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Quantum Research

25 May 2022
Kirsten Moselund

“If you’re in a certain position, you should step forward”

Materials Research Industrial co-operation Micro- and Nanotechnology Quantum Research

Kirsten Moselund heads the new Laboratory for Nano and Quantum Technologies. In this interview she discusses quantum research at PSI and how nanophotonics can assist with this.

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20 January 2022
Gabriel Aeppli

Towards compact quantum computers, thanks to topology

Media Releases Research Using Synchrotron Light Materials Research Future Technologies Quantum Research

In pursuit of particularly stable quantum bits, researchers have closely examined the electron distribution in two semiconductors.

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10 January 2022
SLS 3D

Millions in funding for brain and quantum research

Research Using Synchrotron Light Materials Research Biology Health Innovation Future Technologies Quantum Research

The European Research Council approves PSI projects for the development of a quantum computer and brain research worth about 5 million euros.

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22 December 2021
Vladimir N. Strocov

Semiconductors reach the quantum world

Media Releases Research Using Synchrotron Light Materials Research Future Technologies Quantum Research

Boosted with superconductivity: Semiconductor technology can get a new twist by exploiting quantum effects in superconductors.

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1 September 2021
Niels Schröter

Exploring the practical benefits of exotic materials

Research Using Synchrotron Light Materials Research Future Technologies Quantum Research

Niels Schröter receives an award from the Swiss Physical Society (SPG).

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3 May 2021
Rüegg und Aeppli

"The goal is an experimental quantum computer in the canton of Aargau"

Quantum Research

ETH Zurich and PSI are jointly opening a Quantum Computing Hub. An interview with Gabriel Aeppli and Christian Rüegg about the new research centre.

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3 May 2021
qhub

ETH Zurich and PSI found Quantum Computing Hub

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ETH Zurich and the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI are opening a joint centre for the development of quantum computers. The aim is to advance the realisation of quantum computers based on both ion traps and superconducting devices.

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14 April 2021
Wasser Teaser

Water and quantum magnets share critical physics

Materials Research Future Technologies Quantum Research

At high pressure, liquid water and water vapour merge together – the phase boundary disappears. Researchers have now discovered a similar behaviour in a quantum magnet.

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22 January 2021
Manuel Grimm

New blueprint for more stable quantum computers

Future Technologies Quantum Research

PSI researchers have shown how faster and better defined quantum bits can be created. The central elements are magnetic atoms from the class of so-called rare-earth metals, selectively implanted into the crystal lattice of a material.

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