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      "project_id": "NGF.1582.22.020",
      "title": "Enhancing nanomechanical sensing with quantum squeezing and entanglement",
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      "funding_scheme": "NGF - Quantum Delta NL Quantum Technologie 2022 2022",
      "department": "Exacte en Natuurwetenschappen",
      "sub_department": "Exacte en Natuurwetenschappen",
      "start_date": "2023-09-01T00:00:00",
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      "summary_nl": "Mechanische quantum sensoren: nóg gevoeliger na een lichtflits\n\nMechanische resonatoren, vooral hele kleine, vormen extreem gevoelige sensoren voor tal van signalen: van versnellingen tot magneetvelden en de massa’s van moleculen. Dit project onderzoekt of de gevoeligheid van mechanische sensoren verbeterd kan worden door de quantum toestand van een trillende resonator te controleren. Dat doen we met behulp van felle lichtflitsen, die vreemde, minuscule quantum trillingen voortbrengen die de sensor gevoeliger maken voor signalen van buiten.",
      "summary_en": "Enhancing mechanical quantum sensors with flashes of light \n\nMechanical resonators, especially tiny ones, are extremely sensitive sensors of a wide variety of signals: from accelerations to magnetic fields and molecular masses. This project investigates whether the performance of mechanical sensors can be improved by controlling the quantum state of a vibrating resonator. We do so with the help of strong flashes of laser light, which induce special quantum fluctuations in the resonator that enhance its sensitivity to useful signals.",
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      "grant_id": "https://doi.org/10.61686/CVACX69294",
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          "submission_date": "2025-10-31T00:54:59",
          "update_en": "Enhancing mechanical quantum sensors with flashes of light\n\nMechanical resonators, especially tiny ones, are extremely sensitive sensors of a wide variety of signals: from accelerations to magnetic fields and molecular masses. This project investigates whether the performance of mechanical sensors can be improved by controlling the quantum state of a vibrating resonator. We do so with the help of strong flashes of laser light, which induce special quantum fluctuations in the resonator that enhance its sensitivity to useful signals. The project develops nanomechanical sensors with unprecedented sensitivity.",
          "update_nl": "Mechanische quantum sensoren: nóg gevoeliger na een lichtflits\n\nMechanische resonatoren, vooral hele kleine, vormen extreem gevoelige sensoren voor tal van signalen: van versnellingen tot magneetvelden en de massa’s van moleculen. Dit project onderzoekt of de gevoeligheid van mechanische sensoren verbeterd kan worden door de quantum toestand van een trillende resonator te controleren. Dat doen we met behulp van felle lichtflitsen, die vreemde, minuscule quantum trillingen voortbrengen die de sensor gevoeliger maken voor signalen van buiten. Het project ontwikkelt geoptimaliseerde mechanische sensoren met ongekende gevoeligheid."
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          "initials": "E.",
          "first_name": "Ewold",
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