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Fundamental Forces & Cosmic Evolution

Image: Southern Ring Nebula by Webb Telescope / Public Domain

In our core research area “Fundamental Forces & Cosmic Evolution” at NAT, we focus on unravelling the fundamental principles that govern the building blocks of matter and the dynamics of the universe. We investigate the properties and interactions of elementary particles in order to understand their role in cosmic evolution from the Big Bang to the present. We explore the formation of the universe, from the birth of particles and nuclei in the early moments of the cosmos to the formation of galaxies, stars and planetary systems. Additionally, we investigate fundamental questions in physics, focusing in particular on neutrinos and the elusive nature of dark matter. Together, this research area provides critical insights into the structure and evolution of the Universe, bridging the smallest scales of particle interactions to the grand scales of cosmic phenomena.

  • Condensed Matter

  • Biophysics
  • Systems Chemistry

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Bigger machine learning models, better physics

ATLAS demonstrates how scaling up AI unlocks new capabilities in particle identification.

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Measuring the expansion of the universe with cosmic fireworks

Munich astronomers image and model extremely rare gravitationally lensed supernova

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Major milestone for astroparticle physics: IceCube Neutrino Observatory successfully upgraded

During the past Antarctic summer season, a team of 51 scientists and technicians — including two members of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) —…

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NAT Scientists depart for IceCube Upgrade deployment at the South Pole

The mission boosts precision in neutrino detection in this long-term, international project.

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BMFTR funds “SciFM” to develop foundation models in astro- and particle physics

Profs. Lukas Heinrich (TUM) and Daniel Grün (LMU) lead the effort from Munich Center for Machine Learning

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Decades-old mystery in particle physics solved

Discovery by TUM Researchers at CERN Reveals Formation of Deuterons

BioSysteM, Fundamental Science for Health, Fundamental Forces and Cosmic Evolution, Biomolecular Engineering & Design, ERC, ORIGINS, Research, Bioscience, Physics, Award |

Six ERC Consolidator Grants awarded to TUM researchers

EU funding for projects in biotechnology, medicine, and physics. Karoline Schäffner, Danny Nedialkova, Karen Alim and Roberto Rizzato from NAT are…

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JUNO experiment delivers first physics results with world-leading precision just two months after completion

Early data show that JUNO is ready to deliver frontier measurements in neutrino physics

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Understanding the origins of life

EXplained: ORIGINS with Stefan Schönert

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Warm inflation may work with Standard Model physics alone

The early Universe’s inflationary expansion can be realized using only known interactions of the Standard Model — without invoking additional new…

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