The Cluster of Excellence of the Departments of Physics and Chemistry is dedicated to questions such as "What causes atoms to move in a very specific way and thereby create new structures with special functionalities" or "Can we watch proteins perform their tasks in the machinery of life and even control them with light?

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The Cluster of Excellence, with the participation of the MIN and WiSo faculties, addresses questions such as "Is it possible to limit global warming to two degrees or better still 1.5 degrees Celsius - and if so, how?" or "Which future scenarios are physically possible, which are actually plausible in the overall social context?".

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The Cluster of Excellence of the Departments of Mathematics and Physics is located at the interface between quantum physics and cosmology and deals with fundamental questions concerning the origin, history and composition of the universe.

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In this Cluster of Excellence, scientists from the humanities and natural sciences are investigating the development and functions of writing artefacts in manuscript cultures worldwide - from the beginnings in ancient Mesopotamia to the digital age.

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Researchers in the CliSAP Cluster of Excellence investigate both natural and man-made climatic change, laying the groundwork for important political and social decisions.

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The Centre for Ultrafast Imaging (CUI) analyzes fundamental chemical, biological, and physical processes in photon and nano science.

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