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Foreword

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

List of contributors

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

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

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]

Complex Systems . Material Sciences . Quantum Physics . Solid State Research

Nanoscience and nanotechnology

October 18, 2010

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Cell Biology . Complex Systems . Ecology . Material Sciences . Medicine . Plant Research . Solid State Research . Structural Biology

Biological materials sciences

October 18, 2010

Biomimetic materials science draws inspiration from natural structures to synthesize new materials with improved functionality. [more]

Cell Biology . Chemistry . Complex Systems . Material Sciences . Particle Physics . Quantum Physics . Solid State Research

Matter in new light and why light matters

October 18, 2010

In the coming decade, the creation of artificial materials with new optical properties, especially along lines inspired by biomaterials, will revolutionize optics. [more]

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

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

Forever young

October 18, 2010

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