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Atom Interferometry on Long Time Scales in Microgravity - Dance your PhD 2026
Dance with us into the fascinating world of quantum sensing. Dorthe Leopoldt explains the topic of her PhD thesis, “Atom Interferometry on Long Time Scales in Microgravity,” as part of the “Dance Your PhD” contest, in a rather unconventional way Through dance and music, she and her colleagues illustrate the fascinating principle of an Atom Interferometer.
Gravitational Waves Demonstrated
The first observation of two merging black holes by LIGO
For the first time, scientists have observed ripples of space-time, called gravitational waves, which - triggered by a major event in the distant universe - reached the earth. This observation confirms an important prediction of the general relativity theory formulated by Albert Einstein in 1915. At the same time it opens a completely new window to the cosmos.
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