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Quantum technology and science are key components in future data and information processing, and in application areas with significant economic potential such as communications and materials. The federal government will invest in a variety of measures in this area of research from 2023 on, and the Swiss Quantum Initiative will play a central role in these efforts. The measures are designed to secure the prominent position of Switzerland in quantum technology and science and enhance international networking. Based on a mandate from the federal government, the initiative will be coordinated by the Swiss Quantum Commission of the Swiss Academy of Sciences.
Image: Dr Rob Thew, University of Geneva
Beam EDM experiment searches for dark matter with precision measurements
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Experiment at PSI examines the properties of the neutron using very special equipment
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Per sofort oder nach Vereinbarung sucht die Akademie der Naturwissenschaften Schweiz (SCNAT) für den Bereich Wissenschaft eine Leiterin oder einen Leiter für die «Swiss Quantum Initiative».
Image: denisismagilov, stock.adobe.comThe impact of physics on society and economy is paramount. In the last centuries, physics has shaped the way how we understand the world we live in and has underpinned the largest industrial revolutions. Today, physics, which encompasses a vast range of scientific topics, is omnipresent in all technically oriented industrial sectors. The successful Swiss economy is the fruit of long-term support for physics in education and research. In a society so strongly shaped by science and technology, literacy in physics is essential. For these reasons, the Swiss Physical Society (SPS) has evaluated the influence of physics on the Swiss economy and on the society as a whole in the SPS Focus ‘Impact of Physics on Swiss Society’. The main results and conclusions are summarised in this factsheet.
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"PiA - Physics in Advent" is a very special Advent calendar: a physics Advent calendar. In it, young researchers and anyone who enjoys it can carry out 24 small, simple experiments and solve physics puzzles.
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