Global bottlenecks are predictable - in the reliable supply of energy and the safe disposal and treatment of wastes, residues and emissions. Helmholtz energy researchers are looking for solutions to meet the needs of present and future generations. Research Field Energy

Insights into the Research Field:

• Solar atlas for the Mediterranean region
• Plasma stability made to measure
• Overview of Insights 

Understanding System Earth to ensure that our home planet remains ecologically stable and the climate equilibrium is not knocked out of balance. Helmholtz researchers search for sustainable solutions for the co-existence of industrial society and the natural environment. 
Research Field Earth and Environment

Insights into the Research Field:

• Explaining climate change to decision-makers
• The great meltdown
• Overview of Insights

Health Research in the Helmholtz Association aims to unravel the complex causes of major chronic diseases and develop novel strategies for prevention, early diagnostics and effective therapies for the benefit of patients. Research Field Health

Insights into the Research Field:

• Casting show in the lymph nodes
• Quantifying avoidable risk factors for breast cancer
• Overview of Insights

Mobility, information, communication, managing the resources as well as environment and security are decisive factors for the economic, ecological and social development of modern national economics.
Research Field Aeronautics, Space and Transport

Insights into the Research Field:

• A flying stingray for 750 passengers
• The TerraSAR and TanDEM-X Mission
• Overview of Insights

Scientists in the Helmholtz Association's research field Key Technologies work on topics including new components for tomorrow's computers, energy-saving supercomputers, and custom-made materials for use in technology and medicine. Research Field Key Technologies

Insights into the Research Field:

• Refining the Karlsruhe invisibility cloak
• Assessing the consequences of nanotechnology
• Overview of Insights

The Helmholtz research field Structure of Matter explores the constituent parts of matter and the forces acting between them over completely different orders of magnitude, from the smallest units, elementary particles, to the largest structures in the universe. Research Field Structure Of Matter

Insights into the Research Field:

• Three-dimensional flow images
• Icecube at the South Pole
• Overview of Insights