Our Research

Our group explores the boundaries of quantum physics and gravity
from both an experimental and theoretical standpoint.

• Quantum Optomechanics and Quantum Measurement
• Levitated Superconducting Gravimeters
• Precision Tests of Gravity with Microscopic Source Masses
• Quantum Tests of Gravity and Gravitational Quantum Physics

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Open Positions

Interested applicants can contact Markus Aspelmeyer or one of the experiment leads.
Available positions:

• BSc positions
• MSc positions
• PhD positions
• PostDoc positions

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Latest News

28.04.2026
 

We demonstrate readout of a superconducting microsphere levitated in a superconducting magnetic trap using optical laser light. The position signal is...

22.12.2025
 

We show experimentally that the nonequilibrium character of a memory state enables information erasure below Landauer's bound.

10.11.2025
 

We demonstrate free expansion of a charged nanoparticle in high vacuum for over 100 μs via electrostatic force compensation

30.06.2025
 

The award brought him to Munich for three lectures from 30 June to 2 July 2025.

24.05.2025
 

Markus Aspelmeyer received the Prize for Fundamental Aspects of the European Physical Society’s Quantum Electronics and Optics Division (EPS-QEOD) —...

27.11.2024
 

We demonstrate feedback-stabilized trapping of a levitated nanoparticle on top of an inverted optical potential.