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SFB QNNECT started!

11. June 2026

Kickoff Meeting Marks the Launch of the FWF Special Research Programme “Qnnect”

Why Paul Romatschke is turning TU Wien upside down

20. May 2026

[Translate to English:] Antrittsvorlesung Paul Romatschke

Inaugural Lecture Paul Romatschke

Tiny Black Holes: Crystals of Space and Time

19. May 2026

a periodic structure in a past-lightcone and a cubic crystal lattice — © TU Wien

A team from Vienna and Frankfurt has found a formula describing a strange phenomenon: space and time can form a kind of “crystal” that may turn into a…

Inaugural Lecture Univ. Prof. Dr. Paul Romatschke

19. May 2026

[Translate to English:] Univ.Prof. Dr. Paul Romatschke

On 19 May 2026, Professor Paul Romatschke will deliver his inaugural lecture at TU Wien

The TU Wien Choir at the Song Contest!

19. May 2026

[Translate to English:] Chor der TU Wien am Rathausplatz

The TU Wien Choir, conducted by Andreas Ipp, came second in the Ö3 Cover Song Contest

TU Wien Physics Colloquium with Emanuela Bianchi und Eva Sevcsik on Tuesday 28.04.2026 - 16:00

22. April 2026

[Translate to English:] Stock image of colorful chairs in a lecture hall

TU Wien invites you to the Physics Colloquium on Thursday, April 28, 2026. As part of this event, distinguished scientists will present overview talks…

PRL Collection of the Year 2025...

23. February 2026

Gruppenfoto einiger TUW Autoren am Dach des Freihaus

...and the IAP is a part of it!

Artificial intelligence makes quantum field theories computable

26. January 2026

Symbolic representation of three particles in a lattice, in different versions with different lattice constants — © TU Wien

An old puzzle in particle physics has been solved: How can quantum field theories be best formulated on a lattice to optimally simulate them on a…

Quantum Research: Kick-Off for a New Special Research Programme

04. December 2025

Quantum particles being hit by a laser beam — © TU Wien

How can we best explain complex quantum systems? By using quantum systems that are easier to handle. A new SFB (Special Research Programme) is…

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