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    "Crazy" light emitters: Physicists see an unusual quantum phenomenon

    Scientists of the Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat have experimentally discovered an unusual quantum phenomenon for the motion of luminescent electronic quasiparticles in atomically-thin semiconductors. The results were published in the Physical Review Letters journal.

    Claudia Felser receives Max Born Prize

    Prof. Claudia Felser, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids Dresden and principal investigator of the Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat, will be awarded the Max Born Prize 2022 for her outstanding scientific contributions to physics.
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    International science prize for Würzburg physicist

    Ronny Thomale, a founding member of the Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat, has been awarded the Raymond and Beverly Sackler International Prize in Physics.
  • Farbliche Illustration mehrerer Elektronen in einer Anordnung mit Lichtpunkten auf dunklem Hintergrund.

    Electron family creates previously unknown state of matter

    An international research team from the Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat has demonstrated a completely novel state of matter in a metal. It is created by the combination of four electrons – until now, only electron pairs were known. The results have been published in the journal Nature Physics.
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    Mysterious quantum world inspires kids and teens: Kitty Q game app successfully launched

    +++ Mobile game reaches around 23,000 downloads in the first week +++ Media experts recommend "Kitty Q - A Quantum Adventure" +++
  • Vortragsszene mit animiertem Lagerfeuer auf Leinwand und erhobenen Händen im Publikum.

    Treasure hunt, fireplace talk & research results: First reunion of the Quantum Matter Academy in Erfurt

    After the forced break due to corona, a little more than 80 early career researchers of the Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat – Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter have met again in person for the first time since 2019. The meeting in Erfurt was characterized by the joy of direct exchange and scientific discussions. Immediately afterwards, the first International Autumn School took place.
  • Mädchen hält ein Tablet mit laufendem KatzeQ-Spiel und lächelt in die Kamera, Release-Pressefoto.

    Experience the completely crazy quantum world: Global release of the Kitty Q mobile game

    +++ Mobile game "Kitty Q - A Quantum Adventure" released worldwide +++ Great-granddaughter and grandson of Nobel Prize winner Erwin Schrödinger take over patronage +++ Mobile game nominated twice for the German Children's Software Award TOMMI 2021 at launch +++
  • KatzeQ hält ein geöffnetes Paket mit fragender Mimik, Pressebild zur es rappelt in der Box-Aktion.

    It's rattling in the box! Game app Kitty Q runs warm

    Physics is getting exciting! The mobile game "Kitty Q – A Quantum Adventure" from the Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat for children aged 11 and older can be pre-ordered as of now in the app store and tested in Würzburg until October 2.
  • Künstlerische Darstellung eines Lasereffekts mit rotem Zentrum und abstrahlender Energie auf dunklem Hintergrund.

    As big as a grain of sand: First topological vertical cavity laser arrays

    Israeli and German researchers of the Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat have developed a way to force an array of vertical cavity lasers to act together as a single laser. The findings were presented in the journal Science.
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    Triangular Honeycombs: Physicists design novel quantum material

    Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat have recently conceived and realized a new quantum material. The research results have appeared in the journal Nature Communications.
  • Porträt von Alexey Chernikov in weißem Hemd, lächelnd, vor einer modernen Treppe mit hellem Hintergrund.

    Ultrafast & ultrathin: New physics professor at TU Dresden makes mysterious quantum world visible

    Alexey Chernikov was appointed the new W3 professor of Ultrafast Microscopy and Photonics established by the Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat. The 38-year-old scientist pursues the goal to make ultrafast quantum mechanical quasiparticles visible in atomically thin nanocrystals.
  • Kind bedient Tablet mit dem Spiel KatzeQ, Figur ist auf dem Bildschirm sichtbar.

    Successful beta test for Kitty Q

    The mobile game by the Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat has been successfully tested by children, adolescents, and their parents. The app is scheduled for global release in October 2021.