National Centres of Competence in Research
The Department of Physics hosts two National Competence Centres in Research (NCCR), a programme of the Swiss National Science Foundation.
Molecular Ultrafast Science and Technology (MUST)
Quantum Science and Technology (QSIT)
Members of the Department of Physics participate also in the NCCRs SwissMAP and SPIN.
The Mathematics of Physics (SwissMAP)
Spin Qubits in Silicon (SPIN)
NCCR SPIN, hosted at the University of Basel, aims to make a major contribution to research into and the development of quantum computers and create the basis for a new information-processing technology. A total of 19 research group heads are involved: seven from the University of Basel, six from IBM Research – Zurich, four from ETH Zurich, and two from EPF Lausanne.