Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light

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01FEB 2024
Department of Physics
Reflections without mirroring
In contrast to conventional mirrors, light can be reflected on surfaces known as meta surfaces without changing its polarization. This has now been proven by physicists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL). This enables circulating light to be used to reliably detect chiral molecules. The researchers […]
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26MAR 2021
Department of Physics
Kick-off event for QuCoLima
The kick-off meeting of the Collaborative Research Center/Transregio TRR 306 “QuCoLiMa” (Quantum Cooperativity of Light and Matter) took place digitally on Friday, March 19, 2021. TRR 306 QuCoLiMa was established beginning of this year, together with the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light and the Universities of Mainz, Saarbrücken, Linz, Jena, TU Kaiserslautern, and DESY Hamburg, with […]The kick-off meeting of the Collaborative Research Center/Transregio TRR 306 “QuCoLiMa” (Quantum Cooperativity of Light and Matter) took place digitally on Friday, March 19, 2021. TRR 306 QuCoLiMa was established beginning of this year, together with the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light and the Universities of Mainz, Saarbrücken, Linz, Jena, TU Kaiserslautern, and DESY Hamburg, with […]
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10DEC 2020
Allgemein
How do quanta cooperate?
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the Collaborative Research Center / Transregio 306 (TRR 306). The goal of the scientists is to collectively investigate the behavior of quantum systems. How do quanta cooperate? Starting in 2021, the researchers participating in TRR 306 ‘QuCoLiMa’ (Quantum Cooperativeness of Light and Matter) will be investigating the quantum […]
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05APR 2017
Department of Physics
New Humboldt fellow at the Faculty of Sciences
The ability to precisely control the interaction between light and atoms is crucial for advancing quantum technology. Many scientists have one long-term goal: To build quantum computers that exceed the power of today’s computers many times over. Dr. Bharath Srivathsan who is a new Alexander von Humboldt scholarship holder working at both FAU and the […]
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17FEB 2017
Department of Physics
Light microscopy provides a deep look into protein structure
Light microscopy continues to reveal the microscopic world at an ever increasing resolution. Using a new method coined COLD, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Erlangen have now visualized protein structures with a resolution of around 5 Å. COLD achieves this unprecedented resolution by operating at a temperature of […]
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23FEB 2015
Department of Physics
DFG Research Unit to work on improving optical data transmission systems
Light signals in optical fibres can be used to transmit very large quantities of data very quickly with minimal disruption. For this reason, demand is growing for even more of their potential to be harnessed in infrastructure and industry, such as in the automotive and aviation industries. What should production processes look like in order […]
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