100 years Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization https://www.mpg.de/25054879/100-years-max-planck-institute-for-dynamic-and-self-organisation
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. Over the past two decades, fluid dynamics has once again become a central focus of research, with growing relevance for emerging technologies. A look back at the Institute’s early years shows how basic research helped drive pioneering technologies, particularly in aviation. But there is a flipside: this field carries a particularly high dual-use risk, and under National Socialism it was quickly steered toward military purposes.
In the new wind tunnel, inaugurated in 2010, Eberhard Bodenschatz, Director of the