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SNI update

Dezember 2011

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Words from the Editor

Dear colleagues

The weeks before the end of the year are normally quite hectic: the paper should be finalized before the holidays, forms for a grant have to be submitted, the strategy and planning for next year should be discussed with various colleagues, then there are some Christmas parties and maybe some private mailings that need to be done.
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Cover Story

Invitation from the sheik

For Meret Hornstein und Tibor Gyalog science shows are by now routine. Several times a year, the two communication experts from the Swiss Nanoscience Institute at the University of Basel pack their boxes and head off to explain nanoscale science to kids and interested adults. For each event and for each specific audience they adjust their presentations and topics. However, they both have gained such experience that they are able to present their Nanorama ad-hoc.
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We introduce...

Sylvia Jeney

In this December issue of SNI update we introduce the young and successful scientist Dr. Sylvia Jeney. She is employed at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and is leading a research project on nanospectroscopic methods in living systems at the Swiss Nanoscience Institute. Her research attracted specific interest this year as she published her work in Nature and Nature Physics.
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Events

Journey to other worlds - a success story

To join a researcher on a trip to different worlds - this was the reason for more than 400 interested visitors to come to visit the sold out Schauspielhaus in Basel on the 18th of November. A diverse audience between 10 and more than 80 years old used the unique opportunity to witness this first trip through other worlds from the cosmos to the nanoworld.
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Science Festival in Abu Dhabi

Meret Hornstein, Florian Dettwiler, and Tibor Gyalog represented the Swiss Nanoscience Institute at the first Abu Dhabi Science Fetsival and demonstrated the fascination of nanoscience to a broad audience.
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Nanoscience in the Snow

The 7th edition of the “Nanoscience in the Snow” meeting organized in the framework of the Swiss NCCR “Nanoscale Science” will take place at the Art Furrer Resort in Riederalp from Wednesday, 25 January through to Friday, 27 January 2012.
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Awards

Christoph Gerber receives Scientific Excellence Award

On 27th October 2011, Professor Dr. Christoph Gerber from the Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) at the University of Basel received the Scientific Excellence Award from the Allicance of NanoHealth (ANH). He was awarded for his outstanding scientific contribution in nanotechnology, nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine.
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Internal Information

Intermediate report

Recently, Audrey Fischer has sent out templates for the intermediate report to all module leaders. Like in previous years we have to submit two separate reports for Argovia projects and the NCCR program. Deadline for both programmes is 13th January 2012.
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New brochures for the Nano Curriculum

The Swiss Nanoscience Institute has recently produced a new brochure and a new small flyer about the Nano Curriculum. The flyer points out that studying Nanoscience might be an attractive alternative to disciplines like Physics, Chemistry or Biology for students with a broad interest in natural sciences. The new brochure gives detailed Information about the bachelor and the master studies in Nanoscience at the University in Basel.
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Calls

Nano-Tera Projects

The call for proposals for Nano-Tera projects us now open. Until 31st January 2012, proposals covering topics out of the three main research areas “wearable and implantable systems, ambient and environment systems, and energy systems” can be submitted.
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Recent press releases

Ultracold atoms coupled to nano membranes

Basel, 22.11.2011. Tiny mechanical oscillators are interesting objects for studying the frontiers between classical and quantum physics. Researchers from the University of Basel recently succeeded to couple a 50 nanometer thick membrane with ultracold atoms. Additionally, they were able to investigate the properties of the membrane and demonstrate the limits of its mechanical qualities. Results of these studies were published in Physical Review Letters» and «Applied Physics Letters».
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Einstein´s formula for describing the movement of small particles in water needs adaptation

Basel, 10.10.2011. Einstein´s formula to predict motion of tiny particles suspended in water needs slight adaptations. This is the conclusion of a study from the EPFL Lausanne that was carried out with support of the Swiss Nanoscience Institute at the University of Basel. The research results of this study were published in the renowned science journal “Nature”.
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