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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 ...

nova-Institut GmbH

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Advanced Recycling Conference 2024 – Driving Innovation in Sustainable Materials Management

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 ...

Technische Universität München

What gave the first molecules their stability?

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE New insights into the origins of life What gave the first molecules their stability? • Until now, it was unclear how complex molecules could survive in the primordial soup• Unstable RNA molecules are stabilized by double strands • RNAs may be able to form their own complementary strand The origins of life remain a major mystery. How were complex molecules able to form and ...

Helmholtz Munich

Press Release: Restless Legs Syndrome: Genetic Discoveries Advance Treatment and Risk Prediction

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) together with international collaborators have conducted the largest genetic investigation of the restless legs syndrome to date. Their findings, ...

Technische Universität München

Boron deficiency: oilseed rape reacts as with infection and pest infestation | Genetic mechanisms uncovered

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH PRESS RELEASE Genetic mechanisms uncovered Boron deficiency: oilseed rape reacts as with infection and pest infestation - Oilseed rape reacts to boron deficiency during flowering in a similar way as to pests and infections - Boron deficiency could become an increasing problem due to ...

Helmholtz Munich

What Our Genetic Information Tells Us About Type 2 Diabetes Risk and Complications

Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh)

The Mario Markus Prize for useless inventions

Frankfurt am Main/Dortmund (ots) - That sounds contradictory, but it is reality. Every year, the German Chemical Society (GDCh) awards the 10,000-euro “Mario Markus Prize for Natural Sciences” for an unexpected invention or discovery in the natural sciences that has no visible application. With this prize, Prof. Dr. Mario Markus, who funds the award, wants to counteract the trend of only supporting or honoring ...

Fraunhofer Institut für Angewandte Festkörperphysik IAF

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EU-funded project SPINUS pioneers scalable solid-state quantum computing

Technische Universität München

Prof. Pfleiderer new scientific director of the FRM II

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE Change at the top of the TUM Research Neutron Source Prof. Pfleiderer new scientific director of the FRM II • Experimental physicist with an international reputation • Manager with scientific vision and diplomatic skills • FRM II as a service provider for researchers in Germany and abroad The Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Research Neutron Source (FRM II) is getting a new ...

Technische Universität München

Start-up dedicated to developing new antibiotics

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE Smartbax nominated for Falling Walls award Start-up dedicated to developing new antibiotics • New approach against resistant pathogens • Agent damages protein transport and energy balance of bacteria • Two TUM spin-offs nominated for Science Breakthrough of the Year at Falling Walls Summit It all began with basic research: While conducting laboratory experiments, a team ...

Fraunhofer Institut für Angewandte Festkörperphysik IAF

Quantum technologies are approaching application

Technische Universität München

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 ...

Technische Universität München

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 ...

Technische Universität München

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 ...

Technische Universität München

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 ...

Technische Universität München

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 ...

Technische Universität München

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) ...

Technische Universität München

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 ...

Technische Universität München

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 ...

Technische Universität München

Scientific analysis of Germany’s oldest beer: Study shows molecular profile of 19th-century beer sample

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICHCorporate Communications Center phone: +49 8161 5403 - email: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de This news release online: https://www.tum.de/en/news-and-events/all-news/press-releases/details/aeltestes-bier-deutschlands-wissenschaftlich-betrachtet NEWS RELEASE Scientific analysis of ...

Technische Universität München

More wheat for global food security: Utilizing substantial genetic potential for higher yields

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Corporate Communications Center phone: +49 8161 5403 - email: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de This text on the web: https://www.tum.de/en/about-tum/news/press-releases/details/37551 High resolution image: https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/1655486 NEWS RELEASE More wheat for global food ...

Technische Universität München

Viruses help combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria - Cell-free production of bacteriophages

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Corporate Communications Center phone: +49 8161 5403 - email: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de This text on the web: https://www.tum.de/en/about-tum/news/press-releases/details/37533 High resolution images: https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/1678288 NEWS RELEASE Viruses help combat ...

Technische Universität München

Heat-lovers are the lucky ones - Researchers show population trends of native insects

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICHCorporate Communications Center phone: +49 8161 5403 - email: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de This text on the web: https://www.tum.de/en/about-tum/news/press-releases/details/37449 High resolution images: https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/1660497 NEWS RELEASE Heat-lovers are the lucky ones: Insects and climate change 40 years of conservation ...