IQOQI Vienna

30/09/2026

🇦🇹 Austria and the Quantum World Congress 2026

On September 22, our director Markus Aspelmeyer joined leading voices from science, government, diplomacy and industry at the 4th Global Quantum Strategies Overview in Washington, ahead of the Quantum World Congress 2026.

Prof. Francesca Ferlaino of the University of Innsbruck and IQOQI Innsbruck also contributed her expertise, highlighting the breadth and excellence of Austria’s quantum research.

Together, their participation showcased Austria’s strong contribution to quantum science and its role in advancing international collaboration in this rapidly developing field. 🔬



📸 Austrian Embassy Washington

15/09/2026

🔬 Quantum Zoom – The First Chapter

Quantum Zoom is a 3D stereoscopic immersive experience created for DeepSpace 8K, in cooperation with Ars Electronica, DESY, BOKU University and IQOQI Vienna.
The experience takes audiences on a journey from the visible world into microscopic, molecular and subatomic realms—following how information flows and self-organises into different structures of reality.

The first chapter of this extraordinary journey was presented at the Ars Electronica Festival 2026, exploring the molecular and subatomic worlds. ✨

Credits
🎬 Director: Markos Kay
🎨 3D artist: Michael Wilhelm, Wilhelm Media
💡 Producer & concept: Melinda File, Ars Electronica
🔬 Scientific advisors:
Karl Jansen, DESY
Marios Christodoulou, IQOQI Vienna
Joseph Strauss, BOKU University
Alejandro Saenz, Humboldt University Berlin

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13/07/2026

All just pure chance? 🎲

Our researchers have shown how genuine, verifiable randomness can be generated directly from the laws of quantum physics. The approach could be used in applications such as encryption, with the ultimate goal of making digital communication more secure.

Learn more: https://journals.aps.org/prxquantum/abstract/10.1103/bnrq-sp5w

Ein Team von Quantenforscher:innen der ÖAW zeigt, wie sich aus grundlegenden physikalischen Grenzen sichere Zufallszahlen gewinnen lassen. Das große Ziel: mehr Sicherheit für digitale Kommunikation.

01/07/2026

Markus Aspelmeyer and Daniel Carney explore what’s needed to identify elusive signatures and finally connect gravity to quantum mechanics 👇

To go beyond classical models and tie our understanding of gravity to the quantum world, experiments are needed.

24/06/2026

Wir sind ganz aus dem Häuschen und gratulieren unserem Kollegen Markus Aspelmeyer vom IQOQI Wien der ÖAW herzlichst zur höchsten österreichischen Auszeichnung im Wissenschaftsbereich! 🤩🥳👏⁠
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Markus Aspelmeyer ist Direktor an unserem for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) und Professor an der Universität Wien. Er forscht an der Schnittstelle zwischen Quantenphysik und Gravitation und möchte mit seinem Team herausfinden, ob es eine Quantentheorie der Gravitation überhaupt braucht bzw. ob die Natur sie tatsächlich nutzt.⁠
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Der Wittgenstein-Preis wird jährlich vom FWF Österreichischer Wissenschaftsfonds vergeben und ist der mit einem Preisgeld bis zu 2 Millionen Euro höchstdotierte Preis Österreichs im Bereich der Wissenschaften, benannt nach dem österreichischen Philosophen Ludwig Wittgenstein.

24/06/2026

Congratulations to our Director, Austria’s 2026 FWF Wittgenstein Award winner 🥳🥳

07/05/2026

Throwback to this year‘s Long Night of Research on April 24, where our brilliant scientists demonstrated just how fascinating the world of quantum physics can be ✨

24/04/2026

🔬 New permanent exhibition "Science Changes" at TMW - Technisches Museum Wien

Step into the journey of discovery—where ideas become knowledge. Through historical objects and interactive stations, this exhibition invites you to explore how science really works.

✨ Don’t miss the highlight: a replica of Markus Aspelmeyer’s laboratory, giving you a hands-on look into the world of quantum physics research.



📸 TMW/Franzi Kreis

14/04/2026

Happy World Quantum Day! 🌏✨

Today, we celebrate the incredible world of quantum physics and the ideas that have transformed our understanding of nature.

We’re excited to share a contribution from our Scientific & Deputy Executive Director, Prof. Caslav Brukner:
“Schrödinger’s Equation at 100: The Wave Picture That Helped and Possibly Hurt.”
https://schroedinger100.univie.ac.at/news/profs

10/04/2026

Very cool to see our work highlighted in Der Standard 🎉
The article is based on our paper ‚Theory-independent monitoring of the decoherence of a superconducting qubit with generalized contextuality‘ in https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-69030-x

Wiener Physiker beobachteten quasi in Echtzeit, wie ein Quantensystem im Laufe der (sehr kurzen) Zeit zu klassischen physikalischen Eigenschaften zurückkehrt