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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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New findings on the scattering of black holes provide an important basis for understanding gravitational waves

International team calculates observable quantities such as scattering angle and emitted energy with unrivalled precision

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New island of asymmetric fission discovered on nuclide chart

An international team, including ORIGINS researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), has discovered a new island of asymmetric nuclear…

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Astrophysics and art cooperate on dark matter and neutrinos

TUM and Akademie der Bildenden Künste launch a joint project with Haus der Kunst

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Professors Laura Fabbietti and Lukas Heinrich share 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

NAT School’s collaborative research at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider recognized for championing science globally for the benefit of all

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Astroparticle physics: Neutrinos weigh less than 0.45 electronvolts/c2

Precision balance KATRIN at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology surpasses itself and sets a new upper limit for the mass of neutrinos

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Photo sensor from smartphones helps with antimatter research at CERN

TUM team enables measurements with unprecedented resolution in real time

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JUNO: The next generation neutrino observatory starts measurements

JUNO, the world's largest detector for physics with low-energy neutrinos, has been completed after a construction period of almost ten years. Data…

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Top science at great heights

The interdisciplinary Ferienakademie offers hands-on and theoretical studies in the Sarn Valley near Bolzano, Italy. In autumn 2024, 27 students…

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Science advancements powered by machine learning

Nobel Prize winners used principles from physics to develop methods that form the basis for today's powerful machine learning. How are researchers at…

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New method to study the strong force in three-body nuclear systems

The researchers of the ALICE collaboration present the first exploration of the strong interaction within a system of three nucleons. This was…

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