Dr Cornelia Hofmann
@coenneli.bsky.social
Lecturer for Physics & Maths at ZHAW.
Previously researching Strong-Field Attosecond Physics at UCL, mpipks, and ETHZ
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https://www.corneliahofmann.com/
Previously researching Strong-Field Attosecond Physics at UCL, mpipks, and ETHZ
(she/her)
https://www.corneliahofmann.com/
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Dr Cornelia Hofmann
@coenneli.bsky.social
· Feb 10
scholargoggler.com created this word cloud from my google scholar profile 🤗
So I guess this is my official introduction here, hello everyone 👋🧪⚛️
Though since summer 2022 I have been doing a lot more teaching 🎢 than research
So I guess this is my official introduction here, hello everyone 👋🧪⚛️
Though since summer 2022 I have been doing a lot more teaching 🎢 than research
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 was awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit." This Collection celebrates the contributions by the awardees. ⚛️ 🧪
Nobel Prize in Physics 2025
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 was awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical ...
go.nature.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 was awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit." This Collection celebrates the contributions by the awardees. ⚛️ 🧪
Today was a lot of fun! 😁
#iTeachPhysics
Had the first physics lecture with a new class of first semesters, and my usual activity it to have them measure out the area of the lecture room with their own "measurement instrument". This year, we've had dog-leash-squared, pin board-width-squared,
#iTeachPhysics
Had the first physics lecture with a new class of first semesters, and my usual activity it to have them measure out the area of the lecture room with their own "measurement instrument". This year, we've had dog-leash-squared, pin board-width-squared,
September 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Today was a lot of fun! 😁
#iTeachPhysics
Had the first physics lecture with a new class of first semesters, and my usual activity it to have them measure out the area of the lecture room with their own "measurement instrument". This year, we've had dog-leash-squared, pin board-width-squared,
#iTeachPhysics
Had the first physics lecture with a new class of first semesters, and my usual activity it to have them measure out the area of the lecture room with their own "measurement instrument". This year, we've had dog-leash-squared, pin board-width-squared,
OMG, the lense fell off my cardboard hand spectroscope, so I took it home to glue again. And while playing around to check everything, I found the best line spectrum example I have ever seen with this little thing 😄
🎢 ⚛️ #optics
🎢 ⚛️ #optics
September 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
OMG, the lense fell off my cardboard hand spectroscope, so I took it home to glue again. And while playing around to check everything, I found the best line spectrum example I have ever seen with this little thing 😄
🎢 ⚛️ #optics
🎢 ⚛️ #optics
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Some nerve cells are very long, others are not. There are also differences in the length of nerve cells in the eye. Nevertheless, visual stimuli arrive in the brain simultaneously, regardless of this length. A research team from Basel has now discovered why.
bsse.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...
bsse.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...
How the eye keeps time: New study reveals synchronisation mechanism in the human retina
A new study published in Nature Neuroscience reveals how our brains achieve the remarkable feat of synchronising visual signals that travel at different speeds –even within the small nervous system of...
bsse.ethz.ch
August 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Some nerve cells are very long, others are not. There are also differences in the length of nerve cells in the eye. Nevertheless, visual stimuli arrive in the brain simultaneously, regardless of this length. A research team from Basel has now discovered why.
bsse.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...
bsse.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...
👩🏼🔬⚛️🎢
and since we were passing by campus, i couldn't help myself, showing off at least one really beautiful physics (optics) experiment
July 31, 2025 at 9:09 AM
👩🏼🔬⚛️🎢
It's been a while since i've posted, sorry 😑
Spring semester kinda ran away from me... besides all the usual stuff, i also had one module that we did for the first time after a curriculum reform, and another one that i joined where i have not taught that particular content before 😅
#iTeachPhysics
Spring semester kinda ran away from me... besides all the usual stuff, i also had one module that we did for the first time after a curriculum reform, and another one that i joined where i have not taught that particular content before 😅
#iTeachPhysics
July 31, 2025 at 8:41 AM
It's been a while since i've posted, sorry 😑
Spring semester kinda ran away from me... besides all the usual stuff, i also had one module that we did for the first time after a curriculum reform, and another one that i joined where i have not taught that particular content before 😅
#iTeachPhysics
Spring semester kinda ran away from me... besides all the usual stuff, i also had one module that we did for the first time after a curriculum reform, and another one that i joined where i have not taught that particular content before 😅
#iTeachPhysics
Reposted by Dr Cornelia Hofmann
#PhysicsFactlet
Remake of an old animation about quantum tunnelling in the time domain.
🧪⚛️💡
A few details:
* The incident and reflected wavefunctions interfere, creating fringes when it hits the barrier.
* Even when far away from the barrier, the wavefunction is slowly broadening.
Remake of an old animation about quantum tunnelling in the time domain.
🧪⚛️💡
A few details:
* The incident and reflected wavefunctions interfere, creating fringes when it hits the barrier.
* Even when far away from the barrier, the wavefunction is slowly broadening.
