During the production of fermented products such as kefir, Parmesan, or mountain cheese, as well as in the production of protein powders, bitter-tasting peptides can form, which impair the taste and thus the acceptability of the products. A research team led by the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems…
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Researchers from the Atomistic Modeling Center (AMC) gathered once again at TUM’s Science & Study Center in Raitenhaslach for the second AMC Annual Retreat, held from July 21 to 23, 2026. Bringing together doctoral researchers, postdoctoral scientists, and AMC Core Members from across the AMC…
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On July 6, 2026, the Atomistic Modeling Center hosted a scientific Poster Session at the MDSI premises, bringing together scientists from across four TUM schools to showcase research, exchange ideas, and strengthen interdisciplinary connections within the AMC research community.
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Next-generation batteries promise higher performance, greater safety, and faster charging. However, their development is hindered by lithium dendrites, which can cause short circuits and shorten battery life. Researchers from TUM and MIT have now shown that grain boundaries in solid electrolytes…
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The future of energy is renewable. How the mix of solar, wind, and hydropower will ultimately be composed remains uncertain. What is certain, however, is that these forms of energy must be efficiently convertible into one another. Yet high losses occur in the process – and the interfaces between…
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For the fourth consecutive time, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has earned the designation "University of Excellence." This was announced by the Science Council (WR), the German Research Foundation (DFG), and the Federal Ministry of Research on Wednesday evening in Bonn. In its new TUM…
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Bringing expertise that strengthens AMC’s interdisciplinary research in data-driven molecular modeling, Antonella Di Pizio joins AMC as a new core member. She leads the Molecular Modeling Group at the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology and holds the Professorship for Chemoinformatics and…
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At the Chemistry Graduation Ceremony, the MPIC student council also presented the “Golden Chalk Awards” for the best teaching of the year. Among those honored was AMC Core Member Prof. Frank Ortmann for the “Best Bachelor's Lecture” (Quantum Mechanics).
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As an expert on data-driven materials modeling, Prof. Phaedon-Stelios Koutsourelakis joins the AMC as the newest core member. He will advance its research in generative modeling, uncertainty quantification, as well as connecting quantum simulations, atomistic methods, and inverse materials design.
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