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Quantum year 2025
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Quantum year 2025

Source: https://www.univie.ac.at/en/research/strategic-priorities/quantum-year-2025 Parent: https://www.univie.ac.at/en/research/strategic-priorities

In 2025, the world celebrated the centenary of quantum mechanics – and the University of Vienna was part of it! As one of the leading centres for quantum research, the University will showcase the wonders and importance of this field with a diverse programme of events.

In cooperation with Quantum Science Austria (quantA), the University of Vienna was involved in a wide range of activities that combine science, technology and society. From top-class specialist events to formats for the general public – here you can find all the information about Quantum Year 2025 at the University of Vienna.

University of Vienna highlights in the 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ 2025).](https://www.univie.ac.at/forschung/strategische-schwerpunkte/quantenjahr-2025#c4978)

The University of Vienna is an internationally recognised centre of quantum science. In the more than 18 state-of-the-art laboratories of the Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information research group, scientists get to the bottom of fundamental quantum phenomena and develop new technologies that contribute to a second quantum revolution.

The spectrum ranges from the fundamentals of quantum physics to applications, e.g. in the fields of quantum information, quantum cryptography and quantum sensor technology. The close exchange between theory and experiment repeatedly leads to new discoveries – for example, at the interface between quantum physics and gravity.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ian Ehm

Quantum physics does not just play a central role within physics but also influences numerous other research areas at the University of Vienna. It is closely linked to particle, atomic and nuclear physics, solid state and material physics, as well as quantum field theory and quantum gravity. In addition, it provides decisive impulses for quantum chemistry, mathematics and life sciences, especially in molecular biology. The methods of quantum research open up new perspectives in interdisciplinary projects and contribute to fundamental questions about the nature of reality.

With strong international cooperations, clusters of excellence and intensive promotion of early stage researchers, the University of Vienna makes an important contribution to the further development of quantum science and its technological applications.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ian Ehm

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High-tech labs : More than 18 high-tech laboratories for experimental quantum research

Employees : Around 170 employees in research and administration

Focus areas : Quantum foundations, quantum computers, quantum communication, interface with gravitation

Awards : Nobel Prize, ERC Grants, Wittgenstein Prize, START Prizes

Cultivation of young talent : the Vienna Doctoral School in Physics (VDSP) and the VCQ-PhD-programme

Publications : Articles in Science, Nature Portfolio, Physical Review Letters - ## (Kopie 1)

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Collaborations : - Cluster of Excellence Quantum Science Austria (quantA) - Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology (VCQ) - Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information – Vienna (IQOQI-Vienna, ÖAW) - Research Network Quantum Aspects of Spacetime (TURIS)

Innovation and transfer : - Spin-offs: Qubo, Vitrea Lab, Crystalline Mirror Solutions (CMS) – acquired by Thorlabs - Christian Doppler Laboratory Optical Quantum Computers - quantum innovation lab - Patents

The most successful theory of the present day, quantum physics is everywhere. To mark the 100th anniversary of this discipline, Rudolphina looks back at how researchers at the University of Vienna have shaped quantum research over the years – and continue to do so today.

[Translate to Englisch:] Universität Wien / Österreichische Zentralbibliothek für Physik](https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/100-years-of-quantum-research-at-the-university-of-vienna) - [### New game, new rules

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