User Stories

“I’m developing new quantum sensors for axion dark matter experiments. The goal is to build devices sensitive enough to detect the tiny signals that dark matter might produce.”

“The main purpose of my investigation is to shed some light on the very fundamental aspects of the origin of orbital currents, with particular care about their use to build energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable electronic devices.”

“My research focuses on quantum memories based on crystals doped with rare-earth ions. These crystals … build an elementary node of a quantum network, allowing us to distribute entanglement over large distances and forming the basis of a future quantum internet.”

“For the high-frequency measurements, a Zurich Instruments MFLI Lock-in Amplifier enabled precise characterization from the kHz to MHz ranges. The MFLI has excellent noise characteristics compared to other lock-in amplifiers, as well as a large dynamic range, which is important for studying 1/f noise.”

“...our camera resolves the magnetic field gradient [...]. These results establish that robust, compact, chip‑integrated diamond‑NV sensors can perform magnetic field imaging without moving components or extensive microscope optics.”

“The high sensitivity, fast demodulation bandwidth and high data transfer rate of the GHFLI are crucial for this experiment, as it requires the measurement of short pulses since the time between the generated pulse and the echoes is very short.”

“Our solution was to develop the EPR Mobile Universal Surface Explorer (MOUSE)… which can be used to non-invasively and non-destructively analyze a small region of a painting, whether in a laboratory or on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.Sample size is no longer a limitation.”

“We developed a hardware-efficient method for simultaneous multinuclear MRI using a single RF transmit/receive channel.”

“What makes this research area important is its potential to significantly improve patient outcomes by enabling more precise surgeries.”

“Neuranics builds on pioneering TMR research in sensor design and biomagnetic signal detection to drive human-machine interaction in wearables, digital health, and XR... leading the way for the development and commercialization of these cutting-edge sensor solutions.”

“Ferroelectric materials hold significant potential across various fields due to their high and tunable dielectric permittivity as well as large piezoelectric coefficients. […] Achieving seamless integration with CMOS technology would allow us to combine the sensor components directly on the same chip as electronic components.”

“Our mission at Laser Thermal is to provide rapid, accurate measurements of thermal properties, which is enabled by the HF2LI. Zurich Instruments provides exceptional hardware when it comes to the instrument, delivering an ultralow noise floor, high resolution, and high speed.”

“With the University of Technology Sydney and DECRA Fellowship, this combination gives me the opportunity to teach mechatronics and electronics while simultaneously pursuing my research on MEMS instrumentation for atomic force microscopy.”

“We hold the current world record for optical microscopes with a 0.6 nm molecule spatial resolution by combining light and AFM technique, which is an important tool for the next generation.”

“Research on levitated nano-objects focuses on measuring and controlling their center-of-mass and rotational degrees of freedom, and on probing the nanoparticle vibrational modes in the GHz band via a two-tone optical spectroscopy technique.”

“My research is on dark matter, especially on one of the most prominent candidates: the axions, with a focused involvement in the projects WISPLC and WISPFI at the University of Hamburg.”

“The time-resolved measurements performed with the UHFLI Boxcar Averager have been crucial ... It was truly remarkable to see how much improvement a single piece of equipment can bring.”

“Spin qubits have two important advantages related to the goals of quantum computing - and the potential that these bring to the field excites me about working on the topic.”

“My advice for young researcher is to always think one step ahead and not follow the fashion. Following the fashion means you will never be at the forefront, which is what is expected from you as a researcher.”

“Our laser-based detection system is fast and can detect traces of explosives while you are doing other things like putting your luggage on the belt: you don’t need to stand still and wait for the scan to finish.”

“A lock-in amplifier offers a convenient way to measure impedance in a continuous flow of water. We can use the impedance change to tell the difference between biological particles - which we hope to see in abundance - and microplastics.”

“We implemented a characterization method based on asynchronous optical sampling, where the UHFLI Lock-in Amplifier from Zurich Instruments plays an important role. With this technique, we can unravel the intrinsic temporal response of the developed photodetectors in the range of pico- to nanoseconds.”

“We use Zurich Instruments' equipment for low-noise and high-resolution control signal generation and for readout with FPGA-based fast signal processing. If we had to build control electronics on a large scale with similar characteristics, that would distract us from our core research activities.”

“We used our UHFLIs to detect coherent nanomechanical oscillations driven by single-electron tunneling in a suspended carbon nanotube.”

“Recently, my group acquired an AWG from Zurich Instruments to help us understand the physics of potential spin and valley qubits in bilayer graphene.”

“We like the high channel density, the very small footprint and the fact that synchronization not only works between channels of the same instrument but also across several instruments.”

“We love the Zurich Instruments software interface. Zurich Instruments has been superb in providing integration support and training when we needed help.”