New Paths in Quantum Technology

Photo: UHH/MIN/Fuchs Dr. Thore Posske - Twisting quantum systems so much that they are generally more stable in the face of external disturbances and can be built into quantum computers- this is the goal of Dr. Thore Posske from the Department of Physics at Universität Hamburg. Posske, who is also a Young Investigator Group Leader at The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging: Cluster of Excellence: Advanced Imaging of Matter, will receive a roughly €1.5 million Starting Grant from the European Research Council for his QUANTWIST project. Quantum technology will revolutionize the recording, processing, and transmission of information and create never-before potential for science, business, and society. Integrated into quantum computers, it could solve many problems more efficiently than standard computers can. However, the development of quantum systems is complex because their building blocks, consisting of only a few atoms, are so small that environmental stimuli render them instable and thus often unusable. In the last several decades, researchers have therefore tried to protect quantum systems from their environment. This, however, is also complex and currently, works in practice only in a very limited way.