The interactions among a large number of bodies can lead to the “emergence” of a wide variety of astonishing phenomena that cannot be readily anticipated from the properties of the individual bodies. In the Editorial, article number 1701857, Yoshinori Tokura and Takuzo Aida describe the mission of RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) contributing to building a sustainable society by promoting cutting‐edge materials research.

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更多与众不同（Adv。Mater.25 / 2017）

大量物体之间的相互作用会导致各种惊人现象的“出现”，而这些现象是无法从单个物体的特性中轻易预测到的。在社论中，文章编号为1701857的德村佳典（Yoshinori Tokura）和田田卓三（Takuzo Aida）描述了理研紧急物质科学中心（CEMS）的使命，该中心通过促进尖端材料研究为建立可持续发展社会做出贡献。