Introducing Sofia Qvarfort: New WINQ Assistant Professor
Sofia Qvarfort is Nordita’s new WINQ Assistant Professor, specializing in quantum systems with nonlinear dynamics for state preparation and quantum sensing. She completed her PhD at University College London and brings experience from fellowships at Imperial College and Stockholm University.
Published: 2024-10-10
How to catch a graviton
Gravitons, the quantum particles of gravity, were thought to be impossible to observe. Scientists have now worked out how they can be detected by using quantum sensing technology.
Published: 2024-09-27
Nordita Day 2024
Each year Nordita celebrates the day of the institute with a mix of social and academic activities. Traditionally the day starts out with a group activity in the morning, followed by an afternoon of scientific talks, and ends with a social dinner where family is also invited.
Published: 2024-09-27
Sreenath is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Nordita
Sreenath Manikandan is a researcher in Professor Frank Wilczek's group at Nordita. "My research is mainly about Q-ball which is a hypothetical form of matter in theoretical physics.
Published: 2024-09-27
Quantum Connections Summer School at Högberga for the thirteenth time
This year's summer school runs from 9 to 22 June at Högberga konferensgård on Lidingö outside Stockholm. It is a summer school organized for PhD students and postdocs, both theoretical and experimental, in all aspects of quantum limits.
Published: 2024-08-16
WINQ and WACQT Young Faculty Workshop<
On August 19th, a one-day meeting took place at Nordita and KTH, where the newly recruited young faculty from the WINQ and WACQT initiatives presented themselves and their research to one another as well as to the general research community.
Published: 2024-08-15
Get to Know our New Director: Mikael Fogelström
As of 1 January 2024, Nordita has a new director. Professor Mikael Fogelström has taken over this role from previous director Professor Niels Obers. With his extensive experience in the field of physics, Professor Fogelström is expected to bring a fresh perspective to Nordita.
Published: 2024-07-02
Frank's curiosity has earned him the Nobel Prize and several fruitful collaborations
Frank Wilczek was interested in mathematics and big numbers even as a child. His father was an electrical technician who fixed broken radios and tvs. Frank was inspired and liked to take apart and put together things to see how they worked.
Published: 2024-06-25
Quantum breakthrough when light makes materials magnet
Researchers at Stockholm University, at the Nordita and at the Ca’Foscari University of Venice have succeeded in demonstrating for the very first time how laser light can induce quantum behavior at room temperature – and make non-magnetic materials magnetic.
Published: 2024-04-10
