QIS 2023.09.27 A flying start for the new master’s programme in Quantum Information Science A huge welcome to the 42 first students in the UCPH/DTU MSc programme in Quantum Information Science.
Quantum Tech 2023.07.12 Extreme measuring device can bring quantum technology to your smartphone University of Copenhagen researchers have invented a “quantum drum” that can measure pressure, a gas leak, heat, magnetism and a host of other things with extreme precision. It can even scan the shape of a single virus.…
MSc QIS 2023.06.14 The first group is ready for the new quantum education The MSc programme in Quantum Information Science has admitted its first students, starting after the summer holidays. Many applied, and 42 were accepted.
Quantum simulator: 2023.05.24 Promising building blocks for photonic quantum simulators Deterministic single photon light sources, creating quantum bits at extreme rates and speed are now coupled to specially designed, integrated photonic circuits, capable of processing quantum information with adequate…
quantum math 2023.05.11 Leading mathematician wants to solve the riddle of a million quantum particles One of Europe’s leading mathematicians - Professor Søren Fournais of the University of Copenhagen – is dedicating the next five years to understanding a mysterious quantum phenomenon through extremely complex equations.…
Quantum physics 2023.01.26 Danish quantum physicists make nanoscopic advance of colossal significance In a new breakthrough, researchers at the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with Ruhr University Bochum, have solved a problem that has caused quantum researchers headaches for years. The researchers can now…
Stieltjesprijs 2023.01.18 Postdoc Freek Witteveen awarded prestigious PhD Prize Postdoc Freek Witteveen won the prestigious Dutch PhD Stieltjes Prize for the academic year 2021-2022.
TEST DEMONSTRATION OF QUANTUM ENCRYPTION: 2022.11.22 Denmark’s first quantum-secured fibre-optic link established between NBI and DTU On 22 November, DTU and the Niels Bohr Institute successfully demonstrated an absolutely secure connection – a video connection that cannot be hacked.
Quantum computer 2022.09.21 Major investment for developing Denmark’s first fully functional quantum computer Denmark’s first fully functional generally applicable quantum computer will be available in 2034. This is the objective of the ambitious Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum Computing Programme that is being launched in…
The Hub 2022.09.20 Joined forces in new quantum community A new quantum community at the Faculty of Science will take quantum research to new heights – and is open to all.
Quantum physics 2022.06.23 Denmark's first quantum information science programme to open soon With quantum technologies blossoming globally, the demand for quantum experts is already high across several sectors. To meet this demand, the University of Copenhagen will soon open Denmark's first quantum science…
Quantum computing: 2022.05.23 A quantum drum that stores quantum states for record-long times With a coherence time of one hundred milliseconds, the membrane can for example store sensitive quantum information for further processing in a quantum computer or network.
Physics 2022.05.11 Scientists discovers new properties of magnetism that could change our computers Our electronics can no longer shrink and are on the verge of overheating. But in a new discovery from the University of Copenhagen, researchers have uncovered a fundamental property of magnetism, which may become…
VISIT FROM THE EU 2022.03.03 Margrethe Vestager visits quantum researchers Margrethe Vestager visited the department's quantum researchers in QMATH and Quantum for Life Center. The Vice-President of the European Commission wanted to understand why quantum software is an indispensable element i…
quantum technology 2021.10.28 Innovative chip built by UCPH physicists resolves quantum headache Quantum physicists at the University of Copenhagen are reporting an international achievement for Denmark in the field of quantum technology. By simultaneously operating multiple spin qubits on the same quantum chip,…
QUANTUM RESEARCH 2021.06.17 New invention keeps qubits of light stable at room temperature Researchers from University of Copenhagen have developed a new technique that keeps quantum bits of light stable at room temperature instead of only working at -270 degrees. Their discovery saves power and money and is …
Quantum physics 2020.12.09 Major breakthrough: Copenhagen researchers can now achieve 'quantum advantage' University of Copenhagen researchers have advanced their quantum technology to such a degree that classical computing technology can no longer keep up. They have developed a chip that, with financial backing, could be…
Quantum physics 2020.09.23 Tomorrow’s pharmaceuticals could be discovered by quantum simulators Trial and error define today’s approach to developing new pharmaceutical drugs. But with their enormous computing power, quantum computers are expected to solve important and complex problems in medicine, biology and…
Quantum physics 2020.04.22 Quantum research unifies two ideas offering an alternative route to topological superconductivity Researchers from University of Copenhagen have discovered a new way of developing topological superconductivity that may provide a useful route toward the use of Majorana zero modes as the foundation of qubits for…