Three out of ten detector modules of the exploratory experiment STRAW-b for the investigation of the Pacific Ocean in preparation for the planned neutrino telescope P-ONE. Image: Simon Freund / TUM
Artistic depiction of antihelium annihilation in the ALICE detector at CERN and in the universe. Photo: ORIGINS Cluster/S. Kwauka
TUM Research on nanophotonic systems. Photo: Wolfgang Filser / TUM
The infrared image shows the Helix Nebula, located 700 light-years from Earth, captured by a telescope of the ESO, one of the partners in the ORIGINS Excellence Cluster. The cluster investigates the origins of the universe and the first life. Image: ESO / VISTA / J. Emerson
Magnetically shielded room of the nEDM experiment in the east hall of FRM II. Image: Astrid Eckert / TUM
In ZNN's clean room nanoscale materials and circuits are built. Image: A. Eckert / TUM
Schematic of a device for x-ray dark field imaging. Image: ediundsepp Gestaltungsgesellschaft / TUM
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Physics on Campus Garching
We investigate the fundamental principles that govern nature, exploring topics that span "from the smallest to infinity". Our researchers study the structure of matter, the forces shaping our world, the origins and evolution of the cosmos — including challenges like dark energy — and the quantum informational foundations of physical systems.
On July 22nd to 24th in 2026, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) will host the international symposium “Perspectives of Catalysis Research” to highlight the tenth anniversaries of the TUM Catalysis Research Center (CRC) and the Dr. Karl Wamsler Innovation Award for Catalysis Research.
Further information and the schedule can be found on the CRC website, linked under Additional Information.
2025 Awardee Lecture: "Single-Atom Catalysis", Prof. Tao Zhang, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP)
2026 Awardee Lecture: "Innovation by Evolution: Bringing New Chemistry to Life", Prof. Frances H. Arnold , California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
