Nanonews April 2007
Words from the Director
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Dear colleagues
During the last year we have focused our communication activities mainly on external communication, media relations and events. Now we would also like to strengthen internal exchange and networking. Therefore, we have developed a new concept for our internal newsletter nanonews. From now on, nanonews will be published monthly as an e-newsletter. All NCCR members will receive an email introducing the topics with links to the more detailed information. Please make this form of nanonews a success by submitting information about the NCCR, your recent publications and news to the editors.
Thanks a lot and kind regards
Christian Schönenberger
Editors of nanonews
Awards
Professor Ueli Aebi received a Doctor honoris causa (Dr. h.c.) degree
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Professor Dr. Ueli Aebi of the Maurice Müller Institute at the University of Basel, Switzerland, received a Doctor honoris causa (Dr. h.c.) degree in medical sciences by the Charles University, Prague.
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Professor Christoph Gerber received the NBIC Award
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Professor Dr. Christoph Gerber received the NBIC Award for Research Excellence in Nanotechnology from the University of Pennsylvania for the invention of AFM, his outstanding scientific contributions regarding nanoscale phenomena and his leadership in the international Nanotechnology community.
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Swiss Technology Award 2007: Special award for Nanosurf, the Universities' first spin-off-company
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Nanosurf was awarded the Swiss Technology Award and the exceptional price of the Vontobel Foundation in the category "inventing the future" for the development of the first AFM System using the new Akiyama Probe which makes AFM handling extremely easy. In 1997, Nanosurf became the first spin-off company of the University of Basel.
Press release of the University of Basel
Events
Café Scientifique
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In February, the second Café Scientifique featured nanotechnology. More than 100 interested visitors listened to the symposium and the discussions of various experts in the field of nanoscience. For children from 8 to 12 years, the SNI offered a workshop with six different activities, all related to nanosciences and the role of size in nature.
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Workshop Safety and Risks in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
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Safety and risks in the nanosciences and nanotechnology were the subjects of a workshop that was held by the Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) in Basel in February 2007. Scientists from various Swiss research institutions presented their latest findings on this subject matter. They made it clear that certain nanomaterials definitely entail risks, but that further research is needed. However, the nanosciences and nanotechnology also offer enormous opportunities, which also need to be further researched and applied.
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Nanoscience in the Snow
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In March, the fourth Nanoscience in the Snow meeting was held on the Klewenalp, Switzerland. More than forty participants enjoyed interesting talks on ethics and different nanoscientific topics (ranging from quantum dots to manipulation of cells in the human body), perfect weather conditions, fresh snow, and a lot of fun. As in previous years, the event provided an excellent opportunity to combine science with networking and exchange for NCCR members of different departments and fields in nanosciences. For the first time the organizer Michel Calame included a ski and snowboard race. This new highlight will further increase the large interest among PhD students, Postdocs and Senior Scientists to participate in the event.
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Recent Media Releases
Addressable Nanorotors in a network
23th March 2007: Scientists of the Swiss Nanoscience Institute at the University of Basel and the Paul Scherrer Institute (Switzerland) in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Heidelberg (Germany) have made a major step forward in the development of addressable and functional supramolecular structures. Their work was published in the international science journal Chemical Communications. The team of Meike Stöhr, Lutz Gade and Thomas Jung incorporated single porphyrin molecules into a self-assembled perylene network. The porphyrin molecules can be thought of as tiny gears turning like rotors in the pores of the network. On this network surface, they behave totally different from porphyrin molecules in a solid state body, in solution or in the gas phase. The researchers are able to slow down the molecule movement by bringing the tip of a scanning tunnelling microscope into very close proximity to an individual molecule.
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Mit Graphit-Nanostrukturen zum Quantenrechner?
1st March 2007: Wissenschaftler des Nationalen Forschungsschwerpunktes Nanowissenschaften am Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) der Universität Basel zeigen erstmals, wie dünnste Graphitschichten zur Kodierung und Bearbeitung von Quanteninformation benutzt werden können. Die Forschungsgruppen um Prof. Guido Burkard und Prof. Daniel Loss veröffentlichen ihre Arbeit über Quantenpunkte auf den nur ein Atom dicken Graphitschichten heute in der angesehenen Fachzeitschrift «Nature Physics». Die Wissenschaftler kommen damit der Realisierung eines Quantencomputers, der die Informatik-Welt revolutionieren würde, wieder einen Schritt näher.
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Workshop in Basel: Is nano toxic?
