The Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) at the
University of Basel
The University of Basel (Latin: ''Universitas Basiliensis'', German: ''Universität Basel'') is a university in Basel, Switzerland. Founded on 4 April 1460, it is Switzerland's oldest university and among the world's oldest surviving universit ...
is a center for
nanosciences and
nanotechnology
Nanotechnology, also shortened to nanotech, is the use of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale for industrial purposes. The earliest, widespread description of nanotechnology referred to the particular technological goal o ...
. It was founded in 2006 by the
Canton of Aargau
Aargau, more formally the Canton of Aargau (german: Kanton Aargau; rm, Chantun Argovia; french: Canton d'Argovie; it, Canton Argovia), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capita ...
and the university .
SNI network
The SNI network includes various departments at the University of Basel, the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (
FHNW
The University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (german: Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, FHNW) is a university of applied sciences in Switzerland. It is one of the largest universities in the country in terms of student enrollment. I ...
), the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), the Department for Biosystems Science and Engineering at the
Federal Institute of Technology
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ETH Zurich (D-BSSE), and the CSEM (Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de Microtechnique) in Muttenz.
Membership of the SNI comes from participating in SNI projects.
Programs
In 2002, the University of Basel launched the Bachelor's and master's degree programs in nanosciences. The annual Bacherlor's programme cohort is of around 40 students and includes
biology
Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary i ...
, chemistry,
physics
Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...
and mathematics.
In 2013 the SNI initiated a PhD School in 2013. At the end of 2014, 24 doctoral students were enrolled.
Projects
See also
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Science and technology in Switzerland
Science and technology in Switzerland play an important role in the Swiss economy, which has very few natural resources that are available in the country. The Swiss National Science Foundation, mandated by the Federal government, is the most ...
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Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology, also shortened to nanotech, is the use of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale for industrial purposes. The earliest, widespread description of nanotechnology referred to the particular technological goal o ...
References
External links
Swiss Nanoscience InstituteYoutube Channel
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Research institutes in Switzerland
Nanotechnology institutions