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Recent articles on research at IQE and on related topics in quantum science and ultrafast science.
Vacuum fields break into materials engineering
Researchers have shown how electronic correlations in two-dimensional materials can be manipulated through electromagnetic vacuum field fluctuations in a cavity, opening new possibilities for materials research with cavity quantum electrodynamics.
Breaking new ground: Doubling down on neutral-atom quantum computing
Wenchao Xu works on arrays of optically trapped neutral atoms that combine two atomic species in a way that offers a new platform for advancing quantum science and technology.
Golden Owl to Tobias Donner
Tobias Donner received the Golden Owl award for his teaching activities in the Department of Physics. The ETH Zurich Student Association (VSETH) honours lecturers whose excellent teaching stands out with this yearly award.
Combing through air with light
Researchers in the Institute for Quantum Electronics have developed a special dual-comb spectrometer, which relies on a new detection method, to analyse gaseous samples with high sensitivity.
A week with Nobel laureates
The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings in Physics stand as an enriching experience for established and early-career scientists alike.
The marvels of light
A course offered to D-ARCH and D-PHYS students fosters a space and time for interdisciplinary discourse around electromagnetic radiation.
Six professors appointed
At its meeting of 11 and 12 July 2024 and upon application of Joël Mesot, President of ETH Zurich, the ETH Board appointed six professors. The Board also awarded the title of "Professor" two times and the title of "Professor of Practice" once.
Nonlinearity makes photonic neural networks smarter
Researchers in the Institute for Quantum Electronics have produced the core processing unit of a photonic neural network in which optical nonlinearity plays a key role in making the network more powerful.
Superfluid surprise
Researchers from the Institute for Quantum Electronics and the Quantum Center studied particle and entropy flows between two connected superfluid reservoirs and found unexpected evidence of irreversible and enhanced entropy transport.
A recipe for scalable quantum dots
A team including researchers from the Department of Physics at ETH Zurich found a method for creating electrically defined quantum dots with the potential for long-sought tunability and scalability.