https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/s10053-026-01126-x
Roadmap Article - Atoms, Molecules, Ions, and Clusters
Reflections on future problems in cluster science
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Center for Joint Quantum Studies and Department of Physics, School of Science, Tianjin University, 300072, Tianjin, China
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Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southern California, 90089-0484, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Institute for Science and Technology Austria, 3400, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejs̆kova 2155/3, 18223, Prague, Czech Republic
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HFML-FELIX, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Department of Astrophysics, IMAPP, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, University of Ulm, 89069, Ulm, Germany
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Physics Institute, University of Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Str. 3, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, 97331, Corvallis, OR, USA
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Eduard-Zintl-Institute, Technical University of Darmstadt, Peter-Grünberg-Straße 8, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Boltzmanngasse 5, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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Vienna Doctoral School in Physics, University of Vienna, Boltzmanngasse 5, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, 85287, Tempe, AZ, USA
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Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University, 85287, Tempe, AZ, USA
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Department of Chemistry, Brown University, 02902, Providence, RI, USA
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Received:
8
November
2025
Accepted:
28
January
2026
Published online:
4
May
2026
Abstract
This article is a collection of contributions from speakers at the 2025 DEAMN workshop at the Majorana Centre in Erice. Not ordinary contributions to a conference proceeding, this gives a new and different perspective on the work done by the workshop participants.
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