March 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
#PhysicsFactlet
Remake of an old animation about quantum tunnelling in the time domain.
🧪⚛️💡
A few details:
* The incident and reflected wavefunctions interfere, creating fringes when it hits the barrier.
* Even when far away from the barrier, the wavefunction is slowly broadening.
Remake of an old animation about quantum tunnelling in the time domain.
🧪⚛️💡
A few details:
* The incident and reflected wavefunctions interfere, creating fringes when it hits the barrier.
* Even when far away from the barrier, the wavefunction is slowly broadening.
oh gosh, i just received an email from my first ever cohort here, making me all emotional, because they're preparing to graduate in summer 🥹
March 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
oh gosh, i just received an email from my first ever cohort here, making me all emotional, because they're preparing to graduate in summer 🥹
Reposted by Dr Cornelia Hofmann
Happy International Women's Day! We're celebrating a day early by sharing some of the amazing work of the women within our community we've covered so far in 2025.
www.laserfocusworld.com/science-rese...
#women #optics #photonics #quantum #scisky
@jmurphoton.bsky.social
www.laserfocusworld.com/science-rese...
#women #optics #photonics #quantum #scisky
@jmurphoton.bsky.social
Celebrating women in optics, photonics, and quantum
To celebrate International Women's Day on March 8th, check out some of the cool optics, photonics, and quantum work being done by women.
www.laserfocusworld.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Happy International Women's Day! We're celebrating a day early by sharing some of the amazing work of the women within our community we've covered so far in 2025.
www.laserfocusworld.com/science-rese...
#women #optics #photonics #quantum #scisky
@jmurphoton.bsky.social
www.laserfocusworld.com/science-rese...
#women #optics #photonics #quantum #scisky
@jmurphoton.bsky.social
Reposted by Dr Cornelia Hofmann
Researchers have developed a method that makes it easier to study interactions between electrons in a material. Using a moiré material consisting of twisted atomic layers they created an artificial crystal lattice in a neighbouring material.
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Crystal lattice at a distance
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a method that makes it easier to study interactions between electrons in a material. Using a moiré material consisting of twisted atomic layers they created an...
ethz.ch
March 7, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Researchers have developed a method that makes it easier to study interactions between electrons in a material. Using a moiré material consisting of twisted atomic layers they created an artificial crystal lattice in a neighbouring material.
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
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It can feel like we have made no progress in the fight against climate change.
That's not the case.
youtu.be/h1jOqyjcO4g?...
That's not the case.
youtu.be/h1jOqyjcO4g?...
How much progress have we made on climate change?
YouTube video by Simon Clark
youtu.be
March 1, 2025 at 8:17 AM
It can feel like we have made no progress in the fight against climate change.
That's not the case.
youtu.be/h1jOqyjcO4g?...
That's not the case.
youtu.be/h1jOqyjcO4g?...
Reposted by Dr Cornelia Hofmann
🎉 Registrations for YAO 2025 are OPEN!
📅 Join us July 6–11, 2025 in Innsbruck, Austria for talks, poster sessions, industry talks & networking!
🔗 Register by the 31st of March: yao.iqoqi.at
Don’t miss out! 🌍⚛
#YAO2025 #QuantumPhysics #AMO @iqoqi.bsky.social @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social
📅 Join us July 6–11, 2025 in Innsbruck, Austria for talks, poster sessions, industry talks & networking!
🔗 Register by the 31st of March: yao.iqoqi.at
Don’t miss out! 🌍⚛
#YAO2025 #QuantumPhysics #AMO @iqoqi.bsky.social @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social
YAO 2025 - Home
yao.iqoqi.at
January 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🎉 Registrations for YAO 2025 are OPEN!
📅 Join us July 6–11, 2025 in Innsbruck, Austria for talks, poster sessions, industry talks & networking!
🔗 Register by the 31st of March: yao.iqoqi.at
Don’t miss out! 🌍⚛
#YAO2025 #QuantumPhysics #AMO @iqoqi.bsky.social @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social
📅 Join us July 6–11, 2025 in Innsbruck, Austria for talks, poster sessions, industry talks & networking!
🔗 Register by the 31st of March: yao.iqoqi.at
Don’t miss out! 🌍⚛
#YAO2025 #QuantumPhysics #AMO @iqoqi.bsky.social @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social
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She won the Swiss figure-skating championships before developing an interest in quantum computing. ETH Zurich alumna Bettina Heim is optimistic that quantum computers will eventually live up to their potential.
Read the portrait here: ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Read the portrait here: ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
From loop jumps to quantum leaps
Bettina Heim won the Swiss figure-skating championships before developing an interest in quantum computing. She studied physics at ETH and now develops software for the computers of the future.
ethz.ch
January 31, 2025 at 9:21 AM
She won the Swiss figure-skating championships before developing an interest in quantum computing. ETH Zurich alumna Bettina Heim is optimistic that quantum computers will eventually live up to their potential.
