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“Tinguely Entangled” is an audiovisual performance organized by NCCR SPIN together with the Basel Infinity Music Festival 2023. Always wondered about quantum computers? Young researchers of NCCR SPIN working in quantum computing give you insights into intriguing topics in quantum physics. Those are put into an original piece of music by young star composer Linda Leimane, while artists Arthurs Punte and Luca Scarzella animate the performance with visual arts.

This project invites the audience to think of quantum computing as organised movement combinations where dance is used as an accessible tool to convey the cryptical character of quantum circuits.

The premiere of the performance will be given at the NCCR SPIN Annual Meeting in Pontresina on 18th June 2025.

The thought-provoking workshop Dancing with Quantum and Embodying Different Worldviews explored the principles of quantum mechanics like entanglement, superposition, and observer-observed relationships through body movement: the public was invited to explore these principles by being part of an onsite dance orchestrated by choreographer Julek Kreutzer. The workshop was given by Maria Longobardi and was hosted by the team at Institut für praktische Emergenz.

Hidden Variables is an art and science 3D installation.

What lies behind a single scientific breakthrough? A journey of trials and errors, ups and downs, successes and failures, and above all, an investment of time. At the intersection of art and science, a team of six dedicated quantum computing scientists come together to show you the hidden beauty within lost data and failed measurements - essential components in the pursuit of even the most subtle scientific insights.

This 3D installation discusses scientific processes, from hypotheses and ideas to experiments, passing through simulations, transforming into piles of data that may or may not result in useful material. The young researchers incorporated the idea of a factory which processes, at times, nonsensical elements, so the visitors can be pulled into a fantastic mechanical machinery and interact with its elements.

From panel discussions to graphic challenges, NCCR SPIN partners since two years with the Lausanne Comic Festival BDFIL to organize one-of-a-kind events for the public, where comic artists meet scientists.

Ice Breakers is a children’s book where the young generation can learn about molecules, atoms and phase transitions through the surprising adventure of a molecule of water.

Birds of Science is a collaborative art and science project where participants create individual pieces: origami birds from their scientific papers or notes. These birds come together to form a large-scale installation, symbolizing the knowledge, science, and the collective journey of ideas taking flight.

This competition proposes to all researchers working in NCCR SPIN to submit an art and science piece. The goal of the contest is to highlight the role of visual communication in scientific research as well as to give a face to the researchers conducting it and to encourage researchers to document the environment in which they work. 

Qubits on the Bloch is an art and science installation presented at the World Exhibition 2025 in Osaka, Japan.

You're a scientist who just built a time-travel portal… with one small problem: you can't yet control when and where it takes you.

Then, the inevitable happens. You trip over one of the wires that run along the floor of your chaotic lab and get sucked into your own portal! After landing somewhere in time and space, a mischievous cat—Spinny—appears, desperate to escape a bad situation.

“Take me with you!” the cat pleads.

With no better option, you agree, and Spinny joins your journey. Together, you must navigate quantum history, solving riddles and collecting clues to find your way back to 2025—and Save the Cat!

To mark World Quantum Day, NCCR SPIN invites everyone to take part in a short, interactive quiz that will guide you through the fascinating world of quantum science and quantum computing.

🧠 Test your knowledge, learn key facts about quantum science, have fun, and gain insights into the challenges and progress in building practical quantum computers.

💫 At the end of the quiz, you’ll find out what type of Quantum Voyager you are — are you a Quantum Newbie, an Explorer, an Adventurer, or a Quantum Wizard?

NCCR SPIN partnered with the House of Electronic Arts in Basel to conduct a workshop for quantum computing enthusiasts as part of their Tech Brunches series. These four-hour hands-on workshops aim to provide an interested audience with insights into technologies such as chatbots, cybersecurity, quantum computers, and NFTs, demonstrating how these technologies function and how they can be used creatively.

The NCCR SPIN Canvas Grant aims at encouraging young researchers to participate in public engagement events, both within the NCCR SPIN and externally.