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Annika Kurzmann appointed ML4Q Professor at the University of Cologne
Annika Kurzmann appointed ML4Q Professor at the University of Cologne Annika Kurzmann was appointed by the University of Cologne to start her ML4Q professorship as of August 1st. She will join the Institute of Physics II and will focus in her research on...
Hans Kroha co-authors a Nature Physics article on quantum phase transitions
Hans Kroha co-authors a Nature Physics article on quantum phase transitions [according to the press release of the University of Bonn] Many substances change their properties when they are cooled below a certain critical temperature. Such a phase...
Soapbox Science challenges rain in Düsseldorf
Soapbox Science challenges rain in Düsseldorf On August 5th, eleven female scientists gathered at Schadowplatz in Düsseldorf to engage the public with their scientific work using the attractive soapbox science format. Standing on soapboxes and employing simple...
Preprint from Ando group recommended in the Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics
Preprint from Ando group recommended in the Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics The preprint entitled "Induced superconducting correlations in the quantum anomalous hall insulator" by Anjana Uday et al. was recommended for discussion in the Journal Club for...
Erwann Bocquillon speaks on ML4Q&A
One central milestone in the cluster's mission is the attraction of excellent young talents in the highly dynamic field of quantum computing. This was achieved in the last few years by the establishment of several professorships at all cluster sites. Newly...
Technologie jenseits der Vorstellungskraft – ein Beitrag des Kölner Universitätsmagazin
Robert Hahn im Gespräch für das Kölner Universitätsmagazin mit Prof. David Gross und Prof. Alexander Altland über die Rolle universitärer Forschung bei aktuellen Entwicklungen im Forschungsfeld des Quantencomputing. Auf das Bild klicken, um zum Artikel weitergeleitet...
ML4Q young scientists gathered in Eitorf from all sites for a summer retreat
ML4Q young scientists gathered in Eitorf from all sites for a summer retreat Eighty young ML4Q scientists spent two days in Eitorf in early July for a summer retreat. PhD students, postdocs, masters students, and undergraduate interns from different ML4Q...
Klaus Mølmer intensifies collaborations with the Institute of Applied Physics at the University of Bonn
Klaus Mølmer intensifies collaborations with the Institute of Applied Physics at the University of Bonn [based on the press release of the University of Bonn] Prof. Dr. Klaus Mølmer from the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen has been awarded the...
Mini course on quantum computing for school pupils in Cologne
Glimpses from our JuniorUni eventMini course on quantum computing for school pupils in Cologne A three-day mini course targeting students from grades 8 to 10 (EF) recently took place at the University of Cologne. The course was led by ML4Q member, Alex Altland,...
Showcasing my research at science slams
Explaining a research topic to the general, non-scientific public is not something that appears in the daily work of a PhD student. However, science communication is an important building block in trying to transfer scientific progress to society. Science slams try to...
Fostering curiosity: High school students dive into quantum computing with JuniorUni
Glimpses from our JuniorUni eventFostering curiosity: High school students dive into quantum computing with JuniorUni Two lecture sessions took twelve high school students through a learning journey into the world of quantum computing in the physics department at the...
Science meets spirits: Pint of Science thrives in Cologne’s pubs
For three lively evenings, the vibrant city of Cologne played host to the annual Pint of Science event in three cozy local pubs. There, over 200 science fans gathered to engage with enthusiastic researchers from various scientific disciplines, exchanging ideas and...
Dieter Meschede joins the NRW Academy
The North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts welcomed 14 new members at its annual ceremony, including ML4Q member, Prof. Dr. Dieter Meschede from the University of Bonn. The new members are acknowledged for their exceptional research work...
New work on quantum dynamics of regularized superconducting circuits
New work on quantum dynamics of regularized superconducting circuits Building a universal quantum computer is a challenging task because physical quantum bits, or qubits, are imperfect. The pursuit of novel qubit designs, which strive for tailored...
Insightful conversation with David DiVincenzo in ML4Q&A’s latest episode – tune in now!
In our latest episode, we are thrilled to talk to David DiVincenzo, Director of the Institute of Theoretical Nanoelectronics at Forschungszentrum Jülich & co-founder of the Institute for Quantum Information which is a joint institute of RWTH Aachen and the...
David DiVincenzo elected to US National Academy of Sciences
ML4Q proudly announces that David DiVincenzo, esteemed member of our cluster, has been elected as a distinguished member of the United States National Academy of Sciences. DiVincenzo's contributions to the field of quantum computing have earned him this prestigious...
