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2025 is The International Year of Quantum Science and Technology

On this occasion, the Department of Physics and the Basel Quantum Center organize a series of events for the general public on quantum physics topics, in collaboration with partners in the Basel region.

Daniel Malz
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Appointment of Daniel Malz as New Assistant Professor with Tenure

Daniel Malz has been appointed as the new assistant professor with tenure track for "Theoretical Quantum Optics with a Focus on the Physics of Light-Matter Interaction".

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Prof. Dr. Admir Greljo: Promotion to Associate Professor

The Department of Physics congratulates Professor Admir Greljo who was promoted to associate professor by the University Council, effective 1 August 2025.

Daniel Loss Citation Laureate 2025
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Daniel Loss and David P. DiVincenzo have been selected as a Citation Laureate 2025

Daniel Loss and David P. DiVincenzo have been selected as a Citation Laureate 2025 for proposing the Loss-DiVincenzo model for quantum computing, using electron spins in quantum dots as qubits by the Institute for Scientific Information…

SPS Award 2025
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Jodok Happacher wins SPS Award for his PhD thesis

Jodok Happacher receives an SPS Award for his outstanding research on single Nitrogen-Vacancy centers in diamond at low temperatures, which is of importance for quantum sensing.

Tomasz Smolenski Portrait
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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…

Carballido Nature Communications
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A smart accelerator for qubits

Researchers at the University of Basel have made a quantum bit faster and more robust at the same time. In the future, this could help in the development of quantum computers.

Gen-Q
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Gen-Q – Generation Quantum: Call for 51 fully funded doctoral positions in quantum science and technology

We are pleased to inform you that the Gen-Q doctoral programme, coordinated by EUCOR – The European Campus, has officially launched its call for applications. The Call for Applicants is open until 31 August 2025.

Topological Portal to the Dark Matter
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Topological Portal to the Dark Matter

Dark matter is a mysterious component of the cosmos, fundamental to how structure formed and evolved across the Universe. Although dark matter has primarily revealed itself through gravitational effects, the possibility of additional…

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Increasing the complexity of semiconductor quantum devices

Speaker Anasua Chatterjee, TU Delft

Imaging Electron Transfer at the Molecular Scale by Atomic Force Microscopy

Speaker: Laerte Patera (University of Innsbruck, Department of Physical Chemistry)

Turning Structure and Function in van der Waals Quantum Materials

Speaker: Fabian von Rohr, Université de Genève

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