Nanoscale Science

The Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) developed from the National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) “Nanoscale Science” and constitutes a priority program of the University of Basel. It combines basic science with application-orientated research. In various projects researchers focus on nanoscale structures and aim at providing new impact and ideas to the life sciences, to the sustainable use of resources, and to information and communication technologies. The University of Basel as the leading house coordinates the NCCR network of the involved universities, federal research institutes, industrial partners and the Argovia-network, which is financed by the Swiss Canton of Aargau. With the establishment of the SNI the University of Basel continues to secure the internationally acknowledged position as a centre of excellence in nanoscale sciences.
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Recent publications

Atomic-scale friction modulated by a buried interface
S. Maier, E. Gnecco, A. Baratoff, R. Bennewitz, and E. Meyer
Phys. Rev. B 78, 045432
Combined atomic and friction force microscopy reveals a significant modulation of atomic-scale friction related to the small periodic rumpling induced at the interface between heteroepitaxial films of ...
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Ubiquitous Mechanisms of Energy Dissipation in Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy
S. Alireza Ghasemi, Stefan Goedecker, Alexis Baratoff, Thomas Lenosky, Ernst Meyer and Hans J. Hug
Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 236106
Atomistic simulations considering larger tip structures than hitherto assumed reveal novel dissipation mechanisms in noncontact atomic force microscopy. The potential energy surfaces of realistic sili ...
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Full list of publications

SFM imaging of cultured fibroblasts
(Photo: Tobias Reichlin)

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		PD Dr. Teresa de los Arcos wins a Prize for her Book on Nanotubes PD Dr. Teresa de los Arcos received the Prize "Premio de Ensayos Esteban de Terreros 2008" for her Book "La Era del Camaleón" ("The Era of the Chameleon") consisting in the publication of the book by a prestigious editorial and 10'000 Euro.