8 August 2025

Quantum Minutes – Science Straight from the Lab

Why build a violin no one can hear?

Join Korbinian Rubenbauer in this episode of Quantum Minutes as he dives into his doctoral research at the Walther-Meißner-Institute and Technical University of Munich (TUM), in the group of Prof. Hans Huebl.

Korbinian is building what might be the world’s smallest violin - a nano-sized string resonator, just a few hundred nanometers wide. This tiny violin string is coupled to a superconducting quantum circuit, forming a hybrid quantum system. He investigates how the string’s vibration interacts with microwave photons inside the circuit - all at the quantum level. His research could help realize a quantum memory, enable ultra-sensitive quantum sensors for force and acceleration, and open new doors to fundamental experiments at the boundary between classical and quantum physics.

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In the video series "Quantum Minutes," researchers from the Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology explain complex quantum phenomena in just a few minutes. They break down the fundamentals of quantum science in an easy, understandable, and relatable manner, from the basics of quantum theory and cutting-edge research to quantum technologies that may change our daily lives in the future.

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