Four researchers of the University of Basel have been awarded the prestigious ERC Advanced Grants by the European Research Council (ERC).
The microscopic world is governed by the rules of quantum mechanics, where the properties of a particle can be completely undetermined and yet strongly correlated with those of other particles. Physicists from the University of Basel have observed these so-called Bell correlations for the first time between hundreds of atoms.
For his research about the connection between the human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer, Harald zur Hausen received the Nobel Prize in Medicine. On April 27 2016, the virologist will visit the Pharmazentrum of the University of Basel.
The Rectorate has appointed Prof. Georg Rauter and Prof. Azhar Zam new assistant professors at the Faculty of Medicine. They will strengthen the team of project MIRACLE at the Department of Biomedical Engineering in Allschwil. The project is being funded by the Werner Siemens Foundation with 15.2 million Swiss Francs over the course of five years. The principal aim is to develop a robot-assisted laser that can cut bones very precisely and without any direct contact.
Forest trees use carbon not only for themselves; they also trade large quantities of it with their neighbours. The extensive carbon trade among trees – even among different species – is conducted via symbiotic fungi in the soil.
The globally increasing light pollution has negative effects on organisms and entire ecosystems. The consequences are especially hard on nocturnal insects, since their attraction to artificial light sources generally ends fatal. A new study by Swiss zoologists from the Universities of Basel and Zurich now shows that urban moths have learned to avoid light.
How can the International Federation of Association Football FIFA be reformed? Former FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter and Luis Moreno Ocampo, former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, will discuss this question at the University of Basel. The public panel will be held on Friday, 15 April at the Center for Teaching and Research.
Researchers of the University of Basel and Empa have gotten a step closer to engineering artificial muscles: they have developed a method to generate nanometer-thin silicone films.
The University of Basel is launching a new teaching award in five categories. Students and teachers are asked to nominate candidates for the Teaching Excellence Awards 2016.
