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2 fundamental questions in #QuantumScience. 2 panel discussions. 1 #Symposium.

To mark the 75th (+1) birthday of MPL's founding director Gerd Leuchs, leading researchers will gather in June to explore current frontiers in quantum sciences, technologies, & modern #optics.

There will be two panel discussions:

⚛️ How far do we understand the quantum mechanical measurement process?

⚛️ The mode definition of quantum states and its information content

🎥 MPL

MPI for the Science of Light May 18

Save the date for the next event in our Distinguished Lecturer Series #DLS 📅 ✍️

👤 Klaus Ensslin, Professor of #Physics at ETH Zürich
▶️ Bilayer graphene: rich in physics and good for devices
🕒 Thursday, May 21, at 2 pm CET
📍 Leuchs-Russell Auditorium at MPL, Staudtstraße 2, Erlangen
👉 Zoom access: https://eu02web.zoom-x.de/j/61245265377?pwd=xD5pyjvV6B80H2siVXoptd6juhH0Ez.1
Meeting-ID: 612 4526 5377
Kenncode: 431516

#talk #quantum #science #quantumscience

Scientific Frontline May 13

A novel methodology for deterministically moving tens of thousands of individual atoms within the three-dimensional crystalline lattice of a solid material at room temperature.
#MaterialScience #QuantumScience #Nanotechnology #SolidStatePhysics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/ms05132601.html

Researchers “reprogram” materials by quickly rearranging their atoms

MIT researchers have developed a rapid technique to rearrange atoms within 3D materials, enabling stable quantum devices and programmable matter.

Scientific Frontline May 12

A novel diagnostic technique enables the detection and precise measurement of "second-order harmonic corrections," a non-linear distortion that causes superconducting quantum circuits to deviate from expected operational behaviors.
#QuantumScience #Engineering #ComputerScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/qs05122601.html

Improving the reliability of circuits for quantum computers

A new MIT technique measures second-order harmonic corrections in superconducting quantum circuits, reducing error rates to improve scaling.

LeidenForce May 12

Nearly 14,000 applicants, 2,599 awards: the American National Science Foundation (NSF) increases PhD fellowships again. Engineering, quantum science and AI lead growth in this competitive programme.

🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01119-1

#NSF #GraduateResearch #QuantumScience #AI #STEM

NSF awards record number of coveted PhD fellowships in surprise move

Quantum science and AI research are big winners just a year after the US funding giant slashed its Graduate Research Fellowship Program awards in half.

GREUBE HUMAINE May 12

La science quantique façonne l'avenir.

L' @UNESCO_fr lance l'Initiative mondiale sur la technologie quantique (2026-2028) afin de renforcer la coopération en faveur de technologies quantiques plus inclusives et responsables.

https://buff.ly/GvuS5FR
#QuantumScience

Scientific Frontline May 4

Magnons are tiny waves of magnetization that travel through solid magnetic materials, functioning as ideal building blocks for hybrid quantum systems and quantum metrology.
#QuantumScience #MaterialScience #Nanomagnetism #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/qs05042601.html

Magnon Breakthrough Enables Mini Quantum Computers

Physicists extended magnon lifetimes 100-fold, creating reliable quantum memory and paving the way for coin-sized, scalable quantum computers.

CSBJ May 4

📢 CSBJ Quantum Biology and Biophotonics (https://spj.science.org/journal/csbj/qbio), is inviting submissions for its upcoming special issue:

“Quantum Effects in Biological Systems (QuEBS)”

⏳ Submission Deadline: 31 January 2027

🔗 Guidelines for Authors: https://spj.science.org/page/csbj/for-authors

#CallForPapers #QuantumBiology #QuantumScience #Biophysics #QuantumTechnology #Bioenergetics #QuEBS2026

Scientific Frontline May 2

Biological sciences have operated predominantly as descriptive disciplines, focused intensely on observation, categorization, and the gradual unraveling of cellular mechanics. Welcome to the latest edition of the "What Is" series, a research report produced by the Scientific Frontline publication.
#What Is #Biophysics #QuantumScience #Chemistry #MolecularBiology #Neuroscience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/wi05022601.html

What Is: Quantum Biology

Explore quantum biology: how life leverages quantum tunneling, superposition, and entanglement to drive extreme metabolic and genetic efficiencies.

MPI for the Science of Light Apr 27

Light, Lasers & Quanta – A Birthday Symposium for Gerd Leuchs

To mark the 75th (+1) birthday of Gerd Leuchs – founding director of MPL – leading researchers from around the world will gather on June 25–26 to explore current frontiers in #QuantumScience, technologies, and modern #Optics.

Gerd Leuchs has shaped the science of light through decades of #research and collaboration. This #symposium both his remarkable career and the community he helped build.

📸 MPL

👉 https://mpl.mpg.de/events/event/symposium-celebrating-the-75th-birthday-of-professor-gerd-leuchs