The Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) is an interdisciplinary research institute located at the University of Basel in Switzerland. The SNI was founded in 2004 with the aim of promoting nanoscience and nanotechnology research and teaching in Switzerland. The institute has over 60 members from various disciplines, including physics, chemistry, biology, materials science, and engineering.
The Swiss Nanoscience Institute offers a unique interdisciplinary environment for basic and applied research on nanoscale systems. The institute provides state-of-the-art facilities for fabrication, manipulation, and characterization of nanostructures. In addition, the SNI offers a wide range of courses on nanoscience and nanotechnology to students at all levels.
The Swiss Nanoscience Institute has made significant contributions to our understanding of how matter behaves at the nanoscale. Researchers at the SNI have developed novel techniques for fabricating and manipulating nanoobjects with unprecedented precision. These techniques have been used to study a wide range of physical phenomena, including quantum confinement effects, surface plasmon resonance, and single molecule electronics. In addition, the SNI has played a key role in developing new materials for applications in optoelectronics, photonics, spintronics, and energy storage devices.