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Resistant vines in times of climate change
The trinational project WiVitis revolves around sustainable viticulture and concepts that help vineyards tackle the challenges of climate change. Switching over to resistant vine varieties that are adapted to climate change seems an…
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A diverse variety of research projects in the Nano Imaging Lab
Yesterday morning the Nano Imaging Lab's User Event took place. In short presentations, six researchers described their research approaches and how they are supported by the Nano Imaging Lab (NI Lab) team. The range of research topics…
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Method for detecting nanoparticles in early life nutrition
Researchers from the SNI network have developed a technique that can detect nanoparticles (that is, particles with a diameter of less than 100 nanometers) in early life nutrition products with a high sample throughput. Nanoparticles are…
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SNI Annual Report 2023
The Annual Report 2023 is online! In the general part of the annual report, we look back at the year 2023, summarizing achievements, progress, and key milestones in education, fundamental and applied research, services, outreach, and…
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SNC 2024: Register now!
Register now for the Swiss NanoConvention 2024 in Basel (4 – 5 June 2024 in the Congress Center Basel). Don't miss this conference where top researchers from academia and industry come together with leaders from government, politics and…
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Using light to produce medication and plastics more efficiently
Anyone who wants to produce medication, plastics or fertilizer using conventional methods needs heat for chemical reactions – but not so with photochemistry, where light provides the energy. The process to achieve the desired product also…/ News, Portraits
International Women's Day 2024
Today is International Women's Day! We are proud to have strong women in our network. An excellent example is Sonja Schmid, who joined the University of Basel as a Professor of Physical Chemistry at the beginning of 2024. She talks about…/ News
tunBasel 2024: Visible and invisible light
From 11 -17 March 2024, children and young people aged 7 to 13 can experience technology and science in a fun way at tunBasel. Together with the Department of Physics, the Swiss Nanoscience Institute will once again have a stand where…/ News, Portraits
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 11 is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. To mark the occasion, we have published a new video in the series "Who are the women in the nanosciences". Rahel Kaiser talks about her research at the Department of…