Complex Systems (Materials and Technology)

A hundred years ago, the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Flow Research began its work. From it emerged today’s Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organisation, which continues to explore fundamental questions in the physics of complex dynamic systems – remaining true to its commitment to uncovering the deep interconnections of the physical world. more

Ghost channels explain transient behaviors of complex systems like climate processes or neuronal networks more

Scientists have developed new tools to understand how networks fsynchronize more

A new model that describes the organization of organisms could lead to a better understanding of biological processes more

Bacteria are less able to use chemical signals for orientation, if they realign themselves in the collective more

Machine learning methods which calculate movements are susceptible to interference more

Rupak Majumdar, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems in Kaiserslautern, develops mathematical methods for ensuring the reliability of networked systems. more

An ingenious experiment reveals the minimum number of molecules needed before water forms a crystalline structure more

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

Neuronal activity is far more predictable than has until now been assumed more