Our Research

Our group conducts research on the interface between quantum physics and gravity at the ÖAW institute IQOQI Vienna and the University of Vienna. Our vision is to test the quantum nature of gravity – by taking gravity and quantum experiments to where they have never been before.

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Open Positions

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

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Latest News

14.10.2024
 

Markus Aspelmeyer received the Werner Heisenberg Medal of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for his services in promoting international scientific...

23.09.2024
 

We address the question if a continuously delocalized quantum source of gravity is associated with a superposition of space-time geometries.

03.04.2024
 

We demonstrate a new loading method that provides clean delivery and deterministic positioning of nanoparticles from atmospheric pressure into an...

16.01.2024
 

We introduce an experimental method to generate center-of-mass superposition states at previously unattainable mass-, length- and time scales using...

25.07.2023
 

We demonstrate high-Q levitation, readout and control of a 100 micrometer superconducting sphere at ultra-low vibration levels inside a dilution...

10.03.2023
 

We re-analyze the generation of entanglement between two masses by gravity in the framework of linearized quantum general relativity. We show that...