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Foreword

October 18, 2010

The Max Planck Society conducts research at the frontiers of knowledge. For this reason, we always pay particular attention to any research fields that are developing dynamically and presenting new scientific challenges. [more]

Contributors

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About the Max Planck Society

The Max Planck Approach
The role of the Max Planck Society in the German science system
The Biology and Medicine Section
The Biology and Medicine Section (BMS) comprises a total of 27 Max Planck institutes and 7 research facilities, the work of which reflects the life sciences in their entire breadth and at all levels of complexity.
The Chemistry, Physics and Technology Section
The Chemistry, Physics and Technology Section (CPTS) includes 32 Max Planck institutes in 21 locations. Basic research performed in physics, astronomy, chemistry, materials sciences and mathematics is the classic foundation for technological processes.
The Humanities Section
The Humanities Section (HS) comprises a total of 19 Max Planck institutes. Their research examines such subjects as human language, the institutional foundations of the modern economy, demographic change, and the cognitive foundations of perception and action.

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Chemistry . Complex Systems . Computer Science . Material Sciences . Quantum Physics . Solid State Research

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Multi-scale modeling

October 18, 2010

Successful multi-scale modelling of materials and processes is now predictive and not just descriptive. [more]

Complex Systems . Computer Science . Material Sciences . Mathematics . Quantum Physics . Solid State Research

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Control of quantum many-body correlations

October 18, 2010

More precise control over quantum phenomena will help realize advances in fundamental physics and a range of new technologies. [more]

Behavioural Biology . Cognitive Science . Complex Systems . Computer Science . Ecology . Linguistics . Mathematics

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Multi-modal computing and interaction

October 18, 2010

The first challenge is to organize, understand and search the available multi-modal data in a robust, efficient and intelligent way. The second challenge is to develop systems that mirror human behaviour and are intuitively interactive. [more]

Astronomy . Astrophysics . Complex Systems . Particle Physics . Plasma Physics

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Big questions, big projects

October 18, 2010

Tackling the biggest open questions in science increasingly demands financial and human resources on an international scale. [more]

Chemistry . Climate Research . Complex Systems . Computer Science . Earth Sciences . Ecology . Plant Research

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The carbon cycle in the Earth system

October 18, 2010

Human activities such as the use of fossil fuels, deforestation and biomass burning are altering the global carbon cycle. [more]

Chemistry . Climate Research . Complex Systems . Computer Science . Earth Sciences . Ecology . Material Sciences . Microbiology . Plasma Physics . Solid State Research

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The energy frontier

October 18, 2010

Insight into the fundamental processes through which energy is transformed can improve existing energy sources and open up novel technologies. [more]

Cell Biology . Chemistry . Climate Research . Complex Systems . Computer Science . Earth Sciences . Ecology . Material Sciences . Microbiology . Plant Research . Quantum Physics . Solid State Research

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Forever young

October 18, 2010

Catalysis is an interdisciplinary science that encompasses breakthroughs from the smallest quantum scales to the largest engineered reactors. [more]

 
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