Research News

Paper on two-photon interference published

Our letter in which we performed and completely characterized Hong-Ou-Mandel interference at microwave frequencies is published online in Nature Physics.

Non-Abelian gates paper published

Our paper describing the first experimental realization and characterization of non-abelian geometric transformations in a superconducting circuit appeared in Nature online.

Start of ScaleQIT

Physicists of nine international universities, including the group of Prof. Andreas Wallraff, have established the research network “ScaleQIT” with the aim of advancing the building of a quantum computer, equipped with powerful computer chips from superconductors. The project has been granted 4.5 Million Euros by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme.

Max-Rössler Prize

Andreas Wallraff wins this year’s Max-Rössler Prize in recognition of his outstanding research at the interface of information technology and quantum physics. The award comes with 200,000 Swiss francs as prize money.