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One more spin makes the whole difference. Success with complex quantum states at the Niels Bohr Institute
23 July 2018
Scientists from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen have, for the first time, succeeded in producing, controlling and understanding complex quantum states based on two electron spins connected to a superconductor.
Charles Marcus elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences
09 May 2018
Congratulations to Charles Marcus on being elected member of the United States National Academy of Sciences. Charles Marcus is a professor and Center Director of the Center for Quantum Devices at the Niels Bohr Institute.
From musician to professor of quantum physics
08 May 2018
Peter Krogstrup Jeppesen has had a meteoric career in a complex area of research and after only a relatively short period of time in the world of physics, and he can now call himself a professor of quantum physics.
Eugene Polzik receives ERC Advanced Grant for the second time, this time for 16.2 million DKK
12 April 2018
Since the ERC Advanced Grant was established ten years ago in 2008, 50 of these special grants have been awarded to Danish researchers. Eugene Polzik is the first researcher from Denmark who has been awarded this grant twice.
Neutron scattering brings us a step closer to the quantum computer
29 March 2018
A major challenge for future quantum computers is that you have to keep the quantum information long enough to make calculations on it – but the information only has a very short lifespan, often less than a microsecond.
Mark Rudner receives the Niels Bohr Institute’s teaching award 2017
25 January 2018
At the Niels Bohr Institute's annual kick-off meeting on January 25, 2018, the Jens Martin Prize was awarded to Mark Spencer Rudner for his education at the bachelor's degree "Condensed Matter Physics 1 (CMP1)".
Qubits put into reverse
30 November 2017
A group of scientists at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, has figured out how to make spin qubits perform controlled backward rotations. This has never been shown before.
Eugene Polzik receives DKK 10 million for fundamental research and innovation in quantum optics
20 November 2017
QUANTOP at the Niels Bohr Institute has attracted DKK 10 million funding from two funding agencies, the John Templeton Foundation (USA) and EUREKA – the European framework targeting cooperation between SMEs and research centers.
New ’building material’ points toward quantum computers
02 October 2017
A Danish-American research team has shown that it is possible to produce ‘Majorana particles’ in a new ‘building material’. The research, led by scientists from Niels Bohr institute, paves the road for new types of experiments.
Smart atomic cloud solves Heisenberg's observation problem
13 July 2017
One of the most fundamental principles of physics, "Quantum Back Action", has been challenged by researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute, which has used laser light to link a vibrating membrane with cesium atoms.
Iron secrets behind superconductors unlocked
07 July 2017
Due to magnetism iron should - theoretically - be a poor superconductor. Nevertheless certain ironbased materials possess fine superconducting properties. Why? Because the five unbound electrons found in iron...
Holey pattern boosts coherence of nanomechanical membrane vibrations
12 June 2017
Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have introduced a new type of nanomechanical resonator, in which a pattern of holes localizes vibrations to a small region in a 30 nm thick membrane.
Søren Stobbe awarded the 2017 SCIENCE Business Prize
24 May 2017
38-year-old Associate Professor Søren Stobbe of the University of Copenhagen’s Niels Bohr Institute has been awarded the 2017 SCIENCE Business Prize by the University of Copenhagen’s Faculty of Science. Søren Stobbe received the award for successfully conducting commercially-oriented research while inspiring his students to do the same. Likewise, 35-year-old Assistant Professor Mads Fiil Hjorth of the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports and 35-year-old Postdoc Svend Roesen Madsen of the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences received the Business Prize for Young Researchers. They received their awards for conducting research in commercial contexts while inspiring others. The 2017 SCIENCE Business Prize is worth 75,000 Danish kroner – the largest sum for a UCPH award, while the two business-minded younger researchers shared the second prize, each being awarded 37,500 kroner towards their future work.
Huge grant to quantum research
19 April 2017
Danish National Research Foundation is willing to donate up to 62 million kroner to a new research centre at the Niels Bohr Institute. The new Centre of Excellence will be named Hybrid Quantum Networks (Hy – Q).
First step towards photonic quantum network
25 January 2017
Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute have now developed the first building blocks needed to construct complex quantum photonic circuits for quantum networks. This rapid development in quantum networks
The Sound of Quantum Vacuum
21 December 2016
Quantum mechanics dictates sensitivity limits in the measurements of displacement, velocity and acceleration. A recent experiment at NBI probes these limits, analyzing how quantum fluctuations set a sensor membrane
University of Copenhagen partners with Microsoft to develop topological quantum computer
28 November 2016
Professor Charles Marcus will build the world's first topological quantum computer at the Niels Bohr Institute in collaboration with the Technical University of Delft and Sydney University under a Microsoft...
