科学家和工程师一起工作的研究机构，共同探索可能适用于新功能和设备的材料的物理学和化学性质。汇集许多工科与理科学科，是一个法律上独立的非大学研究机构，也是莱布尼茨协会的成员。探索材料得作用原理和基础，在此基础上，开发具有全新功能或可以更好地发挥其功能的材料。

Scientists and engineers work together at research institutes to explore the physics and chemistry of materials that may be applicable to new functions and devices. Bringing together many engineering and science disciplines, it is a legally independent non-university research institute and a member of the Leibniz Association. Explore the principles and foundations of materials, on the basis of which to develop materials with completely new functions or that can better perform their functions.