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ML4Q Secures Continued Funding as Cluster of Excellence
ML4Q Secures Continued Funding as Cluster of Excellence The Cluster of Excellence Matter and Light for Quantum Computing (ML4Q) will continue to receive funding in the upcoming phase of Germany’s Excellence Strategy. This was announced today in Bonn by the German...
Concepts, Chaos, and Cluster Coordination: Alex Altland on ML4Q&A
In this episode of ML4Q&A, Chris and Mira talk with Alex Altland, theoretical physicist and ML4Q member, about the tension between deep scientific thinking and the administrative reality of coordinating the renewal proposal of ML4Q. As one of the designated...
New toolbox helps tackle dynamics in long-range interacting particles
New toolbox helps tackle dynamics in long-range interacting particles Latest research from the Turkheshi Group based at THP Cologne tackles a key challenge in quantum science: understanding how groups of particles behave when they're being monitored and interact with...
Register Now: Physics Project Days (PPT) 2025 in Aachen
Register Now: Physics Project Days (PPT) 2025 in Aachen After a successful launch last year, the Physics Project Days (PPT) are back for a second round! From September 3 to 6, 2025, RWTH Aachen University invites female high school students with a passion for physics...
Spring R(h)ein Quantum School 2025 – International Spring School on Quantum Information Draws Global Participation
Spring R(h)ein Quantum School 2025 Draws Global ParticipationFrom March 24 to 28, 2025, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf hosted the Spring R(h)ein Quantum School, a dynamic week-long event dedicated to quantum information science. Organized by the Institute for...
ML4Q once again featured in the podcast of the Clusters of Excellence
ML4Q once again featured in the podcast of the Clusters of Excellence On September 1, 2021, the first episode of the podcast of Germany's Clusters of Excellence was released: "Exzellent erklärt (excellenty explained) - cutting-edge research for all". The...
Quanteen Day – On Campus Edition Takes Place in Aachen
Quanteen Day – On Campus Edition Takes Place in Aachen Students from Düsseldorf, Brühl, and across North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) took trains on the first morning of their spring break to attend the special Quanteen Day – On Campus Edition in Aachen. [dipi_image_gallery...
New Quantum Error Correction Code Published in PRX Quantum
New Quantum Error Correction Code Published in PRX Quantum In a collaboration of the team of Markus Müller at RWTH Aachen and FZJ with Jens Eisert’s group in Berlin, the team has completed a new work in quantum error correction, published in PRX Quantum: The work...
Exploring Quantum Geometry with Terahertz Light: A Breakthrough in Twisted Bilayer Graphene
Exploring Quantum Geometry with Terahertz Light: A Breakthrough in Twisted Bilayer Graphene A recent groundbreaking study led by ICFO researchers, in collaboration with several international research groups, has uncovered previously unseen behaviors in magic-angle...
Lena Funcke Receives the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize
Lena Funcke Receives the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz PrizeGermany’s most prestigious award for early-career researchers honors her groundbreaking work in theoretical physics Clausius Assistant Professor and ML4Q Member Lena Funcke has been awarded the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz...
Insights into the Spread of Quantum ‘Magic’ in Large Systems
Insights into the Spread of Quantum 'Magic' in Large Systems ML4Q associated member, Xhek Turkeshi, explores how "magic" — which is essential for performing complex quantum computations — spreads and develops in systems of quantum bits (qudits). Magic helps quantify...
Feier mit uns den Welttag der Quanten – mach mit beim Quanteen Day on campus am 14.4.!
Feier mit uns den Welttag der Quanten - mach mit beim Quanteen Day on campus am 14.4. MINT Fans und Teens aufgepasst! Feiere mit uns 100 Jahre Quantenphysik – am Welttag der Quanten! In der on campus edition des Quanteen Day 2025 besuchst Du unser Physikzentrum an der...
Bridging Continents Through Quantum Science: University of Bonn Deepens Ties with Ghana
Bridging Continents Through Quantum Science: University of Bonn Deepens Ties with Ghana As part of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025, the University of Bonn welcomed a delegation of students and lecturers from Ghana for the “Ghana-Germany...
New Fabrication Method Brings Topological Quantum Computing a Step Closer to Reality
New Fabrication Method Brings Topological Quantum Computing a Step Closer to Reality Physicists at the University of Cologne have revealed a key superconducting effect in topological insulator nanowires. Their findings bring topological insulators closer to...
