%0 Book %A National Research Council %T Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: The Science of the World Around Us: An Interim Report %D 2006 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11730/condensed-matter-and-materials-physics-the-science-of-the-world %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11730/condensed-matter-and-materials-physics-the-science-of-the-world %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Engineering and Technology %K Math, Chemistry, and Physics %P 15 %R doi:10.17226/11730 %X As part of the 2010 physics decadal survey project, DOE and NSF requested the NRC to assess opportunities, over roughly the next decade, in condensed matter and materials physics (CMMP). The study is to review recent accomplishments and new opportunities; identify potential future impact of CMMP; consider its contributions to national needs; assessing priorities for tools and facilities; analyze current research and funding; and make recommendations for realizing the full benefit of CMMP. This interim report provides a summary of the early assessment of eight important challenges facing CMMP research in the coming decade and a brief review of the international situation. The final report will present a detailed discussion of these challenges including recommendations for addressing them.