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The beat of a bygone era
How close can we get to the true sound of the Middle Ages? LMU musicologist Irene Holzer demonstrates that music back then was not merely background noise. From the research magazine “LMU Research and Innovation“
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Unique symbiosis bestows magnetic sense to single-celled organism
LMU researchers led by Professor William Orsi have discovered an unusual three-way partnership between a ciliate, bacteria, and archaea.
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Lanzarote as moon lab: researchers test methods for resource exploration
Researchers from LMU and the German Aerospace Center have tested seismic techniques on Lanzarote for exploring lava caves beneath the moon’s surface.
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Nano Innovation Award presented for three doctoral research projects
The building blocks of life at the nanoscale: Early-career researchers from the CeNS network honored
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Million-euro EXIST funding for two LMU pharmacy teams
Using AI and novel carrier molecules: The start-up projects FormulAIte and evoVect are developing new approaches for the targeted delivery of RNA therapeutics.
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The other side of AI safety
Award-winning LMU position paper highlights how AI safety methods can also be used for censorship and manipulation.
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- Medical AI – a look ten years into the future
- Multi-million euro award: Munich Science Communication Lab’s second funding phase granted
- Brain development: When cytoskeletal proteins act in the cell nucleus
- Protective Effects of a Metabolic Hormone
- Health data: international guideline sets new quality standards
- NeuroPain: personalized therapy for chronic back pain
Portraits of LMU alumni
“It’s hard not to do philosophy”
At Cambridge, LMU alumnus Neil Dewar explores how physical theories represent the world.
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Film composer David Reichelt: “I never had a Plan B!”
From studying at LMU to composing for major TV series and feature films: David Reichelt shares how he found his way into film music.
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Algorithms for the Big Screen
LMU alumna Pauline Leininger researches the use of AI tools in film production.
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LMU's University Library over the course of time
500 years of change: How the university library today is a place of learning, a cultural asset and a meeting place all in one.
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Studying abroad – a boundless adventure
How studying and internships abroad can change and enrich your life: Multimedia story with experience reports and tips.
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Cultural Heritage: „We’re making time visible“
Drones over Heloros: Nicola Lercari investigates historical sites with state-of-the-art remote sensing methods.
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Working the land to save the climate
Reforestation and a new approach to land management will play a crucial role in efforts to mitigate climate change.
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From lecture hall … to the desert!
Field research in the driest desert in the world: doctoral candidate Julia Simonis recounts her journey to the Atacama.
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Origin of life: Molecular gastronomy
What was the recipe for the "Ursuppe" from which life emerged? The early steps in the evolution of life some four billion years ago.
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