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Are you interested in doing an internship or your master thesis project with us? LENS Internship Scholarships – 2026 Edition is open! 10 scholarships of 3000€ are available to support students from EU Universities who intend to conduct a 6-month master's thesis internship at LENS between April 2026 and December 2026. In order to encourage gender balance, preference will be given to candidates belonging to the underrepresented gender. Candidates must submit their application within March 2, 2026, at 5:00 PM CET You can find all the details of the call here
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Welcome to the website of the Ultracold Quantum Gases group at the European Laboratory for Nonlinear Spectroscopy (LENS), the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Florence (Italy) and the Institute of Optics of the Italian National Research Council (CNR - INO). In our labs we use lasers and magnetic fields to produce the lowest temperatures of the Universe, just a few billionths of a degree above absolute zero...
At these temperatures, atoms stop moving and we can control them for a variety of different fundamental studies and applications. We can force atoms to arrange according to a periodic structure and simulate the behavior of crystalline solids and new materials. We can use the atoms as ultra-high accurate sensors to probe forces with the power of quantum mechanics. We can study how quantum particles combine together under the action of strong interactions and how superfluidity develops. We can use these ultracold atoms to process information and develop new quantum technologies.
Dress warmly and... follow us for this ultracold journey!
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We’re happy to announce that LENS has finally joined Instagram. Alongside the QuantumGases account, you can now follow the official LENS account to stay updated on research highlights, events, and news from our community. |
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A new PhD course is starting, and with it comes a wave of new students joining our team. An injection of fresh energy, curiosity, and ideas! Welcome to Michael Stiven Caracas Núñez (BaLi), Èlia Solé Cardona (Dy), Alessandro Vanni (Yb Tweezers), and Alberto Terenzi (Li). |
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We are looking for applicants who either hold or expect to obtain a Master’s degree in physics or a related field and have a strong interest in atomic physics, photonics, quantum optics, and quantum technology. Join our world-class research environment to explore quantum sciences with ultracold matter. The new PhD call by the University of Florence is out! Contact us to devise together a PhD project to be carried out in our labs. There are two PhD programs available to join our labs: the doctoral programme in physics and astronomy and the international doctorate in atomic and molecular photonics. Application deadline: June 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM (CEST / Central European Summer Time) You can find further information here and on our Jobs Page.
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The Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Florence starts this year its Master degree in Physical and Astrophysical Sciences
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