with enormous ecological crises which have one thing in common: fossil resources such as oil which, directly or indirectly, are contributing to the catastrophes.
Extreme dry spells, shorter spring periods: Groundwater tables in Germany are declining.
Freie Universität Declares State of Climate Emergency
The university stresses its responsibility for sustainability and climate protection and announces ambitious goals.
The university stresses its responsibility for sustainability and climate protection and announces ambitious goals.
Dense, humid broadleaf forests, monsoon-swollen rivers and deep ravines - in the Indian state of Meghalaya wooden bridges easily decay or are washed away in floodwaters. Bridges made from steel and concrete are pushed to their limits here as well. But bridges made of living tree roots can survive here for centuries.
Joint European-US ocean-monitoring satellite undergoes pre-launch tests
Testing is underway on the spacecraft that will provide highly accurate measurements of the amount and rate of global sea level rise until the 2030s through a joint European-US mission.
Testing is underway on the spacecraft that will provide highly accurate measurements of the amount and rate of global sea level rise until the 2030s through a joint European-US mission.
