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Paderborn University/ Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems

To mark the 100th anniversary of quantum physics, the Dr Hans Riegel Foundation's MINT TANK seminar offered an extraordinary experience for young scientists.

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Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi

First successful proof of quantum teleportation between two different quantum dots

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Photo: Paderborn University/ Anna Bauer

The zdi.Paderborn and coolMINT student lab celebrated their 15th anniversary on 9 November 2025 at the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum's Family Day

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Photo: Paderborn University/ Marco Seidel

From 4 to 6 November, 15 particularly committed students from all over Germany met at the MINT-EC camp in Paderborn to experience real research up close for three days.

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Foto: Maria Albrecht/Studienstiftung

On 28 October 2025, the Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems (PhoQS) at Paderborn University opened its doors for the 100th anniversary of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes.

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Foto: (Luci Valentine Photography)

Jun. Prof. Dr Nicholas A. Güsken, physicist and nanotechnologist at Paderborn University, is being sponsored by the Wübben Science Foundation for a period of five years with a total of around 1.2 million euros. With the "Tenure Track Professorship" programme, the foundation supports German universities in appointing top international talent and finances the first years of a tenure-track professorship. The funding programmes are aimed at…

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Foto (Land NRW / Marius Becker): Prof. Dr. Christine Silberhorn (4th from right) presented the strengths, potential, and challenges of quantum technologies to the Federal Chancellor and the NRW state government.

From the 24 to 27 June 2025, PhoQS made a triple appearance at World of Quantum in Munich, the world's largest trade fair for quantum technologies: with our network partner EIN Quantum NRW, as part of the PhoQUANT project, and with the HedwiQ project at the joint stand of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMFTR). World of Quantum highlights future prospects for photonics and demonstrates the enormous application potential of…

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On 24 June 2025, Dr Christine Silberhorn took part in the plenary sessions at the World of Photonics Congress. Her plenary session focused on “Scaling photonic systems for quantum information pro-cessing”.

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