Our mission is ...

  • Universal matter-wave interferometry & the foundations of physics
    • Demonstrated quantum interference of atoms & molecules:
      Fullerenesvitamins,  macromolecules, molecular clusters, antibiotic polypeptides, and massive metal clusters. already exceeding 170'000 atomic mass units. 
    • Exploring new materials, complexity classes & internal dynamics in quantum interferometry:  
      proteins, metal clusters, dielectric nanoparticles.
    • Quantitative experiments on dephasing and decoherence.
  • Cooling and quantum optomechanics 
    • Optical cooling to trapped rotational quantum ground states.
    • Trapping & cooling of nanobiological matter
  • Enabling technologies for quantum experiments
    • Molecular beam sources for cold metallic, dielectric and biological nanomaterials.
    • Universal coherent beam splitter technologies
  • Quantum sensing
    • Matter-wave assisted force measurements with < 10-26 N sensitivity.
    • Trapped nanorotors for torque & rotation sensing on the micron scale.  
    • Superconducting quantum detectors for mass spectrometry & molecule analysis.

 Latest News

17.10.2025
 

Congratulations to Severin Sindelar on completing his Master thesis with distinction!

 

 

14.10.2025
 

From diamond defects to protein-based qubit sensors

29.09.2025
 

Schrödinger cat in a silicon box: quantum information and quantum foundations

12.09.2025
 

Congratulations to Linus Kulman on completing his Master thesis with distinction!

13.08.2025
 

Congratulations to Hannah Foltas on completing her Master thesis with distinction!

25.07.2025
 

Our Team at the Children's University 2025!