19th February 2007: Safety and risks in the nanosciences and nanotechnology were the subject of a work-shop that was held by the Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) in Basel on 9 February 2007. Scientists from various Swiss research institutions presented their latest findings on this subject area. They made it clear that certain nanomaterials definitely entail risks, but that further research is needed. However, the nanosciences and nanotechnology also offer enormous opportunities, which also need to be further re-searched and applied.
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Dates for your diary
Review Panel Site Visit, 25th / 26th. April 2007
Addressing Societal Implications of Nanotechnology
, Prof. Arie Rip, 3rd May 2007, 20.00 Uhr, Wildt'sches Haus, Petersplatz 13, Basel
SNI Industry Day, 10th May, 2007, Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz
Wissenschaftsnacht, 6th July 2007, Berlin, Germany
SSOM Prize, 1st June, 2007, deadline for applications
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New in the SNI
Sarah Heizmann, since 1st Januray 2007 Doctoral student in Module 2
Sasa Vranjkovic, since 1st January in Module 3
Javad Farahani, since 1st March 2007 Postdoctoral student in Module 3
Caroline Valerie Ailhas, since 1st March 2007 Postdoctoral student in Module 5
Jorge Lobo-Checa, since 1st March 2007 Postdoctoral student in Module 5
Cornelia Palivan, since 1st March 2007 Postdoctoral student in Module 5
Recent Publications
Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms of In-Plane Mechanochemistry on Cantilever Arrays
Moyu Watari, Jane Galbraith, Hans-Peter Lang, Marilyne Sousa, Martin Hegner, Christoph Gerber, Mike A. Horton, and Rachel A. McKendry
Journal of the Americal Chemical Society 129, 601-609 (2007).
Chladni Figures Revisited Based on Nanomechanics
M. Dorrestijn, A. Bietsch, T. Açikalin, A. Raman, M. Hegner, E. Meyer, and Ch. Gerber
Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 026102 (2007)
Spin qubits in graphene quantum dots
Björn Trauzettel, Denis V. Bulaev, Daniel Loss and Guido Burkard
Nature Physics 3, 192 - 196 (2007)
Electric Dipole Spin Resonance for Heavy Holes in Quantum Dots
Denis V. Bulaev and Daniel Loss
Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 097202 (2007)
Sequential Tunneling through Molecular Spin Rings
Jörg Lehmann and Daniel Loss
Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 117203 (2007)
Transport through a quantum dot with SU(4) Kondo entanglement
K. Le Hur, P. Simon and D. Loss
Phys. Rev. B 75, 035332 (2007)
Spin-spin coupling in electrostatically coupled quantum dots
Mircea Trif, Vitaly N. Golovach, and Daniel Loss
Phys. Rev. B 75, 085307 (2007)
Nonlinear dynamics of quantum dot nuclear spins
P. Maletinsky, C. W. Lai, A. Badolato, and A. Imamoglu
Phys. Rev. B 75, 035409 (2007)
Evidence of an Equimolar C2H2-CO2 Reaction in the Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes
Arnaud Magrez, Dr. , Jin W. Seo, Dr. , Vladimir L. Kuznetsov, Prof. , László Forró, Prof.
Angew. Chemie Int Ed, Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 441 - 444
Structure–property relationships: Polymorphism, solvates, and clay behavior in the one-dimensional coordination polymer chains [Ag(L)(NO3)](H2O)n, L = ethanediyl bis(isonicotinate), n = 0, and 2
Adeline Y. Robin, Jorge L. Sague Doimeadios, Antonia Neels, Tünde Vig Slenters and Katharina M. Fromm
Inorganica Chimica Acta Volume 360, Issue 1 , 1 January 2007, Pages 212-220
Self-assembly, DNA Complexation, and pH Response of Amphiphilic Dendrimers for Gene Transfection
Marine Guillot-Nieckowski, Derk Joester, Meike Stöhr, Myriam Losson, Marc Adrian, Bjoern Wagner, Manfred Kansy, Harry Heinzelmann, Raphaël Pugin, François Diederich, and Jean-Louis Gallani
Langmuir, 23 (2), 737 -746, 2007
Self-assembled monolayers as two-dimensional crystals: relationship to three-dimensional crystals
Edwin C. Constable, Marc Häusler, B. A. Hermann, Catherine E. Housecroft, Markus Neuburger, Silvia Schaffnera and Lukas J. Scherer
The Royal Society of Chemistry, CrystEngComm, 2007, 9, 176–180
2,2:6,2-Terpyridines: From chemical obscurity to common supramolecular motifs
Edwin C. Constable
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2007, 36, 246-253
