Markus Aspelmeyer receives the 2026 FWF Wittgenstein Award
The quantum physicist receives Austria's highest science award for his research.
The quantum physicist receives Austria's highest science award for his research.
We demonstrate readout of a superconducting microsphere levitated in a superconducting magnetic trap using optical laser light. The position signal is…
We show experimentally that the nonequilibrium character of a memory state enables information erasure below Landauer's bound.
We demonstrate free expansion of a charged nanoparticle in high vacuum for over 100 μs via electrostatic force compensation.
The award brought him to Munich for three lectures from 30 June to 2 July 2025.
Markus Aspelmeyer received the Prize for Fundamental Aspects of the European Physical Society’s Quantum Electronics and Optics Division (EPS-QEOD) —…
We demonstrate feedback-stabilized trapping of a levitated nanoparticle on top of an inverted optical potential.
Markus Aspelmeyer received the Werner Heisenberg Medal of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for his services in promoting international scientific…
We address the question if a continuously delocalized quantum source of gravity is associated with a superposition of space-time geometries.
We demonstrate a new loading method that provides clean delivery and deterministic positioning of nanoparticles from atmospheric pressure into an…
We introduce an experimental method to generate center-of-mass superposition states at previously unattainable mass-, length- and time scales using…
We demonstrate high-Q levitation, readout and control of a 100 micrometer superconducting sphere at ultra-low vibration levels inside a dilution…