Shining new light on photonic quantum computers

Shining new light on photonic quantum computers

Shining new light on photonic quantum computers What make a quantum computer different from a normal -often called “classical”- computer? For a user, the most relevant answer to this question is undoubtably that a quantum computer should be able to solve some very...
Four LKB members appointed to the IUF for 2023

Four LKB members appointed to the IUF for 2023

Four LKB members appointed to the IUF for 2023 The Institut Universitaire de France has named four members of the Kastler Brossel Laboratory in the class of 2023. This prestigious 5-year appointment recognizes the high quality of their research work. Quentin Glorieux,...
Two LKB members win ERC 2022 grants

Two LKB members win ERC 2022 grants

Two LKB members win ERC 2022 grants Julien Laurat and Quention Glorieux, two members of the Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, have been awarded prestigious ERC grants. Julien Laurat, a researcher in the LKB’s Quantum Optics team, has just been awarded an ERC Advanced...
TWO LKB MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE IUF

TWO LKB MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE IUF

TWO LKB MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE IUF L’Institut Universitaire de France has named two members of the LKB for the class of 2022. They are Sylvain Nascimbene, associate professor (École Normale Supérieure), appointed junior member, and Julien Laurat, professor (Sorbonne...
A surprisingly large Casimir force at biophysical interfaces

A surprisingly large Casimir force at biophysical interfaces

A surprisingly large Casimir force at biophysical interfaces     Biophysical interfaces involve electrolytic media such as salt water where Debye screening due to moving ions is extremely effective. It was therefore commonly believed that interactions induced by...
A mosaic made of spins

A mosaic made of spins

A mosaic made of spins      During the past decades, scientists have tried solving problems that take a long time with conventional computers. Recently, it has been demonstrated that quite a few of these problems can be written as a variation of what is called an...