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Prof. Sonja Schmid

Prof. Sonja Schmid is now part of the BQC

We are pleased to welcome Prof. Sonja Schmid, from the Department of Chemistry, as a new member of the Basel Quantum Center!

When quantum light does work
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When quantum light does work

Members of the BQC and SNI network have developed a new theoretical approach to thermodynamics for quantum systems that interact with light. The researchers led by Prof. Dr. Patrick Potts (Department of Physics, University of Basel) take…

Quantensensor
/ News, Other

A diamond as a quantum sensor.

The UNI NOVA 'New Beginnings' issue features an article by Andreas Lorenz-Meyer about our spin-off company, QNAMI.  With a high-precision quantum sensor, the Basel-based startup Qnami is opening up new insights into matter and computer…

Nationaler Zukunftstag 2025
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Nationaler Zukunftstag 2025

It was great to be part of Nationaler Zukunftstag 2025, witnessing and fostering girls' fascination with physics. In collaboration with the Physics Department and the Swiss Nanoscience Institute, we presented a varied programme comprising…

Team YQuantum
/ News, Other

Quantum startup YQuantum receives seed funding

The startup YQuantum aims to develop miniaturized hardware components for next-generation quantum computers. The company has now received CHF 150,000 in startup funding from the Venture Kick initiative.

Richard Warburton
/ News, Research

ERC Synergy Grant for research into quantum-based light

Congratulations to BQC Prof. Richard Warburton and his team! They have been awarded a prestigious Synergy Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). Together with partners in Bochum and Copenhagen, the team is developing scalable…

SPS Award
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Jodok Happacher wins SPG Prize for his doctoral thesis

Jodok Happacher receives an SPG Prize for his outstanding research on individual nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond at low temperatures, which is of significance for quantum sensing.

profil Smolenski
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Tomasz Smoleński received one of the seven highly sought-after ERC starting grants

Professor Tomasz Smoleński at the Department of Physics is also investigating exotics. Or more precisely, exotic states of matter in a new class of materials known as moiré materials. These consist of stacks of ultra-thin crystal layers…

/ News, Research

Tomasz Smoleński studies simple rules that create quantum wonders

In this video from the Swiss Nanoscience Institute, Tomasz Smoleński, assistant professor of the BQC, takes us inside his Quantum Opto-Electronics lab. From peeling off atomic layers of van der Waals crystals to studying electrons under…

 

 

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Department of Physics
University of Basel
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