Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics

#Parateilchen: Eine neue Teilchenklasse. Bislang unterschied die #Physik Teilchen zwischen Fermionen und Bosonen, jetzt gibt es Hinweise auf eine dritte Art 😎 mpg.de/24283681/parat… @MPI_Quantum @RiceUniversity

Interested in a career in QuantumOptics -laser physics, precision experiments, quantum information, simulation, computing,..?Three of our sen.scientists share their views on a career in the field&why they think MPQ is the perfect (starting) place for it🤗➡️youtu.be/eY6UQLmrd6M?si…

🎙️Quantum Computing: Dream or Reality? Recorded at #MCQST2024 and hosted by Ignacio Cirac, this special #QuantumStammtisch episode brings together Immanuel Bloch, Barbara Kraus, and Mikhail Lukin. They dive into the future of #QuantumComputing. 📺Watch: youtu.be/IXl7eQXN9Ng

You want to know how #quantumcomputing evolved and where it eventually might take us? Or what the big developments &challenges are atm? Here you can listen &learn from two major trailblazers of QC, Ignacio Cirac and Peter Zoller, elaborating on the topic➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=-X1vql…

We're excited to announce the SimQuDyn Conference "Simulation of far-from-equilibrium quantum many-body dynamics" from April 14-17, 2025, at @LMU_Muenchen, bringing together top speakers from quantum simulation and quantum many-body dynamics. Register at: theorie.physik.uni-muenchen.de/activities/wor…

On 9 Nov, Immanuel Bloch—one of the most-cited physicists—dives into the potential of ultracold atoms to decode quantum mysteries at #FallingWalls #ScienceSummit24! Tune in at 2:10 PM CET to see how his work is reshaping our view of reality. 🌐 falling-walls.com/livestream2024

Wondering what it's like to do a PhD at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics? Don't wonder any further, have a look at this➡️youtube.com/watch?v=pCiMKX… (full video) & do get in touch🤗 @MCQST_cluster

A Breakthrough for Neutral Atom Computing - Physicists at MPQ in collaboration with @planqceu successfully built a qubit register with 1200 atoms and kept it running continuously for over an hour using a special reloading technique @MunichQuantum 👏👏➡️mpq.mpg.de/7011999/10-120…

*New breakthrough in neutral atom platforms for quantum computing* @MunichQuantum physicists at MPQ in collaboration with @planqc have successfully set up a qubit register of 1200 atoms and kept it running continuously for over an hour. 👏 ➡️mpq.mpg.de/7011999/10-120…

Morgen am 3.10. ist es endlich wieder so weit! Der gesamte Forschungscampus Garching - &damit natürlich auch wir - öffnet seine Türen für Wissenschaftsfans von jung bis alt. Alle Quantenfreund:innen kommen ab 12 Uhr herzlich gerne zu uns🤗Unser Programm ➡️mpq.mpg.de/7010018/tag-de…

Congratulations to @JCHalimeh for receiving a prestigious ERC Starting Grant from @ERC_Research!🥂With the funding of 1.5 million euros, the theorist will work on developing the next generation of quantum simulators of gauge theories.➡️mpq.mpg.de/7007791/09-erc… #ERCStG

Congratulations to Timon Hilker on his appointment as Reader at @UniStrathclyde in Glasgow, where he will now continue his successful research on quantum simulations of complex materials.👏➡️mpq.mpg.de/6995745/08-tim… @PhysicsStrath

By combining infrared spectroscopy and machine learning, a team from MPQ, @LMU_Muenchen & @HelmholtzMunich has developed a novel approach to effectively detect diseases like diabetes in very early stages requiring only one single blood plasma measurement➡️mpq.mpg.de/simple-diagnos…

Which problems could be solved with quantum computers? Let Esther Cruz Rico, PhD Candidate in our Theory division, explain to you in only two minutes some important basics⚛️💡#QuickQuantumQuestions ➡️youtube.com/watch?feature=…

New Portrait: The Holy Grail of Algorithms - Mari Carmen Bañuls is an esteemed researcher & group leader in our Theory division, and she has shared a little bit about her history & path leading her to MPQ - where we are very glad to have her🤗➡️mpq.mpg.de/mari-carmen-ba…

QIA researchers from @MPI_Quantum published the results of their research on #quantumnetwork register that is promising for building larger-scale quantum networks. Read the study 👇 science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Excited to welcome Prof. Adam Kaufman of @JILAscience to offer the next #MCQSTcolloquium talk. 🗓️ 30.07, from 2pm 🎙️ Programmable control of indistinguishable particles: from clocks to qubits to many-body physics 📍@MPI_Quantum or Zoom ➡️Details: mcqst.de/news-and-event…

🌟Excited to host the first Quantum Talents Symposium in collaboration with IMPRS-QST and @MunichQuantum in September. Check out the symposium finalists and agenda: ➡️mcqst.de/news-and-event…

A special guest in the MPQ Colloquium today: 1997 Nobel laureate Steven Chu (Professor of Physics & of Molecular + Cellular Physiology at @Stanford) with a lecture about "CO² capture as an important tool in climate change mitigation", followed by discussions & refreshments ☕

Startup planqc celebrates another big milestone in its only 18 months young company history: a €50 million Series A investment for their endeavour to deliver fault-tolerant, scalable quantum computing w/ neutral atoms. What dulcet way to start the week! ➡️planqc.eu/news/20240708-…