For the 21st time, the Nano-BW Symposium took place in Bad Herrenalb on 11th and 12th December 2024. Once again, it provided an exciting platform for exchanging insights into current research on functional nanostructures. Around 100 participants gathered this time to network and share scientific knowledge.
The community, affectionately referred to as the “Nano Family” by Thomas Schimmel, head of the Institute for Applied Physics at KIT and organiser of the symposium, is steadily growing and includes members from Baden-Württemberg as well as international guests from San Sebastián, Basel, Oklahoma, and Potsdam.
The main programme featured a presentation by Ali Firoozbakhtian, a researcher at nanodiag BW, on his work with solid-state nanopores, offering an overview of the nanodiag BW cluster. Sinja Bächtle, another scientist from the cluster, focused her talk on biological nanopores, the “nEOdiag” project, and the automated production of lipid membranes. Beyond the lectures, the poster session was a particular highlight, fostering in-depth discussions among experts on the versatility and applications of nanostructures. This enabled the topics to be explored from physical, chemical, biological, and materials science perspectives. Another impressive element was the accompanying exhibition of photographic images from the nanoworld. All exhibited images were part of a competition, which was won by early-career researchers from the University of Tübingen.
The main programme also featured a presentation by Ali Firoozbakhtian, a scientist at nanodiag BW, who showcased his research on solid-state nanopores and provided an overview of the nanodiag BW cluster. Sinja Bächtle, another scientist from the cluster, focused her presentation on biological nanopores, the “nEOdiag” project, and the automated production of lipid membranes.
