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Nature does it with ease, but chemists have struggled. A Swiss team has now shown that a single molecule can grab two photons in sequence and store two oxidations and two reductions without chemical crutches.
Aug 26, 2025
Researchers from the University of Basel have found that fampridine, a drug used to improve walking in multiple sclerosis patients, may enhance working memory in individuals with low baseline cognitive performance.
Nov 18, 2024
Scientists at the University of Basel have discovered that our brains create not one, but three distinct copies of each memory.
Aug 15, 2024
When a basketball player steps up to take a free throw, all eyes are on them. It's one of the most stressful moments in the game, with the pressure to score weighing heavily on the shooter's shoulders.
Apr 8, 2024
A study by researchers at the University of Basel has found that the approval of marijuana for medical use in the United States has had little impact on the mental health of the general population, while benefiting those for whom it is intended.
Apr 4, 2024
Researchers at the Universities of Basel and Zurich have discovered the genetic material of the pathogen Treponema pallidum in the bones of people who died in Brazil 2,000 years ago.
Jan 24, 2024
Researchers at the University of Basel have built a quantum memory element based on atoms in a tiny glass cell.
Jan 17, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) can reliably detect emotions based on facial expressions in psychotherapeutic situations.
Dec 29, 2023
As we age, many of us will eventually need hearing aids. In some cases, the reason for this may be a signaling pathway that controls auditory sensory cell function and is downregulated with age.
Oct 5, 2023
