🧪 In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers from the SNI network at @unibas.ch demonstrate how unpaired electrons in molecular clusters interact and can be controlled. Further information: nanoscience.unibas.ch/en/news/deta... #nanoscience #quantumcomputing #radicals

Unpaired electrons in molecular clusters: New findings for quantum components

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🏊‍♀️💦Need to cool off? No problem with July’s “Tool of the Month": The swim bag. It holds a lot and everything stays dry when you jump into the Rhine after work or studying (don't forget to follow security advices). nanoscience.unibas.ch/en/news/deta... @unibas.ch @baselstadt.bsky.social #nanoscience

Tool of the Month: The Swim Bag – Perfect for Basel’s Summer!

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The latest issue of SNI INSight – our animated e-magazine – is now online. This issue offers latest research and activities at the Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) - including applied research projects, news from the PhD School and the study program. sniunibas.relayto.com/e/sni-insigh...

A highlight from our network recently published in Advanced Functional Materials.

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Like a miniature lunar rocket: Researchers at University of Basel developed a modular nanorobot for tasks in medicine, industry or environmental technology. It's even self-assembling and reusable. 👉 www.unibas.ch/en/News-Even... @nanoscience.ch

We’re kicking off our new "Tool of the Month" series with the #DriveAFM — an innovative Atomic Force Microscope (#AFM) from Nanosurf from – that precisely measures mechanical and electrical properties of surfaces and can be used to manipulate structures! youtube.com/shorts/dQj-Q... #nanoscience

Tool of the Month: Drive AFM

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🎉Congratulations to the winners of this year's ACS Nano Impact Award from our network at the @unibas.ch and @unibe.ch for their publication on controllable quantum effects. 📌More information at: nanoscience.unibas.ch/en/news/deta... #ACSNanoImpactAward #Nanotechnology #Nanoscience #QuantumTechnology

ACS Nano Impact Award for publication on controllable quantum effects

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Starting on May 17, the Museum #Burghalde in Lenzburg will offer a glimpse into the #micro- and #nanoworld. Integrated into the permanent exhibition, five #NanoCubes use electron microscope images and lenses to provide a new perspective on the exhibits. @unibas.ch @kapoaargau.bsky.social

🧪 An international team from the SNI network has succeeded in producing ultra-thin, ordered layers of metal-organic frameworks (#MOFs) at the interface between air and a liquid. They published their findings in “Small Structures”. nanoscience.unibas.ch/en/news/deta... @fhnw.ch @unibas.ch #MOF

Single-layer MOF nanosheets: Great potential for versatile applications

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🧪 Nanoscience for a better future – Our Annual Report is now online! 📌 Have a look at the diverse activities of the SNI's interdisciplinary research network in 2025: sniunibas.relayto.com/e/annual-rep... @unibas.ch @fhnw.ch @psi.ch @dbsse123.bsky.social @csem.ch #nanoscience #nanotechnology

Happy Birthday #AFM! To celebrate the first description of the atomic force microscope (AFM) in Physical Review Letters, we spoke to our longstanding honorary member Christoph Gerber, who, together with Carl Quate and Gerd Binnig, invented this groundbreaking instrument. @unibas.ch bit.ly/4raqCOm

Christoph Gerber — a life devoted to the nanosciences

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🧪 Some bacteria are miniature masters of navigation: A built-in “compass” made of #magnetic #nanoparticles helps them to reliably find the optimal habitat. Researchers at the @unibas.ch have now unlocked the magnetic properties of individual #bacteria. youtu.be/yUrNWTjdoS8 nanoscience.unibas.ch

Studying bacteria with built-in compass

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Researchers from the SNI network have developed a new sensor system based on platinum #nanostructures that allows the optical differentiation of terpene enantiomers at the molecular level. Published in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social nanoscience.unibas.ch/en/news/deta... @unibas.ch #nanoscience

Sensor system for hard-to-differentiate volatile scent compounds

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🦷 Better dental reconstructions thanks to optimized zirconia Researchers from the SNI network have published in "Ceramics International" key factors that significantly influence the surface and mechanical properties of dental zirconia. 🧪 nanoscience.unibas.ch/en/news/deta... @unibas.ch @fhnw.ch

Better dental reconstructions: New insights into dental zirconia

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The University of Basel is taking on a co-lead role in National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) ‘Precision’, dedicated to cutting-edge research in high-precision measurements.

University of Basel takes co-lead role in National Centre of Competence in Research ‘Precision’

A new National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) is dedicated to cutting-edge research in high-precision measurements. As the second home institution, the University of Basel will play a central...

