Quantum Alliance News & Events
This pages features news, events, and press releases from the Quantum Alliance, as well as from each of the participating institutions (each element is marked accordingly). Check this page regularly for the latest updates.
Shaking up fermions into higher Bloch bands shapes new generation of quantum simulators
For the first time, researchers at Universität Hamburg have loaded a fermionic quantum gas of neutral atoms into selected higher Bloch bands of an optical lattice. The work sets the stage for new fundamental insights into fermionic superfluidity in the presence of orbital degrees of freedom.
15.07.2021 | CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter
Munich Conference on QST 2021
The Munich Conference on Quantum Science and Technology 2021 (MCQST2021) brings together its scientific community from all career-stages with international guests in academia and industry to strengthen the exchange of ideas and discuss the latest advancements in all fields of quantum science and technology (QST). Register now to attend the conference!
7.06.2021 | MCQST
Germany Grants the Optics University Center and Campus at Leibniz University Hannover
German Science Council recommends an investment of 54.2 million Euro to build the research building OPTICUM. With the OPTICUM, LUH brings together under one roof research activities in the fields of optics, production technology, materials development and computer science that have existed for decades.
23.04.2021 | PhoenixD
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© C. Hohmann / MCQST Tracking for quantum post
Even though quantum communication is tap-proof, it is so far not particularly efficient. MCQST rearchers from the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics want to change this. They have developed a detection method that can be used to track quantum transmissions.
29.03.2021 | MCQST
IQST Board Member Stefanie Barz talks about Quantum Computing in the latest Podcast with Dorothee Bär
In an interview with Dorothee Bär, Minister of State to the Federal Chancellor and Federal Government Commissioner for Digitalization, Stefanie Barz @ University of Stuttgart & IQST explains the phenomenon of Quantum Computing.
02 April 2021 | IQST
© Martina Markus / Marketing University of Cologne A new state of light
ML4Q researchers from the groups of Martin Weitz and Johann Kroha in Bonn have published a Science paper on their new observation of a new phase transition of a photon Bose-Einstein condensate. 10 years after discovering the Bose-Einstein condensate, the researchers observed an overdamped phase, a previously unknown phase transition within the optical Bose-Einstein condensate.
30 March 2021 | ML4Q
Chromatic light particle effect revealed for the development of photonic quantum networks
PhoenixD member Prof. Dr. Michael Kues and his team member Anahita Khodadad Kashi demonstrate a novel photonic interference effect that could pave the way to large-scale controllable quantum systems.
19 March 2021 | PhoenixD
© Michael Kues/Anahita Khodadad Kashi Quantum confinement of the Dirac surface states in topological-insulator nanowires
ML4Q researchers from the Ando lab and the group of Achim Rosch as well as cooperating partners from the Department of Physics at the University of Basel and the Institute for Physical Chemistry at the University of Cologne have published a Nature Communications paper on quantum confinement of electron wave-functions when wrapped around topological-insulator nanowires with a diameter of ~20nm.
15.02.2021 | ML4Q
© Felix Münning, Oliver Breunig, Henry F. Legg et al./ Nature 
© Jörg Harms / MPSD Twisted van der Waals materials as a new platform to realize exotic matter
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, the RWTH Aachen University, and the Flatiron Institute, Columbia University and part of the Max Planck – New York City Center for Non-equilibrium Quantum Phenomena have provided a fresh perspective on the potential of twisted van der Waals materials for realizing novel and elusive states of matter and providing a unique materials-based quantum simulation platform.
2 February 2021 | CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter
Kickoff for the Munich Quantum Valley
The Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology supports the new research initiative - the Munich Quantum Valley. Bavaria's leading scientists and universities kick off the new research initiative to promote quantum science and develop new quantum technologies, with the development of quantum computers and interception-proof communication methods as core goals. The Free State of Bavaria is supporting the project with 300 million euros
11 January 2021 | MCQST
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Transmon platform for quantum computing challenged by chaotic fluctuations
Three ML4Q members joined efforts to discuss chaotic fluctuations in superconducting transmons. In their recent paper, the authors from the groups of Simon Trebst, Alexander Altland and David DiVincenzo investigate the possibility to balance intentional disorder (to protect qubits) and nonlinear resonator couplings (to manipulate them) given the challenge of chaotic fluctuations.
15 December 2020 | ML4Q
Changes in molecules interacting with quantum light
A team of researchers from Italy, Norway, and Germany has demonstrated that the properties of molecules undergo significant changes when interacting with quantized electromagnetic fields in optical cavities. Using novel theoretical methodologies and computational simulations, the team revealed that the ground- and excited-state chemistry of molecules can be modified by a confinement in space.
10 December 2020 | CUI: Advanved Imaging of Matter
© Enrico Ronca, Jörg Harms / MPSD 
© Unsplash / Inaki del Olmo Quantum Alliance researchers on Highly Cited Researchers™ 2020 list
Quantum Alliance researchers are named among the best in their fields on the annual Highly Cited Researchers™ 2020 list from Clarivate.