Joint work on chaos aspects of quantum computers continues
We reported one year ago about the successful research conducted in the ML4Q groups of Simon Trebst, Alex Altland and David DiVincenzo which analyzed cutting edge device structures to demonstrate that some of them are indeed operating dangerously close to a threshold...
Simon Stellmer receives ERC Proof of Concept Grant
ML4Q member and Bonn site representative, Simon Stellmer, has been awarded a Proof of Concept Grant by the European Research Council (ERC) as part of a program designed to help researchers translate their ideas from previous ERC projects into commercial...
Exciting bilayer graphene characteristics published in Nature
Near perfect particle-hole symmetry in graphene quantum dots Researchers at RWTH Aachen University and Forschungszentrum Jülich have uncovered important characteristics of double quantum dots in bilayer graphene, an increasingly promising material for possible...
Brown bag lunch with David Gross at the Federal Foreign Office
Brown bag lunch with David Gross at the German Federal Foreign Office On March 30, Prof. David Gross visited the German Federal Foreign Office and met with the head of the foreign IT as well as with staff members of the central department for an in-depth exchange...
ML4Q professor Silvia Pappalardi appointed to University of Cologne
Silvia Pappalardi was appointed by the University of Cologne to start her ML4Q professorship as of April 2023. She will lead a research group research focusing on the study of quantum chaos and out-of-equilibrium dynamics of quantum many-body systems viewed through...
DPG honors Sebastian Staacks and Christoph Stampfer for their work on the free app phyphox
In a festive session of the spring meeting of the Condensed Matter Section of the German Physical Society (DPG) in Dresden, Christoph Stampfer and Sebastian Staacks were awarded the Georg Kerschensteiner Prize for the development of the free app phyphox. The...
Tune in for our new podcast episode on quantum chemistry – with Christian Gogolin and Gian-Luca Anselmetti
We continue our new season by featuring members of the cluster who are working at the intersection with other stakeholders in the larger quantum community. In this episode, we talk to Christian Gogolin and Gian Anselmetti who are in-house scientists at Covestro and...
The multi-faceted Vincent Mourik – a portrait in the effzett
[translated from the effzett - the science magazine of Forschungszentrum Jülich - as written by Katja Lüers: https://www.fz-juelich.de/de/aktuelles/portrait-mourik; Image: Forschungszentrum Jülich / Ralf-Uwe Limbach] Father of three, quantum physicist,...
The KölnerKinderUni visits the physics institutes again
Photo galleryKölnerKinderUni 2022On March 13, Oliver Breunig, postdoc in the Ando lab at the Institute for Experimental Physics at the University of Cologne, invited children participating in the KölnerKinderUni (Cologne Children University) to visit Cologne's coolest...
Deadline extended – Call still open for speakers at Soapbox Science Rheinland
This year ML4Q is co-organizing the Rheinland event for Soapbox Science. In case you are not familiar with this event: Soapbox Science is a public outreach platform for promoting women and non-binary scientists and the science they do. Events take place starting from...
Cross-Site Paper on Statistical Majorana Bound State Spectroscopy
Cross-Site Paper on Statistical Majorana Bound State Spectroscopy The groups of Fabian Hassler (RWTH) and Reinhold Egger (HHU Düsseldorf) have been cooperating on several projects to theoretically investigate signatures of Majorana zero modes that are...
Einen Tag Physikerin sein! Melde Dich jetzt an zum Girls’ Day 2023
MINT Fans und Teens aufgepasst! Am Girls'Day 2023 tauchen wir mit euch in die spannende Welt der Quantenphysik ein. Als kleinste, elementare Bausteine der Welt folgen die Quanten ihren ganz eigenen mysteriösen Gesetzen. Vieles aus unserem Alltag - wie z.B. Laser oder...
International Women’s Day 2023 – #EmbraceEquity
Image by Freepik - The picture shows illustrated women without filled out faces with different skin colours, hairstyles and a hijab.International Women's Day 2023 - #EmbraceEquity Whether it is the Covid 19 pandemic, which has had a significant impact on the living...
Publication in Nature Communications on quantum Rabi dynamics of trapped atoms
In a collaboration with Enrique Rico and Enrique Solano (Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country), Martin Weitz recently published the work of his group on quantum Rabi dynamics of trapped ions. The coupling of a two-level system with an...