Applied computer scientists at the University of Bamberg are currently developing an AI medical companion that will help doctors in recognising and diagnosing types of cancer and pain.
Disruptions of mitochondrial functions have a fundamental influence on Crohn’s disease. This connection has now been demonstrated by researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). They showed that defective mitochondria in mice trigger symptoms of chronic intestinal inflammation and influence the microbiome.
Wheat is the world’s most important grain. But it has high environmental costs due to the need to fertilize with nitrogen. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and France's National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) have now determined that new wheat varieties produce better crops with the same quantities of fertilizer.
For the development of its high-efficiency power plant, the start-up Reverion has received the TUM Presidential Entrepreneurship Award. In addition to generating electric power with biogas, the plant can also produce hydrogen from surplus energy. Finalists for the award included Planet A Foods, with a sustainable alternative to chocolate, and RobCo, with a robotics system for small and midsized enterprises. The TUM Entrepreneurship Day brought together attendees from the large and diverse Munich innovation ecosystem.
A team led by Melanie Köhler and Veronika Somoza from the Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology has presented a new research approach in the journal Nature Food. The perspectives article focuses on different ways to study the mouthfeel of food using atomic force microscopy to better understand the biophysical mechanisms that contribute to the overall sensory impression of a food. New findings in this area could drive the development of health-promoting products that contain less salt, fat, sugar and calories but still have a convincing mouthfeel.
- At the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2024) in Yokohama, Japan, geriatronics researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) will present four new research projects - including work on gripping objects and new safety functionalities. - For the first time, a generative AI model enables GARMI to perform telemedical applications, physiotherapy and nursing tasks on demand. - Neural networks help GARMI to recognize and grasp objects precisely.
Some truffles are particularly expensive and therefore often the target of food fraud. For example, high-priced Piedmont truffles (Tuber magnatum) are often difficult to distinguish from the cheaper spring truffles (T. borchii) on the basis of their appearance. Two scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich have now developed a new method of analysis. This allows both truffle species to be distinguished objectively and clearly using just two marker compounds. "The method is also fundamentally suitable for routine analyses," explains principal investigator Martin Steinhaus.
What are the legal requirements for commercialising foods from precision fermentation in the EU? A research project by the Chair of Food Law at the University of Bayreuth's Kulmbach campus is investigating this question. The background to this is the unclear legal framework for products from precision fermentation for use in food. The research team is also looking at possible declarations for the innovative products, as it has not yet been clarified whether claims such as "animal-free" are even possible for artificial proteins.
Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have compiled information to help political decision-makers better understand the individual options for a new EU-wide regulation of breeding technologies. The aim is to ensure the success of food producers in the EU on the global market. The scientists' findings have now been published in the renowned scientific journal Nature Plants and will be incorporated into the current debate on a draft law by the EU Commission.
The possibilities for researching human behaviour with the help of artificial intelligence are being taken to the next level in Kulmbach: The Live-in Lab there is Europe's leading laboratory for digital, AI-supported research into human behaviour in everyday life. It has now been opened.