Professor Francesco Petruccione, Ms Marion Takis and Dr Sahal Yacoob with with Protec Tongaat learners, who visited UKZN. Youngsters Thrilled with Experiences at Fun Physics Day PROTEC Tongaat, a not-for-profit,

First announcement! The Quantum Simulations and Quantum Walks 2014 Conference will take place from 24 to 28 November 2014 at the Pumula Beach Hotel, KZN South Coast, South Africa.

Mhlambululi Mafu Awarded PhD We are pleased to announce that Mhlambululi Mafu has been awarded PhD for his thesis titled “Security of Quantum Key Distribution Protocols”. Congratulations Dr. Mafu!

Thirty-year-old Quantum Biology PhD student Ms Adriana Marais is one of 25 South Africans on a 1 058-strong shortlist to go to Mars on a no return basis. The Mars

Masters Student Runner-up in International Quantum Shorts Competition A masters student in the School of Chemistry and Physics Quantum Research Group, Ms Betony Adams, is the runner-up in the international

Betony Adams has won a Quantum Shorts 2013 runner-up prize for her short story titled: ‘Dice’. Congratulations Betony!   Further details can be found here: http://shorts.quantumlah.org/winning-entries

Maria Schuld, who is a visiting scholar from the Technical University of Berlin, was awarded the Degree for Master of Science for her thesis titled: “A quantum physics approach to neural

http://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/news/mars-adventure-beckons-1.1634273#.Ut_K-2OxVNA

“Arbitrary spin in a spin bath: Exact dynamics and approximation techniques” A paper “Arbitrary spin in a spin bath: Exact dynamics and approximation techniques” by Vitalii Semin, Ilya Sinayskiy and

The short story “Dice” by Betony Adams has been shortlisted for the Quantum Shorts 2013 prize. You can read the short story here http://shorts.quantumlah.org/entry/dice   and vote for the People’s