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In the e-conversion Cluster of Excellence, experts are researching the mechanisms of energy conversion, providing crucial foundations for the energy transition. What are the research highlights? [read more]

Biorefineries convert biomass, such as wood, annual plants or agricultural into products and energy. Research teams in Finland and Germany aim to maximize such product output for a more holistic valorization of our natural resources. The development of these new processes is often slow because they… [read more]

An interdisciplinary study conducted within the e-conversion Cluster of Excellence demonstrates the huge potential of the crystalline semiconducting structures. [read more]

Prof. Tom Nilges at Science on Stage – an initiative at the Werner Heisenberg Gymnasium (WHG) in Garching. [read more]

Julia Draeger (Group of Prof. Dominik Bucher) was awarded second place at the prestigious Quantum Future Award 2024 for her outstanding Master's thesis. Additionally, she won the Audience Award for her compelling pitch. [read more]

Researchers at the e-conversion Cluster of Excellence are studying ways of improving the efficiency and sustainability of energy conversion. Their work is inspired by the principle of photosynthesis. [read more]

In recognition for many years of excellence in research and teaching [read more]

On December 6, 2024, Prof. Carina Baer de Oliveira Mann delivered her inaugural lecture at the Center for Protein Assemblies (CPA) of the Technical University of Munich (TUM). [read more]

The interdisciplinary Ferienakademie offers hands-on and theoretical studies in the Sarn Valley near Bolzano, Italy. In autumn 2024, 27 students attended courses by four professors from the TUM School of Natural Sciences. [read more]

Foundation for new cancer treatment strategies [read more]