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❄️ We look back on a very successful "Nanoscience in the Snow" winter school. A big thank you to all speakers and participants for their active and engaged contributions and congratulations to Alessandro on winning the Best Poster Award 👏! nanoscience.unibas.ch/en/forschung... @unibas.ch

🧪Researchers from the SNI network have, for the first time, tracked energy flow in the #semiconductor #germanium with unprecedented accuracy using ultrafast laser spectroscopy. @unibas.ch #UltrafastSpectroscopy #Nanoscience youtu.be/LRHfHVK5ZL4 nanoscience.unibas.ch/de/news/deta...

Energy flow in semiconductors

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Many thanks to all our members, partners, and followers for your work and interest in our #nanoscale #research. We wish you happy holidays and look forward to exciting new projects in 2026. nanoscience.unibas.ch/en/ @unibas.ch @fhnw.ch @psich.bsky.social #Nanoscience #Nanotechnology #Nanoimaging

🧪The December edition of SNI INSight is out now! Featuring interviews about the Nobel Prizes, PhD milestones, funding updates, and much more.✨ nanoscience.unibas.ch/en/outreach/... @unibas.ch #nanoscience #nanotechnology

🧪A study led by the @unibas.ch found that nuclear pore complexes are not rigid structures but have dynamic, constantly moving interiors. This changes how we understand cellular transport and may influence research on diseases and therapies. @biozentrum.unibas.ch nanoscience.unibas.ch/en/news/deta...

Congratulations to the winners of the Nano Image Award 2025 and many thanks to all contributors! nanoscience.unibas.ch/en/news/deta... @unibas.ch @fhnw.ch

💡 When quantum light does work! A team of physicists from the unibas.ch shows that light from #quantum systems isn’t just waste heat – it can carry useful #energy. A new theoretical framework for the #thermodynamics of #quantum systems.✨ nanoscience.unibas.ch/en/news/deta... @rwth.bsky.social

When quantum light does work

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Researchers from the SNIunibas network use a #diphtheria toxin domain to fuse lipid vesicles at neutral pH, achieving gentle, controlled membrane fusion for #bio-inspired technologies. More information at: nanoscience.unibas.ch/en/news/deta... @unibas.ch bas.ch @psich.bsky.social #nanoscience

A Toxin with a Useful Twist

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Researchers from SNI network have developed innovative, extremely small, and robust magnetic field probes based on #SQUIDs that enable #high-resolution images of #nanoscale magnetic structures. nanoscience.unibas.ch/en/news/deta... @unibas.ch #Magnetometry #ScanningMicroscopy

Ultrasensitive SQUID nanoprobes for high-resolution magnetic field images

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🌟What a bright day! 🌟 20 young female researchers dived into #physics, #quantum & #nanoscience during the Swiss "Zukunftstag". Thanks to all who made it shine! @nanoscience.ch @unibas.ch #PhysicsDepartment #BaselQuantumCenter #Zukunftstag #STEM #GirlsinSTEM

At the Global Science Film Festival 2025, we presented our short film on the Type VI secretion system – the bacterial “nanoharpoon”. A glimpse into the fascinating world of microbial #nanoweapons! youtu.be/7YV3SrJ1nBk #ScienceCommunication #Microbiology @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch #nanoscience

Fight for Survival: The nano-weapon of bacteria

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A team from the SNI network has shown for the first time that lateral phase separation in #membranes can be controlled by a chemical reaction – a key step toward “smart” artificial vesicles. More at: nanoscience.unibas.ch/en/news/deta... #chemistry #nanoscience #Catalysis @unibas.ch

What is the Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI)? Have a look what the SNI means to some of our doctoral students. youtu.be/lkDFlzzyc2M #nanoscience #nanotechnology #Interdisciplinary #network #science #PhDSchool #GraduateSchool @unibas.ch @psich.bsky.social @fhnw.ch

What does the SNI mean to our PhD students? 🎓

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🎥 #SRF featured our #STEM promotion activity "MINT on the move". In the “Schweiz aktuell” program, SRF showed how we get children excited about science and technology - on a #SOB train ride! 👉https://nanoscience.unibas.ch/en/news/details/srf-beitrag-ueber-mint-unterwegs/ @unibas.ch

Am 8. & 9. Oktober bringen wir wieder spannende Experimente in den Zug – von Basel nach Göschenen und wieder zurück. Alle können mitmachen. Ihr benötigt nur ein Zugticket. Wir freuen uns auf euch! Mehr unter: nanoscience.unibas.ch/de/news/deta... #MINT #MINTUnterwegs #Wissenschaft @unibas.ch

Are you interested in one of the new #PhD School projects at the SNI? Then listen to what SNI doctoral students have to say about our PhD School: youtu.be/v3cm3wSs98Y New projects: nanoscience.unibas.ch/en/forschung... @unibas.ch @psich.bsky.social @fhnw.ch

What makes the SNI PhD School special?

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