Examples of SNI research

We regularly describe research projects in our newsletter «SNI update» and in the Annual Reports. Here you find a selection of these contributions that provide an insight into research at the SNI.

Magnetic or superconducting – Argovia Professor Martino Poggio uses special cantilevers to study a broad range of materials
Support for titular professors at the PSI – Work by two research groups under Thomas Jung leads to synergies
An undeserved reputation – Plastics offer great potential
The SNI supports PSI titular professors – Thomas Jung investigates silicon carbide
Successful interdisciplinary collaboration – Combined knowledge of cell biology and biofunctional polymers
Detailed information about vortices – Imaging of ultra-thin superconductors delivers key information
Insulator on the inside, conductor on the outside - Topological insulators are a key topic at the SNI Insulator on the inside, conductor on the outside – Topological insulators are a key topic at the SNI
The SNI supports PSI titular professors Thomas Jung studies nanonetworks
Michel Kenzelmann researches materials with unusual magnetic properties
Roderick Lim researches the transport processes and mechanical properties of cells Promising applications form a key
part of his research
Frithjof Nolting is a specialist in analyses using the Swiss Light Source
Martino Poggio studies nanowires These tiny wires with special properties have a variety of potential applications
Working as a team to track down single cells
A helping hand enables innovative ideas
Structure is everything
Sensing size and direction
Fathoming natural nanomachine
Solving riddles with the AFM
graphen_1 Trenches reduce electrical resistance
Moleküle des Lebens in ihrer natürlichen Umgebung Studying the molecules in their natural environment
kernporen Use of findings for applications
Innovative biocatalysts
Moleküle des Lebens in ihrer natürlichen Umgebung Fiber pigtail with photon source