Research Highlights (2026)16 February 2026|IQP SchmelcherHidden symmetries enable transfer of quantum statesPhoto: AG SchmelcherResearchers at the Universities of Rostock and Hamburg have demonstrated for the first time that hidden symmetries can be used to transmit quantum...5 January 2026|IQP SchmelcherSolving the travelling salesman problem using Bloch sphere encodingPhoto: AG SchmelcherThe travelling salesman problem (TSP) is a combinatorial optimization problem and perhaps one of the most popular as well. Traditionally, the problem...5 January 2026|IQP SchmelcherManipulation of quantum states in cold gases through statistical transmutationPhoto: AG SchmelcherA team from the University of Hamburg and American University in Washington has demonstrated that specific zero-energy states in cold atoms can be...
