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🌐Liberal democracies & institutions such as the UN, WTO, & EU: What stabilizes them can also destabilize them under certain conditions. LMU political scientists argue that destabilization does not only come from outside. lmu.de/en/newsroom/news-over…

Interview: Why liberal orders weaken themselves

Researchers at LMU argue that the very factors that have made liberal democracies and institutions such as the UN and the WTO strong can also lead to their destabilization.

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🧩 What do everyday routines reveal about how #societies function? Manuel Trummer researches intangible #CulturalHeritage. This includes Japanese timber construction as well as Berlin techno and Italian cuisine. #LMUMuenchen #CulturalStudies #Ethnology 👉lmu.de/en/newsroom/news-over…

Cultural heritage: And suddenly the whole world turns up

Cultural scholar Manuel Trummer, a new appointee at LMU, researches intangible cultural heritage and everyday routines that say a lot about societies.

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🔥 Something unique in the world is being created in Iceland: The Krafla #Magma Testbed (KMT) project plans to create the world’s first magma #observatory for accessing the Earth’s glowing interior. lmu.de/en/about-lmu/structur…

Deep Dive: into the burning heart of Earth

Glowing molten rock, just two kilometers beneath our feet: The world’s first magma observatory is being constructed in Iceland – with enormous potential for science, monitoring, and sustainable...

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🎄 Merry Christmas! 🎁LMU President Matthias Tschöp and the entire #LMUMunich wish you a peaceful and restful holiday season and a great start to the New Year 2026. ✨#MerryChristmas🕯️lmu.de/en/newsroom/news-over…

Joyful holidays and a wonderful new year!

LMU wishes you a peaceful and relaxing time over the Christmas holidays and a healthy and happy start to the new year!

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🧠🔬 A protective barrier from the lab: Researchers at #LMU University Hospital have recreated a functional human blood–brain barrier from stem cells. The 3D model helps to better understand #stroke and #Alzheimer’s disease and may speed up new therapies. lmu.de/en/newsroom/news-over…

Human model of blood-brain barrier

Researchers at LMU University Hospital have created a functioning human blood-brain barrier from human stem cells in the laboratory, for the purpose of investigating pathological processes.

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#Nanophysics: New mechanisms of plasmonic damping 🔬☀️LMU researchers show how adsorbed molecules determine how quickly plasmons lose energy – opening up new opportunities for sustainable, light-driven technologies. #LMU #Plasmonics lmu.de/en/newsroom/news-over…

Nanophysics: Molecules as Switches for Sustainable Light-Driven Technologies

A team of LMU nanophysicists identifies new mechanisms of plasmonic damping

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📚📖 Will #AI write bestsellers in the future? Julian Schröter @Julian65236559, Professor of Digital Literary Studies at #LMU, discusses in an interview in the digital magazine “LMU Forschung und Innovation” the rapid progress in automated text production. lmu.de/en/about-lmu/structur…

AI and literature: Prose ex machina

Literary scholar Julian Schröter discusses the rapid progress in automated text production, the future of authorship – and the possibility of a niche market for AI-free works.

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“Some paths only become clear once you're on them” 🚀 – LMU alumna Christine Bortenlänger took a roundabout route to the top of the #financialworld 📈. Her advice on investing money: diversify, think long term – and above all, get started. #investing #LMU lmu.de/en/newsroom/news-over…

Alumna Christine Bortenlänger: “Some paths only become clear once you’ve walked part of the way”

Stock market expert Christine Bortenlänger studied business at LMU and earned her doctorate here – yet her dream job was once very different.

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Perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells are a key PV technology. A team led by @solarerkan has now made a decisive advance in this approach. With specifically designed molecular contacts, an efficiency of 31.4 percent can now be achieved. #solarcells #lmu lmu.de/en/newsroom/news-over…

Photovoltaics: Molecular fine tuning increases efficiency of solar cells

With targeted molecularly designed contacts, LMU researchers reach an efficiency of perovskite-silicon tandem cells of 31.4 percent.

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🚀 Transfer that makes an impact: LMU spin-off #Amplifold obtains €5 million in seed funding to bring ultrasensitive rapid tests based on DNA origami nanotechnology to market. lmu.de/en/newsroom/news-over…

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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🌳 Amazon rainforest at risk: A new LMU study shows that climate change could lead to a loss of up to 38% of forest area by 2100. Rising temperatures and expanding arable land and livestock farming increase the risk of an ecological tipping point. lmu.de/en/newsroom/news-over…

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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🌍 To achieve climate neutrality by 2045, Germany must not only reduce emissions but also remove large amounts of CO₂. 🌡️The LMU #CDRterra research program calls for swift action & clear political framework conditions for CO₂ removal from the atmosphere. lmu.de/en/newsroom/news-over…

Unless we rapidly ramp up CO₂ removal, climate neutrality by 2045 will be barely achievable

LMU-coordinated research program CDRterra calls for swift action and clear political frameworks for removing CO2 from the atmosphere.

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🙌 @ERC_Research Consolidator Grant awarded to five #LMU researchers: quantum physicist Christian Schilling, radiologist and neuroscientist Sophia Stoecklein, climate researcher Matthias Garschagen, stroke expert Arthur Liesz, and biochemist Lucas Jae. lmu.de/en/newsroom/news-over…

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 researchers show that our brain takes in cues more effectively during inhalation and reconstructs memories more during exhalation. The respiratory rhythm acts as a pacemaker for memory processes, highlighting how our bodies and brains interact. lmu.de/en/newsroom/news-over…

Memory research: how respiration shapes remembering 

Respiration influences how the human brain processes stimuli and retrieves memories.

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