New applications possible: Biosensor performance doubled
Biosensors are helping people with chronic conditions worldwide live better lives. However, their measurement accuracy has often been relatively low, limiting the range of possible applications. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM)…
Project with Prof. Menrad on alternatives to peat-based potting soil in hobby gardening funded: Peat-free gardening, protecting the climate
Although they make up only three percent of the land area, peatlands worldwide bind more carbon than all the forests on Earth combined. When peatlands are drained for peat extraction, this carbon is released into the atmosphere in the form of…
TUM IDEAward for team of Campus Straubing
What a great success! A research team of TUM Campus Straubing has been honored with the TUM IDEAward for a pioneering start-up idea. For the first time ever, a team from TUM Campus Straubing participated in the TUM IDEAward, and directly won. With…
Biodiversity to the rescue of “green” hydrogen for fuel cells
The development of hydrogen as an alternative to fossil fuels still faces a number of technological hurdles. In a new article, scientists from the Professorship of Electrobiotechnology at TUM Campus Straubing and from CNRS Marseille have developed an…
Bavarian Climate Protection Prize for Prof. Thielen and Dr. Boeckmann: New beacons for climate protection
On 28 November 2025 in Regensburg, Bavaria's Environment Minister Thorsten Glauber honoured this year's winners of the Bavarian Climate Protection Prize for their outstanding contributions to climate protection. Among the award winners is Prof.…
Study reveals new risks to animal health and food safety: Microplastics disrupt gut microbiome and fermentation in farm animals
Microplastics, tiny plastic particles pervasive in agricultural environments, interact with and disrupt the microbial ecosystem in the rumen – the first stomach chamber of cattle, reveals an international study.
First Doctoral Awards for all three scientific disciplines at TUMCS: TUMCS Supervisory award for Prof. Doblinger
On November 13th, 2025, the first “TUMCS Doctoral Award” event took place. 32 TUMCS doctoral candidates from all disciplines presented their posters in the foyer of Uferstraße 53. The doctoral candidates were available to answer questions and engage…
‘Financing the Future’: TUMCS student honoured for lively integration of research and practice: Sparkassen award for Master's student Cristina Jakob
This week, the der Sparkassenverband Bayern in Munich honoured young academics with the 2025 Science Award of the Bavarian Sparkassen. One prize went to Cristina Jakob from TUM Campus Straubing (TUMCS) for the best master's thesis, supervised by…
