Research | Perspectives

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

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

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]

Climate Research . Cultural Studies . Earth Sciences . Ecology . Jurisprudence . Microbiology . Plant Research

Understanding the Sea

October 18, 2010

The world’s oceans serve as a source of energy and natural resources, and play a crucial role in global weather patterns, but they are under threat from overconsumption of resources, pollution and climate change. [more]