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World Quantum Day 2025 – Where Quantum Science Meets Nanoscience
To mark World Quantum Day on April 14 in the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, researchers from the Department of Physics at the University of Basel share insights into their work in quantum science. In this video,…
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Nano Imaging Lab - User Event 2025
An inspiring morning full of exciting insights into current research projects using nanoimaging lies behind us! The program reflected the wide variety of scientific questions to which SNI's Nano Imaging Lab (NI Lab) is making valuable…/ News
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…