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Friedrich-Karl Thielemann receives renowned astronomy award
Friedrich-Karl Thielemann, professor emeritus of theoretical physics at the University of Basel, receives the Karl Schwarzschild Medal 2020. With this award, the German Astronomical Society honors his research at the interface between…
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Prof. Ilaria Zardo: promotion to Associate Professor
The Department of Physics congratulates Prof. Ilaria Zardo on her promotion to Associate Professor as of 1st August 2020.
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A highly light-absorbent and tunable material
By layering different two-dimensional materials, physicists at the University of Basel have created a novel structure with the ability to absorb almost all light of a selected wavelength. The achievement relies on a double layer of…
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Adding noise for completely secure communication
How can we protect communications against “eavesdropping” if we don’t trust the devices used in the process? This is one of the main questions in quantum cryptography research. Researchers at the University of Basel and ETH Zurich have…
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Congratulation to Simon Suter for his successful final apprenticeship examination
We congratulate our apprentice Simon Suter to his successful apprenticeship as a poly mechanic. He graduated his final exam with a grade of 5.3/6.
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Operational Concept for the Department of Physics
New operating concept effective on 10.06.2020
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Prof. Martino Poggion: Promotion to Full Professor
The Department of Physics congratulates Prof. Martino Poggio on his promotion to Full Professor as of 1st August 2020.
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Easing of 'Emergency Operations'
Starting on 02.06.2020
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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…