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Investigation of “magic” graphene
Researchers from the SNI network have used an atomic force microscope in pendulum mode to study a two-layer graphene device. In this bilayer graphene, the two layers of pure carbon were rotated by the “magic angle” of approximately 1.1°…
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Better classification with machine learning
Researchers from the SNI network have introduced a new machine learning technique specifically designed to enhance the analysis of protein unfolding using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) data. The team of Prof. Michael Nash (University of…
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Nano Image Award 2023
The winners of the Nano Image Award 2023 have been selected! Congratulations! And many thanks to everyone who submitted beautiful images of the micro and nano world to the Nano Image Award 2023!/ News, Portraits
Who are the women in nanoscience? Tamara Utzinger, University of Basel
Tamara Utzinger would definitely study nanosciences again, she tells us in an interview. She particularly liked the family atmosphere and the diversity of the program. She has just completed her Master's degree in nanosciences with a…
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Dominik Zumbühl elected American Physical Society Fellow for 2023
Prof. Dr. Dominik Zumbühl, SNI member and director of the NCCR Spin, receives the award “For quantum transport experiments in semiconductor nanostructures at low temperatures studying coherence, spins, and spin-orbit coupling including…
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Boundaries in the nanosciences
The current issue of UNI NOVA is about how borders divide, divide and create obstacles. We contributed a listicle on boundaries in nanoscience. A longer, more detailed version can be found here. The current issue of UNI NOVA "This side…
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Vibrations of molecules visualized and studied
Researchers from the SNI network have developed a new method for imaging the vibration of molecules. The scientists, led by Professor Ernst Meyer from the Department of Physics at the University of Basel, have studied a specific pyrene…/ News, Portraits
Women in the SNI network: Sina Saxer, FHNW
Dr. Sina Saxer is a research associate at the School of Life Sciences at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland. She is fascinated by surfaces, which play a role in many different applications. She talks about…