Starting this coming Sunday, May 17, the Museum Burghalde in Lenzburg will offer a glimpse into the micro- and nanoworld. Integrated into the permanent exhibition, five NanoCubes use electron microscope images to provide a new perspective on the exhibits.

The NanoCubes are a joint project of the Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) at the University of Basel and the Museum Burghalde in Lenzburg. After two years of preparation, they are now being unveiled in combination with a puzzle trail — which is not just for children.  

Last week, the Museum Burghalde team presented the NanoCubes to several members of the press. Following a brief welcome and introduction by museum director Dr. Marc Seidel and SNI Outreach Manager Dr. Kerstin Beyer-Hans, the retired former head of the SNI Nano Imaging Lab, Dr. Markus Dürrenberger, described how he implemented the concept for the NanoCubes. In an engaging manner, he presented the individual stations and explained how he was able to creatively solve numerous technical problems during construction. Thematically, the NanoCubes address the following topics: the transformation of wood over time, the hardness of various metals, surface structures, microscopic traces of firearms, and different colors resulting from particles of varying sizes.

For the teams at the Museum Burghalde and the SNI, this marks their third successful collaboration, in which they have combined their respective areas of expertise to help visitors of the Museum Burghalde better understand scientific phenomena. 

We are delighted with the successful completion of the project and are now very excited to see how the NanoCubes are received.

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Museum Burghalde Lenzburg NanoCube 
Familien-Sonntag 17. May at Museum Burghalde