Quantum physicist Elena Poli writing on blackboard.
Elena Poli, former PhD student in the @ferlainogroup.bsky.social, received this years IQOQI Dissertation Prize. Many Congratulations!
In her dissertation, Elena characterizes the dual-nature of supersolids, states that could be realized in ultracold dipolar #quantum gases.
iqoqi.at/en/current/n...
The 2nd quantum revolution is underway — and Innsbruck is at its core. 🌐
We recently hosted business leaders from Tyrol, Trento, Bolzano & Munich — including chamber presidents Barbara Thaler, Andrea De Zordo & Michl Ebner — at IQOQI for a deep dive into our #quantum ecosystem & a live lab tour. 🔬
Portrait of Francesca Ferlaino
🎉 Big news! Francesca Ferlaino (@ferlainogroup.bsky.social), experimental physicist and Austrian Scientist of the Year, has been elected a full member of the @oeaw.bsky.social.
And a historic first: women now make up the majority of ÖAW members under 60.🌟
#QuantumPhysics #WomenInScience
Talent ain't got no gender. 💡
State minister C. Hagele visited IQOQI Innsbruck ahead of #InternationalWomensDay – meeting @ferlainogroup.bsky.social and young physicists from the atom*innen network she founded to make women in quantum physics visible & connected
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjNS...
Ist die Welt verrückt? This was the question the German weekly newspaper DIE ZEIT asked quantum physicist Peter Zoller. The result is a really interesting conversation about #physics and how we think about #nature.
It's in German, but worth listening:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oKs...
#podcast
Save the Date: Die #ÖAW lädt anlässlich des Weltfrauentags zu Vorträgen von Francesca Ferlaino & Anaïs Angelo über Vielfalt, Wissenschaft & Frauen in der Forschung.
📅 06.03.2026 | 17:45 | ÖAW-Festsaal und via Zoom
www.oeaw.ac.at/detail/veran...
@iqoqi.bsky.social @ya-oeaw.bsky.social
📣 Francesca Ferlaino is Austria's Scientist of the Year 🎉🥳 👏 She has been deeply committed to science communication for many years, intensifying her efforts during #IYQ2025. With her enthusiasm, she succeeds in bringing her field of research to a wider audience. @ferlainogroup.bsky.social
🚀 Supersolid spins into synchrony! 💫
Supersolids just got even cooler: @ferlainogroup.bsky.social discovered that when supersolids are rotated, #quantum vortices cause the precession and revolution of the superfluid crystal structure to synchronize their motion. 🌀
👉 iqoqi.at/en/current/n...
#physics
🚀 No Research, No Answers 📌
Public funding for science is under pressure.
But without research, the big questions of our future stay unanswered.
At IQOQI Innsbruck, we push the frontiers of quantum physics – shaping tomorrow’s technologies.
🔗 www.oeaw.ac.at/keine-forsch...
#researchmatters
Torsten Zache at a white board
Theoretical physicist Torsten Zache has been awarded a Starting Grant by the @erc.europa.eu for his research into #quantum simulations of lattice gauge theories. He aims to help overcome limitations in their numerical investigation.
Congratulations, Torsten 👏
iqoqi.at/en/current/n...
#ERCStG
A research team led by Robert Ott & Hannes Pichler has developed a novel architecture for #quantum processors that is specifically designed for simulating fermions—particles such as electrons. The method can be implemented using #technologies already available today 👉 iqoqi.at/en/current/n...
This year's #Euregio Young Researchers' Award 🥇 goes to @evacasotti.bsky.social from Francesca Ferlaino's research group. 🥳🤩
Eva impressed the jury with her work on #supersolidity, a fascinating state in which matter exhibits both solid and superfluid properties at the same time. Congratulations 👏
Bavarian State Minister Markus Blume honored experimental physicist Rainer Blatt with the PRO MERITIS SCIENTIAE ET LITTERARUM award for his achievements in the field of #quantum #optics and quantum #information. He also co-founded the @munichquantum.bsky.social research network. Congratulations! 👏
Ein große Gruppe von Menschen auf einer grünen Wiese, im Hintergrund fünf Kühe im Gras liegend. Die Menschen strecken alle die Arme nach oben und winken in die Kamera.
Die Seefelder Kapelle, im Vordergrund eine Gruppe von Wanderern, die entlang des Dorfbaches RIchtung Kapelle gehen.
Einige Wanderer laufen auf Baumstämmen, die in einer Lichtung aufgestellt sind.
We went on a trip to Seefeld together with our colleagues from the Departments of Experimental & Theoretical Physics at the University of Innsbruck – over 100 team members in total, including a few kids. We were lucky with the weather 🌞 A perfect day that combined team spirit & the beauty of nature!
YAO 2025 started!
