News from the Institute

Ignacio Cirac, Director of our Theory Department and pioneer for quantum computers discusses the next big quantum leap with other "leading brains of quantum computing" in Europe. more

Wherever we go, wherever we look. The world is full of physical questions. At the German Young Physicists' Tournament (GYPT) students are trying to get to the bottom of them, first in theory and then in experiment. The regional round of GYPT once again took place at MPQ, an exciting and fun day which we recapped in this video. more

The European Research Council (ERC) has announced its new Consolidator Grants for the year 2019. One of the coveted grants is awarded to Norbert Schuch, who can now continue his research on complex quantum systems for at least another five years. more

On Girls' Day 2020 we take young female expediteurs on a journey into a different world: The world of light and of the ultracold, a world of the nano scale in which our ordinary rules do not apply, a world which is fundamentally different than the one we know. more

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics introduce a TV team from Spain to the puzzles of their physics.
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