According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (“Shanghai Ranking”), TUM is the best university in Germany. It ranks 45th worldwide.

Surprisingly dark: Although they are ultra-thin, the perovskite layers appear strikingly black. (Photo: © LMU / Johanna Weber) The highly advanced layers are only a few hundred nanometers thick—yet they are clearly visible to the naked eye. This ultrathin film appears strikingly dark as it captures

TUM and LMU researchers are developing photoelectrochemical systems that use light energy to generate energy carriers such as hydrogen. (Photo: Julian Baumann) Sunlight not only provides energy for ...

Studying the behavior of electrolyte materials is crucial for the development of next-generation batteries. (Photo: Adobe Stock) The next generation of batteries promises higher performance, greater...

LMU researchers develop a method for quality analysis of individual nanocrystals – a key step toward reliable large-scale production  Nanocrystals are already used in millions of devices, including t...

Perovskite solar cells are a rapidly advancing photovoltaic technology that has seen a dramatic rise in power conversion efficiency in recent years. A key driver of this progress is the use of molecul...

Multimodale Elektronenmikroskopie ermöglicht umfassende Einblicke in organische Solarzellen…

By fusing physics with machine learning, researchers model complex energy materials at real-world temperatures and scales. Prof. David Egger’s research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM)...

Artwork by Amelie Heilmaier, originally created as cover art for Chemistry of Materials. Used with permission of the artist. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c01903 Not all industrial processe...

Perovskite solar cells are widely seen as the next big leap in photovoltaics. These devices use a special class of crystalline materials that convert sunlight into electricity with exceptional efficie...

The future of energy is renewable. What the exact mix of solar, wind, and hydropower will look like remains uncertain. What is clear, however, is that these energy sources must be efficiently converti...

Solid electrolytes are central to the development of all-solid-state batteries, which promise safer, more energy-dense alternatives to conventional lithium-ion systems. Fast ionic conduction, in which...

Gleich zwei bekannte Kindersendungen haben die Mobilitätsforschung der TUM nähergebracht – „Checker Tobi“ und „1, 2 oder 3“.

Interview with Max Planck Fellow Jennifer Rupp

Female school students from various Bavarian partner schools of TUM discover opportunities and STEM talents at GirlsLAB@TUM by ExploreTUM.

Batteries conceal something truly magical: a store of energy that can be used as electricity. What was a source of amazement 200 years ago when Alessandro Volta unveiled his first battery – the voltai...

Forschende der LMU entwickeln ein Werkzeug, das automatisierte chemische Synthese, Hochdurchsatz-Charakterisierung und datengetriebene Modellierung verbindet.

Perovskite nanocrystal solutions with different, finely adjustable blue-green emission colors, as were also produced as part of the synthesizer project. (Photo: N. Henke/LMU) LMU researcher Prof. Al...

Lucie Quincke and Steffen Weinmann in the laboratory of Prof. Jennifer Rupp's research group. (Photo: Lisa Winkler/TUM) In everyday life, ceramics are commonly associated with items such as coffee c...

Solving puzzles, experimenting, cracking codes: In the Science Escape Room, everything revolves around artificial photosynthesis. (Photo: Astrid Eckert/TUM) For one week, the Science Communication La...

Prof. Dr. Jennifer L.M. Rupp. (Photo: Uli Benz / TUM) Materials researcher Prof. Jennifer L.M. Rupp (TU Munich) was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Materials Research Society (MRS)...

Fourteen TUM researchers belong to the world's most frequently cited scientists according to the latest Highly Cited Researchers rankings.

Drei Forschende haben mit der LMU hochdotierte Synergy Grants des Europäischen Forschungsrats eingeworben. Die geförderten Projekte beschäftigen sich mit Nanomaschinen aus DNA, den Proteinfabriken der...

Magnetism could become a new regulating factor in electrocatalysis. Prof. Karsten Reuter, Director of the Theory Department at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society and a e-conversion ex...

Dendrites are considered the most dangerous destroyers of lithium batteries — tiny metal structures that can cause short circuits. In the worst case, they can cause batteries to burn or explode. A res...