Having a great time and enjoying the rainy view on top of the famous Bergisel ski jump!
#YAO2025
@iqoqi.bsky.social @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social
@oeaw.bsky.social
A blue and a red sphere spinning out of the dark
An international team led by Peter Zoller together with #QuEra Computing has directly observed “string breaking” in a two-dimensional analog #quantum #simulator 🧲⚡️⚛
Read more: iqoqi.at/.../1006-str....
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41... @nature.com
📸: Harald Ritsch @fwf-at.bsky.social #physics
Hannes Pichler und Hannes Bernien in Hemd und Anzug vor ihrer Antrittsvorlesung an der Universität Innsbruck.
📣 On Tuesday evening, experimental physicist Hannes Bernien and theoretical physicist Hannes Pichler gave their inaugural lectures at the @uniinnsbruck.social.uibk.ac.at.ap.brid.gy.
Read more: iqoqi.at/en/current/n...
Photo: David Jordan
⚡The future begins now⚡
Innsbruck at the center of quantum research
#ORF documentary (in German) with @ferlainogroup, Gregor Weihs, Gerhard Kirchmair, Rainer Blatt, Peter Zoller, Thomas Monz, Serge Haroche, and many more.
👉🏻 on.orf.at/video/142763...
TV-Tipp 📺 Am 18.5. um 18:25 Uhr zeigt ORF2 #Innsbruck als Hotspot der #Quantenforschung 💫 Mehr zu Nobelpreisträger und Alt-Präsident der ÖAW Anton Zeilinger und der Forschung am @iqoqi.bsky.social erfahrt ihr hier ⤵️
tv.orf.at/program/orf2...
🏆 Experimental physicist Yusuf Karlı, a former PhD student in the research group of Gregor Weihs at @uniinnsbruck.social.uibk.ac.at.ap.brid.gy, has been awarded the IQOQI Dissertation Prize 2024. 🚀
We warmly congratulate Mr. Karli on his success! 👏
👉 iqoqi.at/en/current/n...
#quantum #physics
![Laser Cooling & Ultracold Atoms | Dance Your PhD 2025 [Physics & AI/Quantum Winner]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:awaolbsmtl5mwyw6jd4edgzz/bafkreiarbradnxktj3vsv3b4bcg43gxchuvq4je5p3sbczh6uhwmwqymdq)
🎶 Arfor Houwman from @ferlainogroup.bsky.social turned his research topic into a music video and won the international "Dance Your PhD" competition in the categories of physics and AI/quantum physics! 🏆🕺 Congratulation! 🎶
📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPry...
#DanceYourPhD #Science #QuantumPhysics
Two hands in white gloves handling on a complex instrument
A new architecture for improved #quantum control of microwave resonators: A recently published study shows how a superconducting fluxonium #qubit can be selectively coupled & decoupled with a microwave resonator & without additional components.
👉 journals.aps.org/prxquantum/a...
📸: Dominik Pfeifer
💡 We’re featured in today’s Quantum Snapshot by QuantA!
⚛️ The spotlight is on IQOQI Innsbruck @iqoqi.bsky.social and the atom*innen initiative @atominnen.bsky.social.
Pictured (left to right): Our PhD students Sarah Embacher, Elena Poli, and Eva Casotti.
📸 Photo credit: IQOQI | D. Jordan
Superpositions of #quantum states known as Schrödinger cat states can be created in “hot” environments with temperatures up to 1.8 K, say researchers @iqoqi.bsky.social and @icfo.eu. ⚛️🧪 physicsworld.com/a/schrodinge...
Greenly illuminated cat
Researchers led by Gerhard Kirchmair & Oriol Romero-Isart have demonstrated that it is possible to create quantum superpositions from thermally excited states.
Hot Schrödinger cat states 🐈⬛ in a microwave resonator: iqoqi.at/en/current/n...
📸: Harald Ritsch @oeaw.bsky.social @fwf-at.bsky.social
Less than a week left to register for YAO 2025! ⌛️ Join us in Innsbruck from July 6–11 for talks, lab tours, an industry panel, and networking with fellow young researchers in AMO and quantum physics.
Register by March 31: yao.iqoqi.at
#YAO2025 @iqoqi.bsky.social @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social
Innsbruck is hosting YAO!!!! Are you not yet registered? Hurry up :-) list of speakers AMAZInG! Honestly, YAO is one of the best event the Atomic Physics community has ever created for PhD Students! @yao2025.bsky.social
Hats off to Michael Meth for doing the experiments on this monster project: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Francesca Ferlaino lives & works in Innsbruck for almost 20 years now. In an interview she explains what inspires her work, how she is advocating for more women in physics and what "aussi" and "ummi" mean in Tyrol.
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Tbt... (in German) @ferlainogroup.bsky.social
