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In this lecture review paper the author deals with certain results of research on some systems of bound, non-relativistic entities like atoms and molecules, which are coupled to the quantized electromagnetic field. The main focus throughout is with the results the author obtained working in collaboration with the well-known physicists Jürg Fröhlich and Israel Michael Sigal. Particular emphasis is placed on the renormalization group approach which is claimed to yield very precise formulation and information about the spectral properties of the systems studied. There are seven sections: Introduction, Models and Self-adjointness, Binding, Resonance, Scattering Theory, Positive Temperatures and Renormalization Map. Nine figures illustrate the contents concisely but clearly. 48 references relate to the various salient points which are of great value. Starting with the basic notion of quantum mechanics we have here a very rich menu of the spectral analysis of matter. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0994.00023].