Media releases 2020
![Das Team von Artidis, ein Spin-off der Universität Basel. (Bild: Artidis).](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/5/csm_23.06.2020_Artidis_f13d8fe4d1.jpg?1669983867)
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Breast Cancer Diagnostics: Spin-off Artidis announces successful clinical trial
The company Artidis, a University of Basel spin-off, has announced that it developed a test procedure that can detect breast cancer with a very high sensitivity. This is demonstrated by a clinical trial that investigated whether a…![Schematische Darstellung des Versuchsaufbau: Zwischen zwei Kontakten (silber) befindet sich eine atomar dünne Schicht Wolframditellurid. Der Stromfluss in dem Material erfolgt nur an den Aussenkanten in sehr schmalen Kanälen. (Bild: Departement Physik, Universität Basel)](/fileadmin/_processed_/8/a/csm_25.05.2020_Verlustfreie_Stromleitung_an_den_Kanten_b95df821bd.jpg?1669987890)
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Lossless conduction at the edges
Atomically thin layers of the semimetal tungsten ditelluride conduct electricity losslessly along narrow, one-dimensional channels at the crystal edges. The material is therefore a second-order topological insulator. By obtaining…![Eine Schleife aus Laserlicht koppelt die Vibrationen einer nanomechanischen Membran (im Hintergrund) an den Spin einer Wolke von Atomen. (Illustration: Universität Basel, Departement Physik)](/fileadmin/_processed_/b/7/csm_08.05.2020_Licht-Schleife_koppelt_Quantensysteme_ueber_Distanz_9b9df9841d.jpg?1669987891)
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Laser loop couples quantum systems over a distance
For the first time, researchers have succeeded in creating strong coupling between quantum systems over a greater distance. They accomplished this with a novel method in which a laser loop connects the systems, enabling nearly lossless…![Unebenheiten in Graphen verlangsamen die mittlere Bewegung von Elektronen. Wenn die Graphenlage wie eine Tischdecke an zwei gegenüberliegenden Enden gezogen wird, werden die Unebenheiten geglättet und der Elektronentransport verbessert. (Bild: Swiss Nanoscience Institute, Universität Basel)](/fileadmin/_processed_/9/f/csm_16.04.2020_Schneller_wenn_eben_fda450c9ca.jpg?1669987891)
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Flatter graphene, faster electrons
Scientists from the Swiss Nanoscience Institute and the Department of Physics at the University of Basel developed a technique to flatten corrugations in graphene layers. This leads to an improved sample quality and can be applied to other…![Ein geladenes Stickstoffmolekül wird von einem Kalzium-Ion in einem optischen Gitter störungsfrei ausgelesen. (Bild: Universität Basel, Departement Chemie)](/fileadmin/_processed_/9/e/csm_16.03.2020_Stoerungsfreie_Untersuchung_von_einzelnen_Molekuelen_1896a368e2.jpg?1669987892)
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Perturbation-free studies of single molecules
Researchers of the University of Basel have developed a new method with which individual isolated molecules can be studied precisely – without destroying the molecule or even influencing its quantum state. This highly sensitive technique…![Um in den Zellkern (grau) zu gelangen, müssen die Polymersomen (rot) die Kernmembran (dunkelblau) durch die Kernporenporenkomplexe (Lücken in der Kernmembran) passieren. (Bild: Christina Zelmer, Universität Basel; Evi Bieler, Swiss Nanoscience Institute)](/fileadmin/_processed_/1/4/csm_28.01.2020_Nanocontainer_ad89a19f2b.jpg?1669987892)
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Nanocontainers introduced into the nucleus of living cells
An interdisciplinary team from the University of Basel has succeeded in creating a direct path for artificial nanocontainers to enter into the nucleus of living cells. To this end, they produced biocompatible polymer vesicles that can pass…![Zebrafischembryo](/fileadmin/_processed_/9/4/csm_09.01.2020_Molekulare_Fabriken_574c4c08aa.jpg?1669982163)