Learn more about the iqClock project
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Folia, the media outlet for students and employees of the University of Amsterdam, recently had an interview with Florian Schreck and produced the short video to the right. Florian explains what an atomic clock is, why such clocks are so special, and how it is possible that the best ones only go wrong by one second compared to the age of the universe. (Video in English, subtitles in Dutch.) [2.5 minutes]
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During the annual Viva Fysica meeting for high school teachers and pupils in Amsterdam, Shayne Bennetts (UVA) gave a popular science talk iqClock: Building the most accurate cloack in the world. The talk gives a nice overview of the methods and goals of the iqClock project. It can be watched on the UvA website by clicking here. [24 minutes]
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Press releases
September 2019
October 2018
Below are short and long versions of the iqClock launch press releases, both in English and in Dutch.
- Press release about the MoSaiQC training network from iqClock / University of Amsterdam.
- Press release about quantum clocks and the MoSaiQC network from the University of Innsbruck (in German)
- Press release about iqClock by APA-Science (in German)
October 2018
Below are short and long versions of the iqClock launch press releases, both in English and in Dutch.
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Images
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Caption: Schematic drawing of the superradiant optical clock that will be developed by the iqClock consortium. The input (blue arrow) is a continuous stream of ultracold strontium atoms; the output (red arrow) is a laser beam with a highly precise frequency used as reference for an optical clock.
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Caption: An ultracold cloud of strontium atoms in a vacuum chamber surrounded by electromagnets and laser cooling optics as used in the iqClock research.
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Quantum Flagship media kit
The European Commission released the documents below, providing further media information about the Quantum Flagship programme that iqClock is part of.
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