The EU-funded macQsimal project was launched in 2018 to explore how quantum properties can be used to develop sensors with unprecedented precision and sensitivity and to help establish a high-performance European industry in this field. The project was carried out by a consortium of 14 partners spanning the entire technology value chain, from fundamental research … Read more
On 20-21 June the macQsimal partners met for the very last time in person within the project that concludes at the end of July. Benefiting from the hospitality of the University the Neuchatel, hosting the event in Switzerland, the project coordinator, Dr. Jacques Haesler from CSEM and Prof. Alice Sinatra from CNRS presented at the … Read more
On the 21st of June, the Quantum sensing with hot vapors symposium will welcome all interested in Quantum Science to join the event online, after registration. Open to the public, the symposium held from 10:30 to 17:00 CEST will be an excellent opportunity to share research results and discuss the future of Quantum sensing, also … Read more
Three years after the last in-person IFCS and EFTF, the Time & Frequency community met again at the 2022 joint EFTF and IFCS conference. The event was held between 24 – 28 April at the “Cité des Sciences” science museum in Paris, France with a hybrid option providing online access for those attending virtually. This … Read more
Mobile World Congress 2022 (MWC) took place from February 28th to March 3rd. The world’s largest and most influential connectivity event hosted over 61,000 attendees from almost 200 countries. It also hosted a zone dedicated to showcasing the innovation and development in Quantum Technologies that Europe is driving forward, The European Quantum Space. The stand … Read more
One of the objectives of the EU-funded projects is to increase the outreach for science and innovation. One of the means that has become a popular tool for communicating science to the general public is video. The macQsimal team is developing a series of videos that will not only present the project objectives, results and … Read more
The Workshop on Optically Pumped Magnetometers (WOPM) is an annual conference covering topics related to OPM technology. This year the event will be held in a hybrid form allowing participants to meet in person in Berlin, Glasgow and Jena. The local WOPM meeting in Jena, Germany will take place on both days 4th and 5th of October … Read more
The Quantum Industry Day in Switzerland is back on 5 October 2021 in a virtual conference set-up but with an on-site networking apéro! Jacques Haesler (CSEM), macQsimal coordinator will welcome attendees at 8:55 a.m. as a moderator for the morning part of the conference and as a leader of the Session E – Quantum Sensors, … Read more
International French-speaking competition of eloquence and popularization whose objective is to present a doctoral subject to an audience in a clear, entertaining and convincing way, in 180 seconds! The Jury selected the three best performances from each institution for the Swiss final. macQsimal collaborator, PhD student, Etienne Batori, won the 1st price of the UniNE … Read more
The Hot Vapor Workshop, organised by the University of Stuttgart in collaboration with macQsimal was the expected highlight of this spring. The event on 22-24 March 2021 was the second edition of this conference, which is intended to become a series with a two-year frequency. It attracted a large audience from the global hot atomic … Read more