13 Oct 2021 / Research, People

Tenure-track Assistant Professorship in Quantum Condensed Matter Theory and Quantum Computing (Deadline 15th of January 2022)

The Department of Physics at the University of Basel, Switzerland, invites applications for a professorship in quantum condensed matter theory and quantum computing.

25 Aug 2021 / News, Research, People, Info

Appointment of Andrea Hofmann as assistant professor (Tenure Track)

The University of Basel has appointed Dr. Andrea Hofmann as assistant professors with tenure track.

02 Aug 2021 / Research

Appointment as external scientific member of the Max Planck Institute Halle

The Max Planck Institute Halle appoints Prof. Dr. Daniel Loss from the Department of Physics at the University of Basel as a new external scientific member.

06 Jul 2021 / News, Research, Studies, Doctorate/PhD, People

Thomas Karg wins Swiss Nanotechnology PhD Award

The Swiss Nanotechnology PhD Award is given by the Swiss Micro‐ and Nanotechnology Network for excellent scientific first‐author publications in the field of Nanotechnology and Nanoscience published by PhD students. Thomas Karg received the…

16 Jun 2021 / Research

Prof. Ingo Sick verstorben

Am Sonntag, 30. Mai 2021 ist Prof. emer. Ingo Sick nach kurzer Krankheit, zwei Tage nach seinem 82. Geburtstag, verstorben. Im Namen der Institutsleitung des Departement Physik Prof. Martino Poggio (Link zum Nachruf)

23 Apr 2021 / Research

Quantum steering for more precise measurements

Quantum systems consisting of several particles can be used to measure magnetic or electric fields more precisely. A young physicist at the University of Basel has now proposed a new scheme for such measurements that uses a particular kind…

19 Apr 2021 / News, Research, People

Ilaria Zardo - Portraits of women in science in the fields of MAP

This project of the Platform MAP aims to show how women scientists in the formerly male fields of mathematics, astronomy and physics (MAP) have successfully established themselves in Switzerland. It aims to encourage young women to pursue…

15 Mar 2021 / Research

New class of substances for redox reactions

An interdisciplinary, multinational research team presents a new class of chemical compounds that can be reversibly oxidized and reduced. The compounds known as ‘pyrazinacenes’ are simple, stable compounds that consist of a series of…

01 Mar 2021 / News, Research

Oliver Müller on 3sat broadcast "Nano"