Quantum technology boosted by 20 million kroner from the Ministry of Science
06 October 2016
Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation has awarded 20 million kroner to a new centre, QUANTECH, which will build up a research infrastructure comprised of a facility with a number of instruments for producing...
Effective reflection of light for quantum technology
23 September 2016
Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have developed a new method where they create a very strong interaction between light and atoms, which means that the light can be controlled and reflected on a glass fiber.
Eugene Polzik on the steering committee for EU quantum technology flagship
13 September 2016
The EU will launch a €1 billion innovative quantum technology project. In order to develop a program of research, a steering committee of senior researchers and business people has been established. From Denmark, Professor Eugene Polzik...
Optical magnetic field sensor can detect signals from the nervous system
15 July 2016
The human body is controlled by electrical impulses in, for example, the brain, the heart and nervous system. These electrical signals create tiny magnetic fields, which can be used to diagnose various diseases.
Jan W. Thomsen receives the award Teacher of the Year, SCIENCE 2016
22 June 2016
“Jan W. Thomsen captivates the physics students when he takes them into the world of quantum optics and with his great enthusiasm and energetic demeanour he manages to create a learning atmosphere where students can strengthen their...
Albert Schliesser appointed professor of optical quantum physics
06 June 2016
Albert Schliesser is a young top researcher who received his PhD in 2009 and now – only seven years later, has been appointed professor. Albert Schliesser works with quantum physics at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen.
Quantum photonic researchers start new company, Sparrow Quantum
27 May 2016
Researchers in the research group Quantum Photonics at the Niels Bohr Institute have formed a new company, Sparrow Quantum, which will produce photonic chips that could be used for quantum technology based on light.
Jan Thomsen in a new EU project on ultra-precise atomic clocks
02 May 2016
Jan Thomsen, Associate Professor and head of the Ultracold Atoms research group at the Niels Bohr Institute is part of a grant of 14 million kroner to participate in an EU project to develop ultra-precise atomic clocks that will define international
Superfast light source made from artificial atom
26 April 2016
New research results from the Niels Bohr Institute show that light sources can be made much faster by using a principle that was predicted theoretically in 1954. Superfast light sources can be used, for example, in laser lights, LED...
Massive investment: From theoretical quantum physics to usable quantum technology
07 April 2016
In a major new effort to translate quantum physics into practical quantum technology, the Innovation Fund Denmark has therefore invested 80 million kroner in a nationwide project involving three universities.
Protected Majorana states for quantum information
09 March 2016
Quantum technology has the potential to revolutionize computation, cryptography, and simulation of quantum systems. However: quantum states are fragile, and so must be controlled without being measured.
Physicist Peter Lodahl receives prestigious EliteForsk Award
25 February 2016
Peter Lodahl, professor of quantum physics at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen has received the prestigious Danish elite researcher award, the EliteForsk Award 2016. Peter Lodahl works with experimental quantum physics
Mark Rudner receives ERC grant of nearly 12 million kroner
25 November 2015
Mark Rudner, associate professor in Condensed Matter Physics at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen, has received a grant from the European Research Council, an ERC Starting Grant of 1.5 million Euro.
Photons open the gateway for quantum networks
23 October 2015
There is tremendous potential for new information technology based on light (photons), and quantum technology based on photons – called quantum photonics, will be able to hold much more information than current computer technology.
Eugene Polzik receives ERC grant
18 September 2015
Eugene Polzik, professor and head of the Center for Quantum Optics, Quantop at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen has received a grant of nearly 1.2 million kroner (150,000 Euro) from the European Research Council, ERC for...
Quantum networks: Back and forth are not equal distances!
27 July 2015
Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute have discovered a new type of photonic channels, where back and forth are not equal distances! Such a system has been a missing component for building quantum photonic circuits on a large
Peter Lodahl receives prestigious ERC Advanced Grant
12 May 2015
Peter Lodahl, professor and head of the Quantum Photonics research group at the Niels Bohr Institute, has received a large and prestigious grant from the European Research Council, the ERC Advanced Grant.
Super sensitive measurement of magnetic fields in swinging atoms
30 March 2015
There are electrical signals in the nervous system, the brain and throughout the human body and there are tiny magnetic fields associated with these signals that could be important for medical science.
