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Begrüssung der Erstsemestrigen zum Physikstudium
Am nächsten Montag 16. September 2019 heissen wir die neuen Physikstudierenden um 13:15 Uhr im neuen Hörsaal 1 der Physik, Eingang St. Johanns-Ring 25, willkommen. Zum gegenseitigen Kennenlernen gibt es im Anschluss um 15 Uhr einen Apéro in…
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1st Women in Physics networking hike
On Wednesday, June 10th 2019, a group of female physicists from various different research groups of the Department of Physics at the University of Basel set out on a journey to Beckenried, NW, at the shore of Lake Lucerne, to go on their…
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Crystal phase engineering: the “art” of creating materials with tailor made properties by playing with their crystal structure
Nowadays materials science faces an even more ambitious task: creating materials by design, that is engineering materials with tailor made properties, typically because they can be useful for some specific applications. A way to achieve…
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QUSTEC call for PhD students
Quantum Science and Technologies QUSTEC on EUCOR -- The European Campus (Uni Basel, Uni Freiburg, Uni Strasbourg, Karlsruhe KIT, and IBM Zurich) Call open for 39 doctoral fellowships at eucor-uni.org/qustec! Apply now, call closes Aug 19,…
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The group of technology of the Department of Physics published a video of “rippling ribbons” to the Gallery of Fluid Motion competition held at the last annual APS/DfD meeting.
This video described a phenomenon during planar flow casting of amorphous metallic ribbons. gfm.aps.org/meetings/dfd-2018/5b9ada89b8ac3105e5ac8e25 Moreover, the use of these amorphous metallic ribbons and the collaboration with…
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Cryo-force spectroscopy reveals the mechanical properties of DNA components
Physicists from the University of Basel have developed a new method to examine the elasticity and binding properties of DNA molecules on a surface at extremely low temperatures. With a combination of cryo-force spectroscopy and computer…
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Das Departement trauert um Professor G.A. Tammann (1932 - 2019).

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Philipp Treutlein and Nicolas Sangouard win Ehrenfest "Best Paper Award" for quantum foundations 2017!
https://www.iqoqi-vienna.at/ehrenfest-award/2017/
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Marta De Luca is awarded a SNF Ambizione grant
Ambizione grants are aimed at young researchers who wish to conduct, manage and lead an independent project at a Swiss higher education institution. The scheme supports young researchers both from Switzerland and abroad. Scientists holding…