UNI NOVA – Research Magazine of the University of Basel
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DossierQuantum sensors revolutionize microscopy.
Text: Christel Möller / While quantum computers are still a thing of the future, the application of quantum-based sensors is already a reality. Physicists based in Basel have developed extremely sensitive sensors that are able to provide images at an unprecedented resolution.
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In conversation“We live in a class society.”
Interview: Urs Hafner / The sociologist Oliver Nachtwey thinks people should argue openly about their different economic interests and believes that the class society has never ended.
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OpinionHow precise are the sciences, Tobias Straumann?
Text: Tobias Straumann / The humanities and natural sciences differ fundamentally on the issue of how to depict the world accurately. They also deal with the problem of imprecise findings in different ways.
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OpinionHow precise are the sciences, Dieter Ebert?
Text: Dieter Ebert / The humanities and natural sciences differ fundamentally on the issue of how to depict the world accurately. They also deal with the problem of imprecise findings in different ways.
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ResearchUsing stem cells to combat cerebral palsy.
Text: Irène Dietschi / Cerebral palsy is a physical disability caused by brain damage in early infancy. Raphael Guzman explores the potential of using stem cells to treat this paralysis of the brain in his laboratory at the Department of Biomedicine. In the future, the neurosurgeon hopes to be able to help affected children shortly after birth.
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ResearchHow snowflakes are formed.
Text: Yvonne Vahlensieck / Cold temperatures alone are not enough: for snowflakes to form, biological particles are often needed to act as ice nuclei. It is precisely these particles that Basel-based environmental scientists are researching on the Jungfraujoch glacier saddle and in the most northern part of Norway.
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Second-language support for children: the sooner, the better.
Text: Samuel Schlaefli / The sooner children from immigrant backgrounds can benefit from care outside the family, the more quickly they will learn to speak German, which in turn means they will be less disadvantaged once they enter school. These are the findings of a long-term study conducted by Basel developmental psychologists.
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In picturesThe weed from the east.
Text: Christoph Dieffenbacher / Genetische Analysen helfen, die Ausbreitung von Neophyten zu verstehen.
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OpinionIs there such a thing as politically correct language?
Text: Deborah Mühlebach / Political language criticism teaches us about the effects words actually have – and invites us to open up to other people through language.
