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Cosmology Research Group at the Scientifica 2023
On 2 and 3 September up to 30,000 visitors sought answers to the question: what holds the world together?
Cosmological simulation suite CosmoGridV1
CosmoGridV1 is a large lightcone simulation set for map-level, simulation-based cosmological inference with probes of large scale structure. It is designed for practical parameter measurement with Stage-III survey data and Machine Learning inference. It contains 2500 unique cosmological models spanning different combinations of 6 cosmological parameters and is publicly available at www.cosmogrid.ai.
Arne Thomsen joins the Cosmology Research Group as a new PhD Student
Please join us in welcoming Arne Thomsen as a new PhD Student in the Cosmology Research Group.
Pascal Hitz joins the Cosmology Research Group as a new PhD Student
Please join us in welcoming Pascal Hitz as a new PhD Student in the Cosmology Research Group.
Silvan Fischbacher joins the Cosmology Research Group as a new PhD Student
Please join us in welcoming Silvan Fischbacher as a new PhD Student in the Cosmology Research Group.
ETH News
Two projects launched to connect error-corrected qubits
ETH Zurich is participating in two quantum computing projects that are being financed by IARPA, the US research funding agency, with up to 40 million dollars. Both projects aim to connect two error-corrected qubits with one another and thus lay the foundation for future quantum computers.
A contradiction at the heart of physics
Quantum mechanics describes the forces that hold the world together on the smallest scale. The theory of relativity explains the world at the cosmic level. The two seem incompatible – and a unifying theory is nowhere in sight.
A space telescope, please – but a sustainable one, if possible
Daniel Angerhausen believes that fundamental research is essential, especially in the current crisis. Still, he wonders if we shouldn’t extend the idea of sustainability into the infinite reaches of outer space.
A twin pack of cooled nanoparticles
Researchers at ETH have developed a technique to cool several nanoparticles simultaneously to temperatures of just a few thousandths of a degree above absolute zero. This new method can be used to study quantum effects of several nanoparticles and to build highly sensitive sensors.
“Swiss Nobel Prize” for Ursula Keller
The physics professor Ursula Keller has received the Swiss Science Prize Marcel Benoist for her pioneering work in ultrafast lasers. Her theoretical models and experimental discoveries have repeatedly tested the boundaries of ultrafast laser physics.