8 December 2020 | Quantum Alliance
Freeze like a Star! Web Exhibition Explores the Mysteries of the Quantum World
Colder than in outer space, higher pressure than 30 sperm whales on a stamp, and super magnets that could hold two Eiffel Towers: The search for new quantum materials-the materials of the day after tomorrow – is taking place today under extreme conditions. Yet it is often difficult to understand what the researchers actually do in their high-performance laboratories. ct.qmat presents the web exhibition “SHOWCASE–Insight into our Research”.
09 December2020 | ct.qmat
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MCQST's Digital Advent Calendar
In December, counting down the days to the start of the holiday season, MCQST opens daily another door to a new story introducing members of its community. The advent calendar introduces many talented and dedicated people within the Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology, who comprise the fascinating world of quantum research in Munich.
Virtual STEM Career Fair
Interested in doing quantum science and technology research in Germany? Then visit the Quantum Alliance booth at the STEM Virtual Fair organized by Research in Germany on November 24th.
24 November 2020 | Quantum Alliance
© C. Hohmann / MCQST Quantum modem for the future quantum internet
Physicists at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics have developed the basic technology for a new "quantum modem". It will allow users to connect to a future quantum internet that is based on the existing fibre optic network infrastructure.
5 November | MCQST
ML4Q Blog Stories - New Blog Series
How do you start a blog? By writing on how hard it is to start a blog! ML4Q has launched its new blog series with a story by Christian Dickel on writing in science, the power of the written word and the satisfaction of holding a book in your hands – especially when it is your book!
Blog Series | ML4Q
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Quantum Valley Lower Saxony initiative to start in 2021
QuantumFrontiers supports the new quantum initiative "Quantum Valley Lower Saxony", which is set to start on the 1st of January 2021. The federal state of Lower Saxony, together with universities and research institutes, is developing a quantum computer by 2025.
2 October 2020 | Quantum Frontiers
Quantum Alliance Community Event
The event brings together PhDs and PostDocs from the quantum research clusters and centers within the Quantum Alliance. It aims to give participants the chance to get an overview of the broad scope of quantum research in Germany and to provide a platform for networking and exchange with their peers.
11 - 12 November 2020 | Quantum Alliance
Center for IQST holds IQST Day online
The annual event brings together the IQST community to share the latest advancements in quantum science and technology and to strengthen our network. The program includes exciting keynote talks from academia and science highlight talks by IQST early-career researchers.
12 October | IQST
Bayern wagt den Quantensprung
Die Bayerische Staatsregierung legt zur Förderung der Quantenwissenschaften und -technologien (QWT) mit etwa 120 Millionen EUR in den nächsten 2 Jahren einen wichtigen Grundstein für die Zukunftstechnologien in Bayern.
14 September 2020 | MCQST
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©: Sonja Smalian/PhoenixD Team of Hannover Physicists Develops Rapid Mobile Test for the Detection of Toxic Blue-Green Algae
Scientists of Leibniz University Hannover (Germany) are part of a research project to achieve significant financial savings in water testing - waterworks, municipalities and bathing lake operators are to benefit.
12 August 2020 | PhoenixD
Driven Topology
Physicists from LMU München and Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics together with an international team succeeded in realizing a novel genuine time-dependent topological system with ultracold atoms in periodically-driven optical honeycomb lattices.10 July 2020 | MCQST
© Christoph Hohmann / MCQST 
© Electron Studios, UHH, Moritz A "breath of nothing" provides a new perspective on superconductivity
Scientists from Universität Hamburg and the Cluster of Excellence "CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter" have succeeded in observing strong evidence of superfluidity in a central model system, a two-dimensional gas cloud for the first time.
9 July 2020 | CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter
Research in Germany - Virtual Career Fair
Are you a junior researcher in the field of QST and looking for your next career step? Then visit the the Quantum Alliance booth at the international online career fair organized by Research in Germany on July 7th.
7 July 2020 | Quantum Alliance
© Joerg Lutz Munich Conference on Quantum Science and Technology 2020
The annual event brings together the MCQST community with international guests in academia and industry to strengthen the exchange of ideas and discuss the latest advancements in quantum science and technology.
6 -8 July 2020 | MCQST
Playing billiards with excitons – a milestone towards quantum simulators
In a collaboration of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Munich with colleagues at Universität Hamburg and ETH Zürich, scientists completed a work that can explain a successful quantum simulation of certain properties of an ultra-flat semiconductor.
18 June 2020 | CUI:Advanced Imaging of Matter & MCQST
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© Pixabay Mit Wumms ins Zeitalter der Quantentechnologien
Die Quantum Alliance begrüßt die richtungsweisende Initiative der Bundesregierung zur Förderung der Quantentechnologien im Rahmen des Konjunkturpakets.
15 June 2020 | Quantum Alliance
Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics 2020 goes to Valery Rubakov
The Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics is one of the highest endowed awards for physics in Germany. The prize will be awarded to Rubakov in November in Hamburg by the Joachim Herz Foundation in cooperation with...
15 June 2020 | CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter
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© CUI / Peter Garten New international research network on quantum dynamics
Quantum dynamics in physics and chemistry is the focus of an international research network that has been recently established. The theory group at the Center for Optical Quantum Technologies at Universität Hamburg plays a key role in this newly founded network.
19 May 2020 | CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter