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Publication in the journal Nano Today
“Hard” and “soft” nanoobjects asymmetrically tied together by DNA![The largest of the new cavitands has an acridane[4]arene base and triptycene-quinoxaline walls and can bind a bulky C70 molecule. Alkyl groups on the base are not shown.](/fileadmin/user_upload/chemie/News/acs-h.assetsadobe.jpg?1670837042)
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Molecules of the year for 2022
Check out C&EN's Molecules of 2022. C&En's editors present the coolest and most unusual molecules of the past year. One of these molecules comes from the Tiefenbacher research group.
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Appointment to assistant professorship with tenure track
The University Council has appointed Prof. Dr. Murielle Delley as Assistant Professor of Inorganic Chemistry./ People
SNFS Starting Grant for Prof. Murielle Delley
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) awards a highly endowed sponsorship prize to Prof. Murielle Delley from the Department of Chemistry.
Stable membrane for therapeutic carriers
Cells can generate vesicles as a response to changes in their environment. Although such cell-derived vesicles have great potential for biomedical research, their membrane is fragile and they have tendency to cluster together. Researchers…
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George C. Pimentel Award 2022 for Prof. J.P. Maier
We congratulate Prof. J.P. Maier who received the George C. Pimentel Award 2022 for Advances in Matrix Isolation Spectroscopy. The award ceremony was held during the conference "Chemistry and Physics at Low Temperatures" which took place…
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Malte Oppermann appointed TTAP
Prof. Dr. Malte Oppermann is appointed Assistant Professor (with tenure track) of Physical Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry of the Faculty of Science. The position will start on 1 September, 2022
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SNSF Advanced Grant for Prof. Stefan Willitsch
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has awarded a highly endowed SNSF Advanced Grant to Professor Stefan Willitsch from the Department of Chemistry.
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Paramagnetic lanthanoids as key tools to determine high-energy states of proteins
University of Basel researchers have achieved unprecedented insight into the paramagnetism of lanthanoid (III) complexes. This class of compounds was then used in a collaboration with a research team from Brandeis University (MA, USA) to…