The United Nations declared 2025 the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology in recognition of the fact that the theoretical foundations of quantum mechanics were laid in Göttingen 100 years ago.
In Germany, the German Physical Society (DPG) is celebrating the quantum year with a variety of initiatives and activities, also with the aim of bringing current developments in this very promising field to the attention of the public, including, for example, the development of quantum computers. One of these activities is recognizing special places and institutions that are particularly associated with quantum physics as Quantum Locations.
 

Multifaceted Research in Quantum Physics
 

In Bremen, the Faculty of Physics / Electrical Engineering, together with the DLR Institute for Satellite Geodesy and Inertial Sensing, has now been distinguished as a Quantum Location. A plaque was unveiled on Thursday, December 18, 2025, as part of the Bremen Physics Colloquium.
The Faculty of Physics / Electrical Engineering conducts both theoretical and experimental research and develops technologies in many areas of quantum mechanics. These range from quantum materials, quantum sensor technology, quantum metrology, and quantum communication to the fundamental question of quantum physics in gravitational fields. The DLR Institute focuses on quantum sensor technology and the use of high-precision atomic clocks for geodesy.
 

Recognition of Bremen Scientist Grete Hermann
 

The impact of Bremen native Grete Hermann on quantum mechanics and on Bremen was also recognized with the award. Thanks to Grete Hermann, Bremen was involved in the development of modern quantum mechanics from the very beginning. She studied physics, mathematics, and philosophy in Göttingen, the birthplace of quantum theory, as well as in Freiburg, and earned her doctorate under Emmy Noether (a student of David Hilbert, the most important mathematician of the time) in Göttingen. As a scientist, she focused intensively on the fundamentals of quantum mechanics and the significance of quantum theory for the nature of physical knowledge. Like the work of many other women, her work was forgotten, but then became relevant again thanks to the work of John Bell (Bell's theorem). Grete Hermann is now highly regarded internationally for her scientific work.
 

The University of Bremen Physics Colloquium
 

The last physics colloquium of the year is always dedicated to the current Nobel Prize in Physics, which this year was appropriately awarded for a topic in quantum mechanics, namely for the macroscopic tunnel effect and for macroscopic energy states in superconductors, which are a promising technology for quantum information, quantum computers, and also medical applications.
 

Contact:
 

Prof. Dr. Claus Laemmerzahl
Faculty of Physics / Electrical Engineering
University of Bremen
ZARM – Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity
Phone: +49 421 218-57834
Email: claus.laemmerzahlprotect me ?!zarm.uni-bremenprotect me ?!.de