Our Research

Our group conducts research on the interface between quantum physics and gravity at the ÖAW institute IQOQI Vienna and the University of Vienna. Our vision is to test the quantum nature of gravity – by taking gravity and quantum experiments to where they have never been before.

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Open Positions

Interested applicants can contact Markus Aspelmeyer or one of the experiment leads.

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Latest News

19.04.2012
 

Nature Physics Article by I. Pikovski, M. R. Vanner, M. Aspelmeyer, M. S. Kim & C. Brukner was highlighted by Physics Today: "An optical probe of...

19.03.2012
 

Einstein’s theory of gravity and quantum physics are expected to merge at the Planck-scale of extremely high energies and on very short distances. At...

19.12.2011
 

"Award of Excellence" und Anerkennungspreis für Simon Gröblacher

After the PhD Thesis Prize in Quantum Electronics and Optics of the European Physical Society Simon Gröblacher received two more prizes for his work...

12.12.2011
 

"Von einigen Größen in der kleinen Welt der Quanten"

In der vergangenen Woche publizierten gleich mehrere heimische Quantenphysiker in internationalen Fachjournalen. Kein außergewöhnlicher Fall, wie ein...

07.10.2011
 

Laserlicht kühlt nanomechanisches Objekt in den "Quanten-Grundzustand"

Forschern am California Institute of Technology und am Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology (VCQ) an der Universität Wien ist es gelungen,...

29.09.2011
 

Quantum behavior with a flash

Just as a camera flash illuminates unseen objects hidden in darkness, a sequence of laser pulses can be used to study the elusive quantum behavior of...