Researchers at the University of Basel and the Technical University of Munich have developed a new method to reveal the collective motion of electrons in one of the most elusive states of matter: the Wigner crystal.
A patient with mysterious symptoms refuses to give up: he wants to know what’s wrong. But no known diagnosis seems to fit. Professor Mike Recher explains how his team finally found the cause of the symptoms, and why a whole new field of immune disorders is emerging.
Transport incurs costs that are largely invisible today. A study by the University of Basel shows how these external costs could be charged for and the revenue redistributed in a socially acceptable way.
Botany professor Ansgar Kahmen has been studying Switzerland’s forests for years. There has never been a summer as hot and dry as that of 2026 since records began. It is already clear that the forests of northwestern Switzerland are suffering severe damage. The forest of the future will look much different from today, the biologist is convinced.
Modern therapies have transformed care for people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Yet the disease continues to progress in some patients, even in the absence of relapses. Detecting and treating this gradual worsening of disability remains one of the greatest challenges in MS care. Researchers now report on a blood marker that could help track disease progression and monitor treatment response.
How do blood vessels form to reliably supply the body with oxygen and nutrients? A research team at the University of Basel, has uncovered a key mechanism by which cells join to build new blood vessels. Their study reveals how pushing and pulling forces enable individual vessel segments to connect and form a continuous blood vessel. The findings deepen our understanding of vascular development and provide a foundation for the development of vascularized organoids.
Climate change is bringing longer dry periods and heavier rainfall to Switzerland. In the “Slow Water” project, researchers of the University of Basel are investigating how water can be stored in the landscape to help mitigate dry spells.
For millennia, farming in Switzerland did not reduce plant diversity but helped increase it, University of Basel researchers have shown in a detailed reconstruction covering the past 7000 years. Only recent decades paint a different picture.
Researchers at the University of Basel have developed a miniature dental robot that could one day automatically prepare teeth for crowns. The technology could help reduce the number of appointments needed for dental treatment.
