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Prose ex machina
Will AI write bestsellers in the future? Literary scholar Julian Schröter discusses the rapid progress in automated text production. From the research magazine “LMU Research and Innovation“
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Green Travel Award: Trains, buses, and backpacks for travel to foreign lands
LMU students receive Erasmus funding for sustainable travel.
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Risk to Amazon rainforest from land use and climate change
A new LMU study estimates that land use changes in conjunction with climate change could lead to the loss of up to 38 percent of the Amazon rainforest by the end of the 21st century.
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Photovoltaics: Molecular fine tuning increases efficiency of solar cells
The team led by Dr. Erkan Aydin at the Department of Chemistry is among the leading laboratories developing high-performance perovskite-silicon tandem cells worldwide.
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Lucrative ERC grants for five LMU researchers
Five LMU researchers have been awarded Consolidator Grants by the European Research Council. Their projects deal with climate change, strokes, quantum physics, mitochondria, and cancer diagnosis.
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LMU spin-off obtains new funding to develop better rapid tests
Amplifold is a start-up that combines DNA origami nanotechnology with low-cost rapid tests. The fresh funding of five million euros will help bring the ultrasensitive tests to market.
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Portraits of LMU alumni
Yasumasa Oguro: “Tonio Kröger is always a favorite in Japan”
German studies expert and LMU alumnus Yasumasa Oguro talks about why Thomas Mann is so well loved in Japan.
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Anna Schaffelhuber: From school to soother to ski slopes
Para-athlete and LMU alumna Anna Schaffelhuber on the teaching profession and time with the family.
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Stephan Kothrade: From chemistry student to CTO at BASF
The chemistry PhD describes his journey from the lecture halls of LMU to the boardroom of BASF.
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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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Viruses: the invisible danger from the wilds
Monkeypox, COVID-19, Ebola: viruses that jump from animals to humans can cause pandemics. LMU scientists are studying the tricks of the pathogens and developing suitable vaccines.
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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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