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At the interface between research and teaching: Anja Car receives the Teaching Excellence Award 2023 for “Service to Teaching”
On 25 May, the coordinator of the nanosciences program, Dr. Anja Car, was presented with the Teaching Excellence Award 2023 for “Service to Teaching” from the University of Basel. After being nominated based on positive feedback from…/ News, Research
New production process for therapeutic nanovesicles
Researchers at the University of Basel have developed an efficient method for the preparation of therapeutic nanovesicles, thereby fulfilling a key prerequisite for industrial production. The method also paves the way for research into…/ News, Research
Under control to the very end – how our cells kill themselves
Every day, millions of cells die in our body. Other than generally assumed, cells do not simply burst at the end of their lives but rather, a specific protein serves as a breaking point for cell membrane rupture. Researchers at the…
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Ready to start for many interested kids
At this year's Science Days for children at Europa-Park Rust on May 11 and 12, the SNI team is offering exciting experiments and crafts all about light. Everyone who is interested can create a bracelet or keychain with UV beads. These…/ News, Portraits
Women in the SNI network: Oya Tagit
"Follow your dream!" That's what Prof. Dr. Oya Tagit recommends in the short video that continues our series of videos featuring women from the SNI network. Oya Tagit is a professor at the School of Life Sciences at the University of…/ News, Berichte
MINT on the move
During two days, the SNI's outreach team was on the train to talk, tinker and experiment with anyone who wanted to. On the Treno Gottardo of the Schweizer Südostbahn (SOB), we had a diverse program available in the family compartment. From…
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MINT on the move: Science experiments on a train
The Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) at the University of Basel, in collaboration with Schweizerische Südostbahn AG (SOB), is launching a pilot project in which children and adults can conduct experiments while riding a train. Passengers…
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Happy Easter!
We wish everyone a Happy Easter! If no one wants to eat Easter eggs anymore, you can also experiment with eggs. Here are a few ideas for fun and exciting Easter and spring experiments.
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Annual report 2022
The SNI Annual Report is now online. The general section provides a concise overview of the various activities of the Swiss Nanoscience Institute in 2022. We provide a pdf and an animated version with embedded videos. The scientific…