Research at MAX-lab

	Areas of Research - Examples
	Studies of Liquids
	Electronic Structure and Dynamics      of Surface Systems
	Studies of Reactions at Surfaces
	Surface structure, dynamics & magnetism
	Studies of surfaces with X-ray diffraction
	Environmental and materials research
	Studies of Protein Crystals
	Studies of Molecule Structures      with SAXS
	Microscopes - IR & PEEM
	Accelerator Physics
	Nuclear Physics
	Activity Reports from MAX-lab
	Seminars at MAX-lab
	Go to start Research at MAX-lab

The research performed at MAX-lab covers disciplines such as physics, chemistry, biology, material science, geology, engineering and medicine. Scientists, whether visiting or from the MAX-lab staff, have a common goal: to expand the frontiers of knowledge within their field, and to develop new ways of seeing and understanding the world. The multidisciplinary nature of the MAX-lab user community brings scientists from different areas in contact with each other, often with surprising results. This makes MAX-lab a melting-pot for ideas and issues, sometimes resulting in successful collaboration between people from different fields of research.

In this section we describe some of the activities at MAX-lab. The examples are discussed in connection to specific applications in areas important to modern society. However, much of the research is driven by curiosity within the scientific community. The development of science is a complex interaction between advances in basic understanding bringing new ideas for applications, and technical progress raising questions that demand new fundamental insight. This is one of the cornerstones of research: we cannot always know beforehand what we are looking for!