#PICo #LKB

Parce que la philosophie est une affaire de vieux hommes chauves... 🫠

🔍 LKB is hiring!
We are looking for a Research Engineer specialized in nano- and micro-fabrication (M/F) – Fixed-term contract (CDD)

All information about the position: lnkd.in/eMPZUTfu

Please forward this offer to your colleagues who might be interested 🙏

What result are you the most proud of?
(This me 😊)

#WomenInSTEM

Saïda Guellati-Khelifa and her team achieved a precise determination of the fine-structure constant using atom interferometry. They developed an in situ method to probe the wave-vector dispersion as experienced by atoms within the vacuum chamber, using a Bose–Einstein condensate as a moving probe.

Pauline Yzombard helped achieve the first laser cooling of trapped negative ions, implementing a decades-old theoretical method just months before the project’s funding ended. Her work revived a long-stalled project and opened new possibilities for precision experiments with anions.

Nancy Paul and her team performed the first demonstration of a quantum X-ray sensor (microcalorimeter) with an atom composed of antimatter. These experimental techniques open a new window for studying fundamental theories such as quantum electrodynamics.

Valentina Parigi and her team are working at the interface between network science and quantum optics. The team experimentally demonstrated an optical simulator for open quantum systems with complex network environments. This system provided an ideal testbed for studying quantum non-Markovianity.

Mark your calendars for next Wednesday's #LKBseminar!

We're delighted to host Tanja Mehlstäubler from Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, PTB & Leibniz Universität Hannover.

📍 11 a.m. on February 18, 2026

👉 For more details on this seminar : https://www.lkb.fr/evenements/seminaires-du-lkb/

Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which means that it is a perfect moment to highlight some of the most striking scientific results obtained by the women in our lab!

@cnrs.fr @college-de-france.fr @normalesup.bsky.social

©picture @sorbonne-universite.fr

Alice Sinatra and her team laid the theoretical foundations for a precise sensor network.
By splitting a Bose–Einstein condensate into correlated atomic clouds, they succeeded in jointly measuring physical parameters with a precision exceeding the standard quantum limit.

www.lkb.fr/en/laboratoi...

Elisabeth Giacobino is not only the president of the French Physical Society; she also has a rich research career filled with groundbreaking results.
Elisabeth and her team demonstrated that an optical parametric oscillator consisting of a nonlinear crystal pumped by a laser emits twin quantum beams

thanks for this initiative! 🙏

☮️ what a very nice initiative, especially welcomed in those times. Signed! 🙌

Quantum scientists for disarmament: a manifesto We, as researchers in quantum science and technology, are publishing this manifesto to express our deep concerns about the current geopolitical situation and the global race to rearm. We firmly oppose...

Manisefto on disarment now on the arXiv
arxiv.org/abs/2601.14282

#cristmas2025 #stemmglobalscientificsociety #stemm #quantuminformation #photonics #presentationaward | CRISTMAS 2025 🌟 Congratulations to the STEMM Global Scientific Society Best Presentation Award winner at #CRISTMAS2025! 🏆 Althéa Housset - "Towards efficient coupling of SiV center in an optical fiber for Quantum ...

🏆Congrats Althéa Housset for earning a very well-deserved "best presentation" award at #CRISTMAS2025 conference for your presentation & results on a sometimes (very) tough PhD project! 💪✨ A prize that truly reflects the work behind it!

Séminaires du LKB - Laboratoire Kastler Brossel Situé dans le Ve arrondissement de Paris, le Laboratoire Kastler Brossel (LKB) et ses 11 équipes mènent des recherches en physique quantique, allant des tests fondamentaux à leurs applications.

Don't forget to mark your calendars for tomorrow's #LKBseminar! 📅

We're delighted to host Jonathan Pritchard from University of Strathclyde.

📍 11 a.m. on January 21, 2026

👉 For more information on this seminar:

Generation of Large Coherent-State Superpositions in Free-Space Optical Pulses The generation of non-Gaussian quantum states is a key requirement for universal continuous-variable quantum information processing. We report the experimental generation of large-amplitude squeezed c...

A new paper demonstrates the largest optical squeezed state to data by mixing low-photon-number Fock states and heralding via homodyne detection, providing a crucial resource for scalable and fault-tolerant photonic quantum computing.
arxiv.org/abs/2601.09672

wow.. same for me.. at least for my ANR JCJC I thought so... for my CNRS position I knew my section is not really doing "positive discrimination" at all. (Still I heard I got the job more easily because I was a woman. 😐)

Thanks for sharing this 🙏

Have you ever heard that women have more chances than men of getting grants or positions in academia? Of course you have, and here are my personal views on this. With the shocking revelation that no, it is NOT TRUE ! (1/n)

Hello! our program is already full, unfortunately.. ☹️
We are still waiting for confirmations, but there might be some industry interventions also (spoilers 🤐🤞)
So hopefully this will lead to discussions !

a few chairs facing the Mediterranean sea under a blue sky

Dear Quantum Bluesky, we are organizing a 2-week summer school in June on Quantum technologies in the beautiful city of Cargèse in Corsica ☀️🏖️ with an amazing team of world-leading expert lecturers! 🧑‍🏫

Please forward the info to your colleagues & students :)

qt4cc.sciencesconf.org?lang=en

Pourquoi y a-t-il si peu de femmes récompensées par le Prix Nobel ? A l'occasion d'une matinale spéciale sur l'avenir vu par les Prix Nobel, Avec sciences interroge la faible proportion de femmes parmi les lauréats. Sous-représentation en sciences, carrières inégales ...

Pourquoi y a-t-il si peu de femmes récompensées du prix Nobel ? Au moins 3 raisons peuvent être invoquées : sous-représentation des femmes en sciences, inégalités de carrières et effet Matilda. Quelles solutions face à cela ?

Avec Françoise Conan 👩‍🔬

New students are appearing on the campus! ❄️⛄

on parlait de mansplaining justement ce midi vécu par des doctorantes.. 🙄

Analyse « La misogynie se ressent toujours au quotidien » Dénoncer les inégalités femme-homme, c’est salutaire. Proposer des solutions, c’est concret. Deux physiciennes, Maurine Montagnat et Christiane Koch, ont décidé de faire bouger les choses dans leur discipline.

« On baigne toutes et tous dans cette culture où les hommes sont davantage mis en avant » Maurine Montagnat, CNRS

🟢 Des médailles pour toutes et tous

Durant des conférences ont émergées deux initiatives pour l’égalité femme-homme en physique. Nous vous les livrons cette semaine à travers le témoignage de deux chercheuses, Maurine Montagnat et Christiane Koch.

themeta.news/la-misogynie...

#VeilleESR

Magnifique!!! Merci beaucoup!

#Science #Physique #Quantique
« Les débuts d’une seconde révolution quantique »
📌 Leçon inaugurale de Pascale Senellart, professeure invitée sur la chaire annuelle Innovation technologique Liliane Bettencourt.
⏰ Jeudi 11 décembre 2025
👉 https://tinyurl.com/5n72wcpa

je comprends tellement..