UNI NOVA – Research Magazine of the University of Basel
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Opinion
Left out and excluded.
Text: Rainer Greifeneder und Selma Rudert / It is painful when other people exclude you. Especially when you don’t know why.
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Research
Ferdinand Hodler on the silver screen.
A film by film pioneer François-Henri Lavanchy-Clarke from 1896 documents the national exhibition in Geneva. In the illustrious turmoil in front of the camera, a team of researchers has now discovered the artist Ferdinand Hodler.
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Alumni
Innovative lawyer in the investment business.
Text: Bettina Volz-Tobler / Salome Preiswerk studied law in Basel and worked as a strategic consultant for banks after graduation. In 2014, she founded her own company, Whitebox, with the aim of revolutionizing private asset management using the latest IT technology tailored to meet customer needs. Within just a short time, Whitebox became one of Europe’s leading companies in this sector.
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Alumni
Successful Germanists.
Basel students founded a literary magazine in 2011 - with success: “Das Narr” has now established itself as one of the most important literary magazines in Switzerland and was recently awarded the Canton of Solothurn's Literature Prize.
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Alumni
On the trail of apartheid.
Letter from Johannesburg: Franziska Rüedi / Franziska Rüedi is a historian and writes from Johannesburg. She left the University of Basel a decade ago but has fond memories of her time in Basel.
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Column
“Beloved” by Toni Morrison: The Ghosts of the Past.
Text: Andrea Bieler / My book: The theologian Andrea Bieler recommends "Beloved" by Toni Morrison.
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Dossier
The second revolution in quantum physics.
Text: Dominik Zumbühl / Quantum physics promises to deliver revolutionary new technologies such as the quantum computer – with far-reaching consequences for the economy and society. For many years, the University of Basel has been playing a pioneering role in quantum research.
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Dossier
Qubits – the building blocks of the quantum computer.
Text: Benedikt Vogel / A qubit can store a single bit – the smallest possible unit of digital information – and is the fundamental building block of a future quantum computer. Qubits made of semiconducting materials, such as those being researched in Basel, are among the most promising candidates.
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Dossier
A new world record of 57 seconds.
Text: Benedikt Vogel / Basel-based physicists are working on a quantum computer that will hopefully use the electron spin to carry digital information. For this to work, they will need to keep the spin stable for a sufficient length of time. Only recently, a new world record was set in Basel.