Quantum link between QDev in Denmark and QuTech in Holland
17 March 2015
The Center for Quantum Devices, QDev at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen and QuTech at Delft University of Technology in Holland have therefore entered into an international partnership in the research
Quantum mechanic frequency filter for atomic clocks
06 March 2015
In an atomic clock, electrons jumping from one orbit to another decides the clock’s frequency. To get the electrons to jump, researchers shine light on the atoms using stabilised laser light. However, the laser light has to have a very
Jan W. Thomsen receives annual teaching award at NBI
30 January 2015
“For more than five years, Jan Thomsen has captivated class after class as he takes students on a journey into the world of optics,” reads the justification from the students for recommending Jan Thomsen for the Niels Bohr Institute’s award for teacher of the year
New superconducting hybrid crystals developed at the University of Copenhagen
12 January 2015
A new type of ‘nanowire’ crystals that fuses semiconducting and metallic materials on the atomic scale could lay the foundation for future semiconducting electronics. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen are behind
Atoms queue up for quantum computer networks
24 December 2014
In order to develop future quantum computer networks, it is necessary to hold a known number of atoms. To do this, researchers from NBI have developed a method with a trap that captures the atoms along an ultra thin glass fiber
ERC grants for two researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute
18 December 2014
Two researchers from NBI, Albert Schliesser, Assistant Professor in Quantum Optics and Oliver Gressel, Assistant Professor in Astrophysics and Planetary Science has received grants totalling more than 21 million kroner from the European Research Council
Eugene Polzik receives Danish Association of Masters and PhDs’ Research Award
19 November 2014
Eugene Polzik, professor and head of the research group Quantop at the Niels Bohr Institute has received the 2014 Danish Association of Masters and PhDs’ Research Award for Science and Technology.
Charles Marcus receives American research prize
15 October 2014
Charles Marcus, who is a professor and head of the Center for Quantum Devices at NBI has been awarded the prize for ’Research Excellence in Nanotechnology’ by the nanoscience centre, NBIC at the University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Breakthrough in light sources for new quantum technology
29 August 2014
Future quantum circuits are photonic circuits, i.e. circuits based on light (photons) instead of electrons. Now scientists at the Niels Bohr Institute have succeeded in creating a steady stream of photons emitted one at a time and in a
Brian Møller Andersen receives 1.2 million kr. for research into superconductors
08 August 2014
Brian Møller Andersen has received a grant of 1.2 million kr. from the Villum Foundation for the research project ‘Unconventional superconductors’.
Unavoidable disorder used to build nanolaser
23 March 2014
Researchers at NBI have discovered that imperfect nanostructures can offer entirely new functionalities. They have shown that imperfect optical chips can be used to produce ‘nanolasers’, which is an ultimately compact and
Ultra sensitive detection of radio waves with lasers
05 March 2014
When detecting radio waves ‘noise’ in the instrument limits how sensitive and precise the measurements can be. Now researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have developed a new method where they can avoid noise by means of
10.8 million kroner for research into quantum information technology
16 January 2014
Two researchers, Mark Rudner and Michael J. Kastoryano from the Niels Bohr Institute, have received support from the VILLUM FOUNDATION’s Young Investigator Programme for research into quantum information technology.
Eugene Polzik’s research chosen as the year’s best by Ingeniøren
03 January 2014
Ingeniøren (The Engineer) has chosen Eugene Polzik’s research on teleporation as the year’s most important Danish research results in science. Eugene Polzik is the head of the research group Quantop at the Niels Bohr Institute
Quantum communication controlled by resonance in ‘artificial atoms’
06 August 2013
Researchers at NBI among others have developed a method to control a quantum bit for electronic quantum communication in a series of quantum dots, which behave like artificial atoms in the solid state
Quantum teleportation between atomic systems over long distances
06 June 2013
The research group Quantum Optics at NBI has succeeded in teleporting information between two clouds of gas atoms and to carry out the teleportation – not just one or a few times, but successfully every single time
The paths of photons are random – but coordinated
20 December 2012
Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have demonstrated that photons (light particles) emitted from light sources embedded in a complex and disordered structure are able to mutually coordinate their paths through the medium
Breaking the limits of classical physics
07 June 2012
Researchers from NBI have made a simple experiment that demonstrates that nature violates common sense. The experiment illustrates that light does not behave according to the principles of classical physics...
Cooling semiconductor by laser light
22 January 2012
Researchers at the NBI have combined two worlds – quantum physics and nano physics, and this has led to the discovery of a new method for laser cooling semiconductor membranes
Two giant grants from the EU to the Niels Bohr Institute
28 October 2011
The Niels Bohr Institute has received two large research grants totalling 35 million kroner from ERC. The two recipients are Eugene Polzik, professor and head of Quantop and Jan Ambjørn, professor with...
Quantum optical link sets new time records
17 August 2011
The key component in quantum communication over long distances is entanglement between two atomic systems. Entanglement is very fragile and up until now researchers have only been able to maintain the...
Quantum memory for communication networks of the future
07 November 2010
Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute have succeeded in storing quantum information using two 'entangled' light beams. Quantum memory is a necessary element of future quantum communication networks...
Record measurement of extremely small magnetic fields
12 April 2010
Researchers at the research center QUANTOP at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen have constructed an atomic magnetometer, which has achieved the highest sensitivity allowed by quantum mechanics.
