22 Jan 2020
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One of the coveted ERC Consolidator Grants is awarded to MCQSt Member, Norbert Schuch, who can now continue his research on complex quantum systems for at least another five years.
21 Jan 2020
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Physicists at LMU, together with colleagues at Saarland University, have successfully demonstrated the transport of an entangled state between an atom and a photon via an optic fiber over a distance of up to 20 km – thus setting a new record.
13 Jan 2020
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Scientists at MPQ have experimentally confirmed a fifty year old prediction about the (in)separability of an electron's spin and electric charge using a specialised quantum simulator.
5 Dec 2019
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Lukas Knips is awarded the Quantum futur Award for best PhD thesis.
4 Nov 2019
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New realistic scheme for quantizing synthetic gauge fields for neutral atoms in optical lattices opens new perspectives for quantum simulations of lattice gauge theories on larger scales.
31 Oct 2019
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We are excited to introduce our new START Fellows.
10 Oct 2019
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New approach for the simulation of quantum chemistry - a global team of scientists developed the first blueprint for precisely calculating the molecular chemistry using an analogue quantum simulator.
4 Sep 2019
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The LMU Experimental Quantum Physics group led by Prof. Harald Weinfurter is part of a new EU project on secure quantum communication.
3 Sep 2019
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The European Research Council (ERC) has announced that seven of its prestigious ERC Starting Grants will be awarded to scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) this year. The research led by Prof. Michael Knap, Principal Investigator within MCQST, is among the awarded projects.
29 Aug 2019
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The Bell Prize recognizes the most significant contributions to the fundamentals of quantum mechanics.
13 Aug 2019
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Otto Hahn Medal: Max Planck Society awards Johannes Zeiher as an excellent junior researcher.
2 Aug 2019
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Physicists from the MPI of Quantum Optics and CSIC developed a new principle for quantum simulators in which quantum bits can exchange light quanta via a waveguide.
1 Aug 2019
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An international team headed up by Alexander Holleitner and Jonathan Finley, physicists at TUM, has succeeded in placing light sources in atomically thin material layers with an accuracy of just a few nanometers.
26 Jul 2019
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The University of Buenos Aires (UBA) has awarded an honorary doctorate to Professor Ignacio Cirac in July.
15 Jul 2019
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Together with other LMU scientists, Prof. Aidelsburger is awarded for outstanding work.
15 Jul 2019
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Quantum Computing startup secures €11,5M in seed funding from international investors.
12 Jul 2019
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For some phenomena in quantum many-body physics several competing theories exist. But which of them describes a quantum phenomenon best?
14 Jun 2019
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New research shows that so-called quasiparticles can decay and reorganize themselves again and are thus become virtually immortal.
29 May 2019
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Garching physicists develop a new method to carry computations in quantum field theory.
24 May 2019
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Physicists at the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics (MPQ) achieved to form giant diatomic molecules and optically detect them afterwards by using a high-resolution objective.
7 May 2019
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Ignacio Cirac, Director at the MPI of Quantum Optics and head of the Theory Division receives this honor for his work on quantum computing.
22 Dec 2018
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MQC member Robert König and collaborators from IBM and the University of Waterloo present the first unconditional separation between analogously defined classical and quantum complexity classes.
22 Oct 2018
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Monika Aidelsburger uses a special type of optical lattice to simulate quantum many-body phenomena that are otherwise inaccessible to experimental exploration.
17 Oct 2018
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The "Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology" is approved by the DFG as a Cluster of Excellence.
27 Sep 2018
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The new cluster of Excellence MCQST aims to create the basis for quantum technology 2.0, which will give access to secure modes of communication, innovative information processing systems and highly sensitive detectors.
18 Mar 2018
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A numerical study outlines how to perform measurements on cold atoms that mimic angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy studies of solids.
15 Mar 2018
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Observing and controlling ultrafast processes with attosecond resolution
9 Mar 2018
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A physical consequence of the undecidability of the spectral gap
6 Mar 2018
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Topological insulators are a fascinating group of materials. A spin-polarization occurs, as soon as an electric current flows in the material. MQC scientist Prof Dr Alexander Holleitner and his cooperation partners measured this now for the first time optically at room temperature.
7 Feb 2018
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MPQ scientists realize mathematical operations with a quantum gate between two trapped atoms that is mediated by photons.
12 Dec 2017
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MPQ scientists achieve long storage times for photonic quantum bits which break the lower bound for direct teleportation in a global quantum network.
29 Apr 2017
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Physicists create quantum system, which is robust to mixing by periodic forces