SmallTalk 2024 On May 15, the “SmallTalk” conference for bachelor’s stu- dents in nanosciences took place.The students each give a short talk on one of their block courses and present a poster on another block course. They organize the event in advance, put together the program, advertise and mod- erate the various sessions. SNI post: https://nanoscience.unibas.ch/en/news/details/smalltalk-2024/ Every year, the bachelor’s students in nanosciences present the results from the block courses as part of “SmallTalk”. Resistant vines in times of climate change The trinational project WiVitis revolves around sustain- able viticulture and concepts that help vineyards tackle the challenges of climate change. Switching over to re- sistant vine varieties that are adapted to climate change seems an inevitable step. Now, the WiVitis project is col- Scanning electron micrographs of shock-frozen grapevine leaves infest- lecting data on the stability of the berries’ skins as a key ed with downy mildew and powdery mildew. (Image: Nano Imaging Lab, factor in grape health at various locations in the Upper SNI, University of Basel) Rhine region and in all weather conditions. SNI post: Recently, the project partners from Germany, France and https://nanoscience.unibas.ch/en/news/details/widerstandsfaehige-reben-in-zeit- Switzerland got together for a project meeting in order to en-des-klimawandels/ consolidate strategies for data collection, discuss experi- mental setups and agree on protocols for the 2024 season. Diverse examples of projects in the Nano Imaging Lab The Nano Imaging Lab user event took place in April. In short presentations, six researchers described their research approaches and how they are supported by the Nano Imaging Lab team. The range of research topics re- 昀氀ected the wealth of tasks that the NI Lab deals with on a daily basis. SNI post: https://nanoscience.unibas.ch/de/news/details/vielfaeltige-beispiele-von-projekten-im-na- no-imaging-lab/ The Nano Imaging Lab User Event was a great opportunity to hear from other research groups, learn more about the diverse capabilities of the Nano Imaging Lab and witness the honoring of the Nano Imaging Lab’s two thousandth customer. SNI INSight June 2024 31