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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…

Heart model with cells in the background
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Origami-based artificial heart tissue

Researchers from the SNI network have developed a new method for producing artificial heart tissue. In the form of a plaster, the multi-layered tissue could support the healing process of dead tissue in the event of a heart attack, for…

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Nanostructures for better implants

Researchers from the SNI network investigated how nanostructured titanium surfaces can improve dental implants. The interdisciplinary team investigated the viability of osteoblasts and fibroblasts and controlled how different bacterial…

Researchers have created two types of synthetic protocells that can communicate with each other. (Image created with DALL-E by University of Basel)
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Synthetic cells emulate natural cellular communication

A research team from the University of Basel has succeeded in synthesizing simple, environmentally sensitive cells complete with artificial organelles. For the first time, the researchers have also been able to emulate natural cell-cell…

Magnetic field dependence of a strained chromium sulfur bromide ribbon
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Reversal of magnetism through stretching

Ribbons of the two-dimensional semiconductor chromium sulfur bromide (CrSBr) change their magnetization when stretched. Researchers from the SNI network recently published in the scientific journal Nano Letters how they selectively stretch…

Scheme of the experimental setup
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Strong coupling between Andreev qubits mediated by a microwave resonator

Physicists from the University of Basel have succeeded in coupling two Andreev qubits coherently over a macroscopic distance for the first time. They achieved this with the help of microwave photons generated in a narrow superconducting…

Magnetic phases
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Control of skyrmions possible

Using scanning SQUID microscopy at very low temperatures, researchers from the SNI network have visualized the microscopic structure of the magnetic phases and their transitions on the surface of the insulator Cu2OSeO3. The researchers from…

AFM tip on a monolayer of molybdenum disulfide on a gold surface
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Friction depends on speed

A team of researchers from the SNI network has recently shown that, on the nanometer scale, frictional forces depend on speed. The scientists from Professor Ernst Meyer's team at the Department of Physics (University of Basel) moved the tip…

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