Read the portrait here: ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Read the portrait here: ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Reposted by Dr Cornelia Hofmann
Today is the International Day of #Education. To mark the occasion, we’re resharing this article: ETH doctoral student Rolf Imseng, ETH Vice President Julia Dannath, and Professor Ursula Renold discuss how education drives #Social #Mobility in Switzerland. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
What are the key requirements of an education system that ensures that everybody has the same opportunities?
ETH doctoral student Rolf Imseng comes from a working class family. Together with ETH Vice-President Julia Dannath and ETH Professor Ursula Renold, he talks about the hurdles that his background bring...
ethz.ch
January 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Today is the International Day of #Education. To mark the occasion, we’re resharing this article: ETH doctoral student Rolf Imseng, ETH Vice President Julia Dannath, and Professor Ursula Renold discuss how education drives #Social #Mobility in Switzerland. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
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Wie die Solarenergie ein exponentielles Wachstum hingelegt hat – dies ist der Start einer Datenserie von @herrfischer.bsky.social über die grossen Entwicklungen der vergangenen 25 Jahre.
Serie «Das erste Viertel», Folge 1: Wie die Welt zu Solarenergie kommt
Ein Blick auf Megatrends, die die ersten 25 Jahre des 21. Jahrhunderts geprägt haben.
www.republik.ch
January 23, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Wie die Solarenergie ein exponentielles Wachstum hingelegt hat – dies ist der Start einer Datenserie von @herrfischer.bsky.social über die grossen Entwicklungen der vergangenen 25 Jahre.
first 🎢 exam of this season down, so now i'm enjoying our on-campus restaurant 😋 , before correction hell looms...
January 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
first 🎢 exam of this season down, so now i'm enjoying our on-campus restaurant 😋 , before correction hell looms...
Reposted by Dr Cornelia Hofmann
Great to see
@phetsims.bsky.social have arrived on bluesky. I love using their simulations in my teaching and in my videos.
#ITeachPhysics
@phetsims.bsky.social have arrived on bluesky. I love using their simulations in my teaching and in my videos.
#ITeachPhysics
January 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Great to see
@phetsims.bsky.social have arrived on bluesky. I love using their simulations in my teaching and in my videos.
#ITeachPhysics
@phetsims.bsky.social have arrived on bluesky. I love using their simulations in my teaching and in my videos.
#ITeachPhysics
here we go! 💪💜
Hey, fellow professor ARMYs and teacher ARMYs! You! I am cheering for all of us to get the grades in so we can move on to an actual break. Lessgetit!
a man wearing a white hoodie is sitting in a chair and dancing .
Alt: Namjoon is wearing a white FG hoodie and rolling in his chair toward the camera, pointing at YOU.
media.tenor.com
December 20, 2024 at 10:58 PM
here we go! 💪💜
I started electromagnetism in one of my classes.
This experiment is not all too "jaw-dropping-impressive", but has proven very effective. I start out with the current off to just discuss magnets, compass needles, and magnetic vs geographic poles.
🎢 ⚛️
This experiment is not all too "jaw-dropping-impressive", but has proven very effective. I start out with the current off to just discuss magnets, compass needles, and magnetic vs geographic poles.
🎢 ⚛️
December 5, 2024 at 9:36 PM
I started electromagnetism in one of my classes.
This experiment is not all too "jaw-dropping-impressive", but has proven very effective. I start out with the current off to just discuss magnets, compass needles, and magnetic vs geographic poles.
🎢 ⚛️
This experiment is not all too "jaw-dropping-impressive", but has proven very effective. I start out with the current off to just discuss magnets, compass needles, and magnetic vs geographic poles.
🎢 ⚛️
Reposted by Dr Cornelia Hofmann
Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research.
A Place of Joy.
A Place of Joy.
December 3, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
Reposted by Dr Cornelia Hofmann
Eating too much cake is the sin of gluttony. However, eating too much pie is okay because the sin of pi is always zero.
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November 27, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Eating too much cake is the sin of gluttony. However, eating too much pie is okay because the sin of pi is always zero.
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Reposted by Dr Cornelia Hofmann
Reposted by Dr Cornelia Hofmann
Just came across this handy labeller for showing off your STEM subfield. Be sure to give it a try!
They also have life sciences, chemistry and engineering
🧪⚛️🎢🔭
They also have life sciences, chemistry and engineering
🧪⚛️🎢🔭
November 20, 2024 at 10:29 AM
Just came across this handy labeller for showing off your STEM subfield. Be sure to give it a try!
They also have life sciences, chemistry and engineering
🧪⚛️🎢🔭
They also have life sciences, chemistry and engineering
🧪⚛️🎢🔭
Reposted by Dr Cornelia Hofmann
we rate dogs has made the jump. it's real now.
This is Meatball. He's going home for the very first time. So excited to have a human of his own. Thinking about what he's going to call you. Maybe Bob. 12/10
November 15, 2024 at 7:11 PM
we rate dogs has made the jump. it's real now.