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2010-09-02 11:48

The Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz (JOGU Mainz ) is a new partner in the AQUTE Consortium.

The European Commission has sent us the official approval to our request to add the Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz (JOGU Mainz) among the AQUTE partners, following the move of Professor Ferdinand Schimdt-Kaler from Ulm to Mainz.

(Donatella Rosetti, 2010-09-02 11:48)
2010-08-20 11:29

Researchers locate individual particles in an optical lattice

Physicists in Germany have used fluorescence imaging to identify individual particles in an optical lattice for the first time. The breakthrough could allow researchers to create more advanced simulations of quantum phenomena and it might help in the quest for practical quantum computing.

Full story here

(Donatella Rosetti, 2010-08-20 11:29)
2010-08-09 19:44

Announcing FET-Open Objective ICT-2011.9.4: International cooperation on FET research

The Commission ICT Work-Programme 2011-2012 feature an interesting Objective under FET-Open, namely "Objective ICT-2011.9.4: International cooperation on FET research". This consist in a funding scheme that provides additional funding to existing grant for on-going FET IPs and STREPs ending at least 18 months after the submission date of the proposal (click on the tab below to access the full Objective text as published in the WP).

 

The call details are available in our FP7 Relevant Calls section.

(Daniele Binosi, 2010-08-09 19:44)
2010-04-16 12:14

Frequency comb entangles two atomic qubits

Physicists in the US (including AQUTE physicist C. Monroe) have used an optical "frequency comb" to reliably entangle a pair of atomic qubits. The breakthrough bodes well for practicable quantum computing because it allows for simpler manipulation of quantum states than in previous systems.

Full story available here.

(Daniele Binosi, 2010-04-16 12:14)
2010-04-16 12:04

Ultracold gas offers new way of probing tiny vibrations

Physicists in Germany and France (including AQUTE members Theodor W. Hänsch, Jakob Reichel, and Philipp Treutlein) have coupled a Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC) of ultracold atoms to the vibrations of a mechanical oscillator for the first time.

Full story available here.

(Daniele Binosi, 2010-04-16 12:04)
2010-04-16 11:57

Number sequences guaranteed random by quantum mechanics

An international team of physicists (involving physicists C. Monroe and A. Acin from the AQUTE and Q-ESSENCE projects respectively) has created the first system that can produce verifiably random numbers. The technique relies on the inherent uncertainties in quantum mechanics and future versions could help cryptographers to encode information more securely than ever before.

Full story available here.

(Daniele Binosi, 2010-04-16 11:57)
2010-03-31 22:54

A quantum trick could provide sharper ticks for the atomic clocks of the future.

Two groups, one led by Markus Oberthaler at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, and the other by Philipp Treutlein of the AQUTE project, at the Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Germany, have shown that quantum entanglement can make the measurement technique used by atomic clocks even more precise.

The full story can be read at Nature News.
Have also a look at the following AQUTE highlight.

 

(Daniele Binosi, 2010-03-31 22:54)
2009-11-19 12:07

The AQUTE kick-off meeting will be held in Paris on the 4th of March

The AQUTE kick-off meeting will take place Thursday March the 4th 2010 in the "Salle des Actes" at the Ecole Normale Superiore, 45 rue d'Ulm, Paris. The meeting will start at 14:00 (there will be a welcome coffee served from 13:30) and we plan to finish it at 18:00 with a coffee break served at 16:30 (the room however is reserved until 19:00, just in case).

(Lukas Theussl, 2009-11-19 12:07)
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