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SNI Annual Report – interactive, informative and entertaining!
SNI Annual Report – interactive, informative and entertaining! It's that time again: the 2024 annual report is ready! And this year, we have not only filled it with exciting facts, figures and successes, but have also made it interactive…/ News, Berichte
Science meets art - a creative workshop with the participation of the SNI at the Cartoon Museum Basel!
What an inspiring experience! As part of the IBSA Foundation's Let's Science Initiative, the team from the Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) had the opportunity to explore the fascinating connection between science and art at the…/ News
International Women`s Day 2025
✨ This International Women's Day, we are celebrating the women who are pushing the boundaries of science and innovation. As 2025 is also the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, we are focusing on a female quantum…/ News, Research
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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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…/ News, Portraits
International Day of Girls and Women in Science
Today, we celebrate the International Day of Girls and Women in Science, and 2025 is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology! What better way to mark this day than by speaking with a scientist who, together with her team,…/ News
Happy Holidays
🎄✨ We wish you happy holidays and a good start to a healthy, peaceful and happy new year! Many thanks to all members and partners in our network. Thanks to your commitment, the SNI can perform research and services at the highest level,…
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SNI INSight December 2024
At the end of the year, there is a new issue of SNI INSight full of information about research by SNI members and activities of the last few months. It starts with an interview about the AI AlphaFold, whose developers have just been…