14. Apr 2022

World Quantum Day 2022

What comes to your mind, hearing quantum? In celebration of the "World Quantum Day" on the 14th of April 2022, laypeople and researchers were asked what they relate to the word "quantum", what quanta are and in which research they performe…

14. Apr 2022

In one scentence: What is Quantum?

April 14 is WorldQuantumDay2022. Researchers of NCCR SPIN were asked a simple question: Can you tell me in one sentence, what quantum is? See what they answer.

11. Apr 2022

Welcome Saeko Tachikawa to the Group

On the 11th of April Saeko Tachikawa started her post doc in our group.

03. Feb 2022

Fourth Call for Georg H. Endress Postdoc Fellows

On January 14th, 2022, the fourth call for Georg H. Endress Postdoc Fellows was launched with deadline April 30th 2022. In the previous calls the Center has already appointed 18 outstanding fellows and is now opening a 4th call aiming to…

17. Jan 2022 / Forschung

Spatially mapping thermal transport in graphene by an opto-thermal method

Mapping the thermal transport properties of materials at the nanoscale is of critical importance for optimizing heat conduction in nanoscale devices. Several methods to determine the thermal conductivity of materials have been developed,…

20. Dez 2021 / Doktorat

Congratulations to Lukas Gubser for the successful defense

Lukas Gubser has successfully completed his doctoral studies today! On behalf of the research group we congratulate him!

22. Okt 2021

Lindy Hop Dance Class

Group activity with Lindy Hop dance class with Heiko and Larissa (Basel Jitterbugs).

15. Jun 2021

Jump Factory

Group activity at the Jump Facotry in Münchenstein.

14. Apr 2021

Ilaria Zardo: Physicist at the University of Basel

In Italy, female high school graduates choose to study physics much more naturally than has been the case in Switzerland. Ilaria Zardo was one of these young Italian women who first became enthusiastic about studying physics and later about…

16. Mär 2021

#NCCRWomen: Begoña Abad, Physicist.

Meet Begoña Abad, a physicist and postdoc working in the Nanophononics group at the University of Basel. Begoña is characterizing the properties of ultra-small materials with the help of lasers. The #NCCRWomen campaign introduces you to a…