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Alexander von Humboldt Professorship for quantum information technology
Robert Raußendorf is coming to Hannover A great success in the competition for Germany's most highly endowed research award: the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has awarded one of its Alexander von Humboldt Professorships this year to Professor Robert Raußendorf....

Playing with quanta
phaeno and TU Braunschweig present joint exhibits What are phenomena such as quantum entanglement and quantum teleportation all about? In the BMBF project HolodeckQ, the TU Braunschweig and the phaeno Wolfsburg jointly developed interactive exhibits to illustrate...

German-Japanese Summer
Visiting Tokyo with TU-Professor Vadim Issakov The cooperation between TU Braunschweig and Keio University in Tokyo continued to gain momentum over the summer. First, Professor Vadim Issakov travelled to Japan and lectured on analogue integrated circuits in...

DLR Quantum Computing Initiative contract for an ion-based quantum computer
Contract amounting a total of €208.5 million awarded to start-ups and companies QUDORA Technologies and its consortium partner NXP® Semiconductors have been awarded the contract to develop a 50-qubit quantum computer for the German Aerospace Center (DLR) as part of...

Boost for quantum computer development
ERDF funding accelerates installation of new laboratory structures for the miniaturisation of components 750,000 euros in funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) will flow into semiconductor technology at TU Braunschweig until March 2023. Eight...

Federal government funds QVLS-iLabs with 15 million euros
QVLS-iLabs successful in Clusters4Future programme Up to 15 million euros from the federal government will flow into Lower Saxony's QVLS-iLabs over the next three years. This was announced today by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The QVLS-iLabs are...

QVLS-HTI: State of Lower Saxony funds high-tech incubator to support start-ups in the field of quantum technologies
Whether in computing, sensor technology, or cryptography – the possibilities for using quantum processes for groundbreaking technological innovations are promising. Efforts in basic research are intensive. And no less so are the approaches to turn all these...

Minister President Stephan Weil visits the laboratories of Quantum Valley Lower Saxony
Quantum technologies will drive profound social and economic developments in the 21st century. The first prototypes of a quantum computer are already being tested in the Hannover-Braunschweig region and are being further developed at a rapid pace. By 2025, the first...

Science meets industry at the World of Quantum
QuantumFrontiers and Quantum Valley Lower Saxony at the world's leading trade fair for photonics The Cluster of Excellence QuantumFrontiers and the regional initiative Quantum Valley Lower Saxony (the QVLS) have a joint stand at Laser World of Photonics. The two...

QVLS-iLabs is gaining further momentum
Open innovation process for quantum technologies German cutting-edge research in the field of quantum technologies has the potential to boost the German high-tech industry. To transform the potential into a economic success for Lower Saxony, the QVLS-iLabs future...

Funding for quantum technology start-ups: kick-off on March 4th
Quantum technology start-ups wanted! The QVLS's high-tech incubator will start preparing deep-tech companies for their big breakthrough soon. It all starts on March 4th at 10 a.m. with our kick-off event. The state of Lower Saxony is funding so-called high-tech...

QVLS@MWC: Connecting the region with the globe
Quantum computers, Quantum Valley Lower Saxony is part of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2022 in Barcelona. At the world’s largest and most influential connectivity event QVLS can show its regional ecosystem of research, industry and politics. Together with the...

What who should know about quantum
A guide to the quantum world Quantum computers, quantum dot displays and a quantum of comfort: little by little, terms and technologies from quantum physics are trickling into everyday life. Those who want to know more often read sentences like “Quanta contradict our...

DFG Funding Atlas 2021: Leibniz University of Hannover ranks top in quantum optics and geodesy
Leibniz University of Hannover received more than 153 million euros in third-party funding from 2017 to 2019. This figure was recently published by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) in its latest funding atlas. The new Funding Atlas...

Spotlight: How QubeDot fuses quantum technology with business expertise to unlock the potential of microLEDs
We spoke to Brüning about the journey of building up QubeDot, the excitement of combining technological research with business knowledge, and what it’s like to be part of the QVLS ecosystem.

Testing the first prototypes of a quantum computer
Lower Saxony: First quantum computer to be unveiled in 2025, over 1.5 billion euros to be invested in quantum technologies by 2030 The first prototypes of a quantum computer are already being tested in the Hannover-Braunschweig region and are being further developed...

Prof. Dr. Piet O. Schmidt receives ERC Advanced Grant
Multimillion euro funding for the search for "new physics" It is about fundamental questions of modern fundamental physics: Is our description of nature complete? What is dark matter? Do natural constants change with time or place? Theoretical predictions attest...

QVLS-iLabs: Funding for technology transfer from quantum research
The Integration Lab of Quantum Valley Lower Saxony (QVLS) has advanced to the second round of the Clusters4Future programme of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research as one of 15 projects. Originally, 117 projects had applied for funding by February...

Germany Grants the Optics University Center and Campus at Leibniz University Hannover
German Science Council recommends an investment of 54.2 million Euro to build the research building OPTICUM German companies have shaped the optical landscape with iconic brands like Leica and Zeiss for decades. Nowadays, our everyday digital life relies on optical...

New scientists to be recruited for quantum technologies
With the Quantum Technology Competence Centre, the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), together with partners from industry, supports the transfer of different quantum technologies into application. In order to strengthen these activities, scientists and...