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Fight for survival – Our contribution to the Global Science Film Festival 2025

Invisible to the naked eye, but omnipresent: bacteria live in the soil, in water – and even inside us. Many are essential to life, and some possess sophisticated weapons to fight microscopic rivals. In our short film, researchers from the…

Illustration of an anchored metalloenzyme and membrane domains of different sizes
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Controlled phase separation in membranes

Cell membranes consist of a mixture of different lipids and proteins. These are not always evenly distributed. Under certain conditions, similar lipids and proteins can accumulate laterally in small areas within the membrane. This phase…

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ERC Grant for Tomasz Smoleński

Prof. Tomasz Smoleński is a new member of the SNI network, succeeding Prof. Christian Schönenberger, our former director. Smoleński recently became a tenure-track assistant professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Basel…

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A smart accelerator for qubits

Researchers at the University of Basel have made a quantum bit faster and more robust at the same time. In the future, this could help in the development of quantum computers. 18 August 2025 | Oliver Morsch There are high hopes for…

microscopic images of cells
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Manipulating tiny things with sound

Manipulating microscopic objects with sound Researchers from the SNI network recently published their findings on using acoustic tweezers — devices that manipulate tiny objects using sound waves without solid contact— in a more efficient…

Illustration of the three different forms of the analyzed porphyrin derivate.
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Kagome network from a single molecular building block: Complex structure produced by self-assembly of porphyrin derivate

Researchers from the SNI network have shown that copies of a single molecular building block can spontaneously form a complex supramolecular structure on surfaces. Writing in the journal Communications Chemistry, the researchers describe…

Photo of the chip that was used for the experiments
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Rotated magnetic field for more stable qubits

Researchers from the SNI network have presented a method that allows them not only to control quantum states more easily but also to keep them stable for longer. To this end, they rotate the magnetic field in a semiconducting nanowire that…

[Translate to English:] Nanopartikel unter einem Elektronenmikroskop
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New spectroscopic methods for the quantitative detection of functional groups on the nanoparticles surface

The combination of nanoparticles with biologically active molecules such as antibodies offers promising applications in the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. In order to design these so-called bioconjugated nanoparticles in a…

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World Quantum Day 2025 – Where Quantum Science Meets Nanoscience 

To mark World Quantum Day on April 14 in the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, researchers from the Department of Physics at the University of Basel share insights into their work in quantum science. In this video,…

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Damaged but not defeated: Bacteria use nano-spearguns to retaliate against attacks

Some bacteria deploy tiny spearguns to retaliate against rival attacks. Researchers at the University of Basel mimicked attacks by poking bacteria with an ultra-sharp tip. Using this approach, they have uncovered that bacteria assemble…

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