Institut für
Quantenphysik

In quantum physics, many events are random. Classical determinism does apply to other areas no longer apply here, and yet these concepts form the basis of modern technologies. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has now awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics to three quantum researchers.

Since October, the Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft (Wübben Foundation for Science) has been supporting Nabil Salama, a master's student at the Department of Physics at the University of Hamburg, with a student grant for a total of twelve months. With this scholarship, the foundation annually honors students who stand out in...

The Science City is growing. And so is campus of the University of Hamburg and other scientific institutions in Bahrenfeld. Aiming to provide the perfect physical infrastructure for forward-looking research, the architectural competition for the construction of the University of Hamburg’s new lecture hall center has now...

This year's Physics Project Days takes place from September 10 to 13 at Science City Hamburg-Bahrenfeld. The four-day event is aimed specifically at female students from Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, and Lower Saxony. Around 50 students work in small groups on 15 different experiments and research projects supervised by...

Dr. César Cabrera Córdova, an experimental physicist at the University of Hamburg, has been awarded a prestigious Starting Grant from the European Research Council, receiving €1.9 million to uncover the fundamental mechanisms behind superconductivity and open new pathways toward future quantum technologies.

With great sadness we have learned of the passing of our highly esteemed emeritus professor, Prof. Dr. Herwig Schopper. He passed away on August 19, 2025, at the age of 101 in Hamburg.
Herwig Schopper, born on February 24, 1924, in Landskron (Czechoslovakia), was an outstanding figure in German and international physics.
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