Perspective Article in Springer Nature Discover Material – The Search for New Materials and the Role of Novel Processing Routes

In the frame of my current presidency of the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) and being co-chair of the development commission of the International Union of Research Societies (IUMRS) I recently assembled a perspective article on "the search for new materials and the role of novel processing routes" which has been published in Springer Nature – Discover Materials. The work was performed at the occasion of 30 years of IUMRS.

Abstract. Throughout human history, most further developments or new achievements were accompanied by new materials or new processes that enabled the technologic progress. With concrete devices and applications in mind, synthesis and subsequent treatment of materials naturally went along with the progress. The aim of the underlying article is to spot the role of optimization, of discovery, of trial-and-error approaches, of fundamentals and curiosity driven design and development. In a consecutive examination, five missions addressing the challenges facing our world (identified by the European Council) will be cross linked with seven topical areas from materials science defined by the European Materials Research Society. The scope of this examination is to identify approaches and methods to further develop and innovate materials which form the basis of the anticipated solutions.

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