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New WSS Research Center for Molecular Quantum Systems

Thanks to a prestigious grant from the Werner Siemens Foundation (WSS), the Universities of Basel and Bern are able to establish a joint research center for molecular quantum systems. They will receive joint funding of 15 million Swiss francs, which underscores the high quality of the research collaboration between the W. Inäbnit Laboratory for Molecular Quantum Materials at the University of Bern, led by PD Dr. Shi-Xia Liu, and the Nanolino Laboratory at the University of Basel's Department of Physics, led by Prof. Dr. Ernst Meyer.

The Werner Siemens Foundation supports groundbreaking scientific research projects that meet the highest standards, show a high potential for application and address relevant problems or challenges of our time. The project, proposed by teams from both Universities in the fields of chemistry, experimental and theoretical physics, aims to develop a new technology platform for robust superconducting topological quantum bits (qubits) based on molecular components.

The new WSS research center is ready for an exciting decade of innovation.  

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New endowed lectureship in molecular quantum materials
Thanks to the support of the Bernese entrepreneur Walter Inäbnit, the University of Bern is able to establish a new endowed lectureship. It is based at the newly opened W. Inäbnit Laboratory for Molecular Quantum Materials at the Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (DCBP).
The purpose of this new lectureship is to develop new classes of materials which could potentially solve the problem of energy loss in electronics. The lectureship will be held by PD Dr. Shi-Xia Liu.
11.10.2024 Details see Media Release of the University of Bern

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