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16 new apprentices at the Department of Physics
On 23 August, 16 apprentices and trainees started their education at the Department of Physics. They were cordially welcomed by the Department Coordinator, followed by a barbeque.
"He explores the computer of tomorrow"
Institute for Quantum Electronics (IQE)
As part of its "Quantum Revolution" series, the Swiss daily Tages-Anzeiger portrays ETH physicist Jonathan Home, who works on quantum computers based on trapped ions.
As the atoms flow
- Research
- Institute for Quantum Electronics (IQE)
Borrowing a technique developed for mapping electrical conductance in semiconductor devices, physicists at ETH imaged cold neutral atoms as they are transported through constrictions narrow enough for quantum effects to come into play. These results highlight the potential of using neutral atoms to simulate electronic transport in nanoscale devices.
A solid basis for quantum simulation
- Laboratory for Solid State Physics (LFKP)
- Research
A semiconductor device fabricated in the group of Werner Wegscheider has provided the basis for a quantum simulation of the so-called Fermi–Hubbard model, a key concept in condensed-matter physics. This advance towards experimentally exploring quantum many-body physics on a solid-state platform has been just been published in the journal Nature.