The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics – Celebrating Pioneers of Quantum Mechanics
Published: 8. 10. 2025The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three distinguished scientists for their groundbreaking contributions to the field of quantum mechanics: John Clarke (UK/USA), Michel H. Devoret (France/USA), and John M. Martinis (USA). Their pioneering work has advanced our understanding of quantum systems, paving the ...
Read moreALL-MICRO at Trieste Next 2025: Advanced Microscopy Across Borders
Published: 25. 9. 2025As part of the Trieste Next 2025 science festival, the event ALL-MICRO. ADVANCED MICROSCOPY ACROSS BORDERS will take place on Saturday, 27 September 2025. The session will highlight the results and opportunities of cross-border collaboration in the field of advanced microscopy. The event will bring together researchers, ...
Read moreWinter School on Electron Microscopy
Published: 22. 9. 2025The Winter School on Electron Microscopy aims to provide basic training in the theory and practice of Electron Microscopy (SEM, TEM) and related techniques (EDX, FIB). The course covers imaging, diffraction and chemical microanalysis as well as important area of sample preparation. Thanks to the limited number of ...
Read moreSlovenia Launches the Chip Competence Center – CC Chip.si to Become a Hub of Knowledge and Innovation
Published: 3. 9. 2025Ljubljana, September 3 – Today, the Slovenian Competence Center for Chips and Semiconductor Technologies – CC Chip.si was officially launched at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the University of Ljubljana. This groundbreaking event marks a significant step for Slovenia, placing it on the map of the European and ...
Read moreThe Nanocenter, in collaboration with Google’s Quantum AI lab, is developing a new generation of quantum chips
Published: 16. 4. 2025Researchers at the Nanocenter, in collaboration with the Jožef Stefan Institute in Ljubljana and Google’s Quantum AI lab, are developing a new generation of quantum chips that promise enhanced stability and efficiency for quantum computers. The project's primary goal is to improve the stability of quantum bits (qubits), ...
Read moreArticle Stirring the false vacuum via interacting quantized bubbles on a 5,564-qubit quantum annealer published in Nature Physics
Published: 5. 2. 2025Researchers in a recent study published in Nature Physics used a quantum annealer to simulate the decay of a false vacuum—a quantum phenomenon that could influence the ultimate fate of the universe. This groundbreaking research, conducted in collaboration between the University of Leeds, Forschungszentrum Jülich, and the ...
Read moreArticle First-order quantum breakdown of superconductivity in an amorphous superconductor published in Nature Physics
Published: 6. 1. 2025New scientific paper by our colleagues has been published in Nature Physics! The study reveals a departure from the conventional understanding of quantum phase transitions. By measuring the plasmon spectrum in superconducting microwave resonators, the authors demonstrate a sudden jump in superfluid stiffness and transition ...
Read moreDr. Matjaž Humar Secures ERC Grant for Revolutionary Quantum Light Sources in Soft and Biological Matter
Published: 12. 12. 2024We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Matjaž Humar, has achieved a remarkable milestone in his scientific career by securing his second prestigious European Research Council (ERC) grant. Dr. Humar’s groundbreaking project, SoftQuanta – Soft and Biological Quantum Light Sources, has been awarded an impressive €2.3 ...
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