The IFW is a research center.
Researchers work at IFW.
People who know a lot about technology work at IFW.
These are engineers and technicians.
People at IFW study, how to make materials better.
They want to find new materials.
Materials are for example
The experts at the IFW are familiar with the subjects of chemistry and physics.
Their fields are:
The IFW does not belong to any university.
The IFW can decide for itself,
which research it makes.
The IFW is a Leibniz Institute.
There are many Leibniz Institutes in Germany.
All Leibniz Institutes do research.
All Leibniz Institutes are members
of the Leibniz Association.
Technical things have to become always better.
For that you need good materials.
People at IFW do research for new materials.
This is important for all people.
Researchers work that way:
Researchers find new things
in physics and chemistry.
Than they decide:
May be the new finding helps to make better materials.
New materials help to make devices better.
Or parts of devices.
For Example:
People have always looked for new materials.
Many thousands of years ago
they needed tools.
They used hard stones for that.
Later, people made their tools better.
They used new materials for that.
For example
Now we have cell phones and computers.
For this new substances are important.
For example the substances:
Researchers are researching very, very small parts in the materials.
These parts are called atoms or molecules.
The subject area of the researchers is called:
Quantum physics.
500 people work at IFW.
Most of them are:
80 people work at IFW
only for a certain time.
Some of these 80 people get
money from the government or from other organizations.
This money is called: scholarship or grant.
130 young people work on their own topic.
They want to become doctors.
Therefore they write a doctoral thesis at IFW.
There are also 20 apprentices at IFW.
IFW needs money for research.
The IFW gets the money from the government.
Every year IFW receives 33 million euros.
In addition, 9 million euros
for the projects in the IFW.
The IFW gets money for the projects:
The IFW gets the money from the government,
only if the IFW works well.
The results of his research must:
Experts check the results in the IFW research every 7 years.
The text is from:
© Büro für Leichte Sprache, Lebenshilfe für Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung Bremen e.V., 2018.
The pictures are from:
© Lebenshilfe für Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung Bremen e.V., Illustrator Stefan Albers, Atelier Fleetinsel, 2013.