The Road to the Quantum Computer – A Hands-On Experience at the Cologne Children’s University
Impressions fromKölnerKinderUni 2025The Road to the Quantum Computer – A Hands-On Experience at the Cologne Children’s UniversitySmall, cold and smart This year’s Cologne Children’s University event took place under the theme “Der Weg zum Quantencomputer” (“The Road...
International Women´s Day 2025
International Women´s Day 2025 - Accelerate Action A Day in the Life of a Woman in Academia International Women’s Day is a time for reflection—not just on the achievements of women, but also on the challenges they continue to navigate....
Quantum, Atoms, Molecules, and Light: Bonn Hosts 1,800 International Researchers
Quantum, Atoms, Molecules, and Light: Bonn Hosts 1,800 International Researchers From March 9 to 14, 2025, the University of Bonn will welcome around 1,800 physicists from around the world for the Spring Meeting and 88th Annual Meeting of the German Physical...
Quantencomputer: Entwicklungsstand, Kennzahlen, nächste Schritte
Quantencomputer: Entwicklungsstand, Kennzahlen, nächste Schritte ML4Q Mitglieder Müller und Wilhelm-Mauch beteiligen sich am Statement des Science Media Center Germany Anlässlich des Internationalen Jahres der Quantenwissenschaft und -technologie 2025 rückt das...
Take Your Science to the Streets
Take Your Science to the Streets Apply to Be a Speaker at Soapbox Science Rheinland 2025 in Düsseldorf Are you a woman, non-binary, or genderqueer person working in science?Are you passionate about your research in STEM?Do you love sharing your science...
Simon Stellmer receives ERC Proof of Concept Grant
Simon Stellmer receives ERC Proof of Concept Grant ML4Q member and Bonn site representative, Simon Stellmer, received a Proof of Concept Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for his project „GyroRevolutionPlus“ which prepares his research results from...
Julian Schmitt Appointed Professor at the Kirchhoff-Institute for Physics in Heidelberg
Julian Schmitt Appointed Professor at the Kirchhoff-Institute for Physics in Heidelberg Julian Schmitt (formerly at IAP Bonn) joined the Kirchhoff-Institute for Physics as of January 1st, 2025 and the team members and labs will join the new laboratories in the next...
Andrea Bergschneider featured in Physikerin der Woche
Andrea Bergschneider featured in Physikerin der WocheThis photo of a "grounded" Andrea, fine screwdriver in hand, was taken by her PhD student, Moritz Scharfstädt. ML4Q member Andrea Bergschneider is featured by the German Physical Society (DPG) this week in...
Call now open for ML4Q Postdoctoral Fellowships
Call now open for the ML4Q Fellowship Program An important mission of ML4Q is to provide early career stage researchers in the quantum science and technology field (both experimentalists & theorists) with excellent work environment, space for...
Calculating error-free more easily with two codes
Calculating error-free more easily with two codes Quantum computer fixes errors with two different error correction codes Various methods are used to correct errors in quantum computers. Not all operations can be implemented equally well with different...
Quanteen Day 2025 – melde Dich jetzt an!
MINT Fans und Teens aufgepasst! Hast Du schon mal was von Quantencomputern gehört? Vielleicht bist Du auch schon einigen verrückten Phänomenen der Quantenphysik im Unterricht begegnet? Oder auch noch nicht? Am Quanteen Day 2025 wollen wir uns der Faszination...
From industry back to academia: Mario Berta on MLQ&A
In this episode of ML4Q&A, Chris and Mira are joined by ML4Q Professor Mario Berta, who shares his unique journey from ETH Zürich via Imperial College London and Amazon Web Services to RWTH Aachen University. They discuss his work on quantum algorithms,...
New paper in Nature Physics: Nishimori transition across the error threshold for constant-depth quantum circuits
New paper in Nature Physics: Nishimori transition across the error threshold for constant-depth quantum circuits Guo-Yi Zhu from Simon Trebst’s group at the University of Cologne, in collaboration with IBM Quantum, demonstrated the generation of long-range...
Sascha Heußen wins the best PhD Thesis Prize of the Quantum Future Award
Sascha Heußen Wins the Best PhD Thesis Prize of the Quantum Future Award The Quantum Future Award, recognizing outstanding master's and doctoral theses in applied quantum technologies, was awarded for the seventh time. ML4Q alumnus Sascha Heußen (former PhD...