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The Basel Quantum Center has released its BQC Mission Clip

The BQC Mission Clip highlights the expertise on all major platforms in quantum science, the enthusiasm of the researchers, and gives an insight in a world-class infrastructure where they tackle highly complex problems and turn cutting-edge…

Logo of international year of quantum science and technology
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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.

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CANCELLED: A New Measure - The revolutionary, quantum reform of the modern metric system

Speaker: Prof. Dr. William D. Phillips (Nobel Laureate 1997)

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University of Basel takes co-lead role in National Centre of Competence in Research ‘Precision’

A new National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) is dedicated to cutting-edge research in high-precision measurements. As the second home institution, the University of Basel will play a central role in NCCR ‘Precision’.

Light changes a magnet’s polarity
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Light changes a magnet’s polarity

A team of researchers led by Prof. Dr. Tomasz Smoleński at the University of Basel and Prof. Dr. Ataç Imamoğlu at the ETH in Zurich have succeeded in changing the polarity of a special ferromagnet using a laser beam. In the future, this…

Prof. Tomasz Smoleński, Saturday Morning Physics 2026
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From Particles and Waves to Wonders of Quantum Materials

Successful edition of Saturday Morning Physics 2026 with the lecture “From Particles and Waves to Wonders of Quantum Materials” by Prof. Tomasz Smolenski.

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Quantum measurements with entangled atomic clouds

Researchers at the University of Basel and the Laboratoire Kastler Brossel have demonstrated how quantum mechanical entanglement can be used to measure several physical parameters simultaneously with greater precision.

Potts PRL
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When quantum light does work

Members of the 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 into…

Julian Arnold Prize
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Julian Arnold wins Faculty of Science PhD prize

At the Dies Academicus 2025, Dr. Julian Arnold received the Faculty of Science prize for his outstanding PhD thesis "Machine Learning Phase Transitions: A Probabilistic Perspective".

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Electron quantum optics experiments: from single electrons to anyons

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Gwendal Feve, Sorbonne and ENS, Paris
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Spectral Signatures of Dissipative Quantum Chaos Induced by Structured Internal Degrees of Freedom

Morgan Berkane (Freiburg Endress-Fellow, Host: Prof. A. Buchleitner)

CANCELLED: A New Measure - The revolutionary, quantum reform of the modern metric system

Speaker: Prof. Dr. William D. Phillips (Nobel Laureate 1997)

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