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Thermodynamics and state preparation in a two-state system of light
Thermodynamics and state preparation in a two-state system of light The manuscript reports on the observation of a thermalized two-state system of light, with bosonic stimulation here resulting in a ground state preparation efficiency that is distinctly above...
Anticoncentration in Clifford Circuits and Beyond: From Random Tensor Networks to Pseudomagic States
Anticoncentration in Clifford Circuits and Beyond: From Random Tensor Networks to Pseudomagic States A central question in quantum computing is how quantum circuits generate randomness, since this property underlies complexity, chaos, and the potential for...
ML4Q&A Talks with Jens Eisert about Joining ML4Q, No-Go Theorems and Benchmarking
In this episode of ML4Q&A, Chris and Mira talk with Professor Jens Eisert, Professor of Quantum Physics at Freie Universität Berlin with affiliations at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin and the Heinrich Hertz Institute, and one of ML4Q’s new members for the next funding...
ML4Q Summer Retreat 2025
ML4Q Summer Retreat 2025 From July 2 to 4, around sixty ML4Q master’s students, doctoral researchers, postdocs, and undergraduate interns met at the Friendly Cityhotel Octopus in Siegburg for the annual summer retreat. With an expanded program, the 2025 retreat...
Soapbox Science 2025 – Deutsch
Soapbox Science 2025 im Herzen von DüsseldorfAm 28. Juni verwandelte sich die Düsseldorfer Rheinpromenade in einen lebendigen Ort, an dem Wissenschaft auf Neugier traf. Soapbox Science Rheinland 2025 brachte zwölf brillante Wissenschaftlerinnen zusammen, die auf...
Next Stop ML4Q with Omargeldi Atanov
In "Next stop ML4Q" scientists who newly joined ML4Q talk about their journey in science and academia and how they joined ML4Q. Watch in this episode Omargeldi Atanov who joined the Ando Lab, nicknamed Topological Matter Laboratory, at University of Cologne in 2024....
ML4Q&A Talks with Christine Silberhorn About Photonic Quantum Computing and Beyond
In this episode of ML4Q&A, host Mira Sharma, an associated member of the Matter and Light for Quantum Computing (ML4Q) Cluster, chats with one of the leading voices in experimental quantum optics - Professor Christine Silberhorn from the University of Paderborn....
Call for contribtutions for the ML4Q exhibition Quantum to go
Graphics: © Patrizia Widritzki (good to know) and Martina Markus (Marketing, University of Cologne)Quantum to go Your Stage for Quantum Physics Outreach - Call for Contributions2025 marks the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology – and we're joining the...
Quantum to go: Einladung zur Mitmachausstellung für Schulklassen
Grafik: © Patrizia Widritzki (good to know) und Martina Markus (Marketing, Universität zu Köln)Quantum to go Einladung zur Mitmachausstellung für Schulklassen2025 ist das Internationale Jahr der Quantenwissenschaften und -technologie. Aus diesem Anlass lädt der...
Soapbox Science 2025
Soapbox Science 2025 in the heart of DüsseldorfOn 28th of June the Düsseldorf Rheinpromenade transformed into a vibrant space where science met curiosity. Soapbox Science Rheinland 2025 brought together twelve brilliant women researchers who stood on soapboxes to...
Sebastian Kindel On His ARQUE Journey
Photo: © Sebastian KindelInside ARQUE Sebastian Kindel on his PhD journey and joining the quantum hardware startupWhen we think about groundbreaking startups, our minds often jump to Silicon Valley, sleek software, or flashy apps. But some of the most transformative...
Simon Stellmer bei bonnFM
Simon Stellmer bei bonnFM Anlässlich der Wiederverlängerung des Exzellenzclusters hat das Team von bonnFM Simon Stellmer interviewt. Der Bonner Standortsprecher hat den Forschungsschwerpunkt des Clusters beleuchtet und Erfolge der ersten Förderperiode angesprochen....
Ella Nikodem Receives Klaus Liebrecht Prize for Excellent Master’s Thesis
Ella Nikodem Receives Klaus Liebrecht Prize for Excellent Master's Thesis The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences awarded the Klaus Liebrecht Prize on May 9, 2025. The award was given to M.Sc. Ella Nikodem from the research group of Cluster Spokesperson Prof....
Dialogue with Cologne Citizens: Simon Trebst Invited to the City Hall
Dialogue with Cologne Citizens: Simon Trebst Invited to the City Hall On June 2, 2025, the ML4Q Cluster of Excellence (Matter and Light for Quantum Computing) and the Kölner Wissenschaftsrunde (Cologne Science Forum) invited the public to an evening lecture in the...
Pint of Science: Future Technology Shifts Take the Stage
Pint of Science: Future Technology Shifts Take the StageFor the fifth year running, the popular series of talks, Pint of Science, featured young researchers from Cologne in three city pubs. As always, the three fully booked events last week were full of laughs,...
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...