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

22.05.2023
 

A talk by Bodil Holst about Scientific Paper Writing!

22.05.2023
 

What can you do with a beam of helium?

08.05.2023
 

Imaging controlled molecules and nanoparticles

 

17.04.2023
 

Jad Benserhir from EPFL/AQUA lab in Neuchâtel, joined us for 3 days in Vienna, to contribute with his work in cryoelectronics.

15.04.2023
 

The European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA) accepted 38 members from 11 nations into the circle of new members, including:

 

Univ.-Prof. Dr....

04.04.2023
 

Non-equilibrium molecule association in lithium-6 revealing the onset of degeneracy