About us

The Mößbauer Technology Center (MTC) brings together the technological infrastructure across the fields of Physcics and Bioscience at the TUM School of Natural Sciences within a professionally managed and staffed TUM Technology Core Facility. By providing sustainable access to advanced instrumentation and technical expertise, the MTC enables researchers to address complex scientific challenges in an interdisciplinary environment. Particular emphasis is placed on supporting tenure-track faculty members and early-career researchers through straightforward access to state-of-the-art facilities and specialist know-how. Through dedicated technical staff, the MTC promotes knowledge transfer, ensures the efficient operation of its infrastructure, and facilitates access for users from a broad range of scientific disciplines. By making cutting-edge technologies widely available, the MTC fosters scientific collaboration and supports excellent research with partners at TUM, throughout Germany, and internationally.

The MTC’s instruments, infrastructure, and expertise are grouped into three complementary competence areas: MTC1 – Imaging and Detectors, MTC2 – Materials Preparation & Characterization, and MTC3 – Extreme Conditions. These scientific capabilities are complemented by dedicated supporting infrastructure closely connected to the competence areas. In addition, a shared core infrastructure strengthens the operational capacities of the MTC and promotes the exchange of technical skills, instrumental expertise, and methodological know-how across disciplines. This includes comprehensive support in IT, mechanical workshop services, electronics development, and cryogenic and vacuum technologies, ensuring that users benefit not only from access to advanced instrumentation but also from the expertise required to successfully develop and implement innovative research projects.