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Unsere News
Radioaktivität aus der Luft erkennen – genauer als bisher
Im Ernstfall zählt jede Minute. PSI-Forschende haben eine Methode entwickelt, mit der sich radioaktives Material bei Nuklearunfällen in Sekundenschnelle und deutlich genauer als bisher identifizieren lässt.
Neubau Sammelstelle des Bundes
Das PSI betreibt im Auftrag des Bundes die Sammelstelle für radioaktive Abfälle aus Medizin, Industrie und Forschung. Nun steht dafür ein Neubau an.
Röntgenlicht deckt Wechselspiel von Quasiteilchen im Festkörper auf
Dank einer neuen experimentellen Technik am SwissFEL haben Forschende das Wechselspiel zwischen elektronischen, magnetischen und Gitteranregungen in einem Festkörper sichtbar gemacht.
Das PSI in den Social Media
📸 This #SciencePic, “Porthole into a microverse,” by Nicolai Taufertshöfer, PhD student in the Quantum Photon Science Group at PSI Paul Scherrer Institute, won 1st Prize at the MNE Micrograph &…
What do hay fever, climate change and a trip to the Jungfraujoch have in common?
The answer: pollen. 🤧
🌼Rising temperatures cause many plants to flower earlier and for longer, extending the…
Decorating the Swiss Light Source SLS with scary things for Halloween... 👻🎃
#Halloween #HalloweenAtSLS #SLS #SpookyScience #LifeAtPSI
3,000 kilometres by lorry and ship: parts of the SLS removed during the upgrade have found a new home at SESAME.
SESAME is the first synchrotron in the Middle East. It is located in Allan, Jordan,…
What contribution could new nuclear power plants make to Switzerland’s energy supply? PSI researchers led new study by the Foundation for Technology Assessment TA-SWISS. 🇨🇭
⚛️ The study examines…
☢️In an emergency, every minute counts: In the event of a reactor accident, authorities need to know as quickly as possible what radioactive material has been released and in what quantity so they…
Medicine, industry, and research are important for our society. Here too, radioactive waste is produced that must be safely taken in, treated, and temporarily stored. ☢️
🇨🇭 In Switzerland, this is…
How do we store renewable energy for the night and for the winter? ☀️💨 And how can sustainable fuels be produced for industry and aviation? PSI researchers are developing technologies for a climate…
Silicon electronics are approaching their physical limits, and #AI data centres consume huge amounts of electricity. ⚡One possible solution is #spintronics. Instead of electrons flowing through a…
Welcome to one of the most ambitious particle physics experiments at PSI!
Inside the cleanroom in PSI’s Experimental Hall, scientists have built the world’s thinnest pixel detector for the Mu3e…
The energy transition is one of the biggest challenges of our time. ⚡ How can we achieve climate neutrality by 2050 while ensuring that our energy supply remains reliable, safe and affordable?
In…
The cladding tubes of fuel rods remain leak-tight even after years of operation in nuclear reactors. ⚛️
Okan Yetik analysed this in great detail in the course of his PhD at the PSI Paul Scherrer…
10 October 2026 marked #WorldMentalHealthDay, a day to raise awareness of mental health issues and mobilize support.
Every day across the ETH Domain, we carry out cutting-edge research and work on…
For our German speakers, with English below:🥉Von der Lehre am PSI bis aufs WorldSkills-Podest
Unser ehemaliger Lernender Andrin Kästli gewinnt an den WorldSkills 2026 in der Disziplin Elektronik…
Für deutsche Version siehe unten
⛰️ At the apprentices’ camp, it’s not about which job we are learning, but about what we can achieve together.
During the two-week apprentices’ camp in Jaun, in the…
Today’s #SciencePic shows two different types of magnetic waves forming a collective quantum state together. Researchers from PSI, EPFL and ETHZ have shown that this can happen at room temperature.
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Working at PSI means more than research and innovation.☀️
Great work also needs moments to recharge. Whether it's a shared lunch on the rooftop terrace, a walk across the bridge or a refreshing…
Research, ideas and plenty of good conversations.💡
At our annual FoKo Poster Event, PhD students and postdocs from across PSI step away from their labs and offices to share what they’re working on…
🌀 What if you could flip the handedness of atomic motion with electricity?
Chiral phonons are collective atomic vibrations with a twist: their rotational motion gives them a left- or right-handed…
A kind of gravitation built into a material? 🤯 Sounds like science fiction – but it’s physics.
At the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, Giacomo Sala is combining two previously separate worlds of…
Turns out, science is kinda chic. ✨
From unique large scale research facilities that allow fundamental research to be turned into solutions for society, to inspiring the next generation, here are a…
🏓 What do ping-pong and quantum mechanics have in common?
More than you might think: put the right spin on a ping-pong ball and its trajectory curves – a phenomenon known as the Magnus effect. A…
How can cancer treatment adapt to changes in a patient’s body during therapy?
In this short explainer, Francesca Albertini shares how adaptive proton therapy could help make cancer treatment more…
The first positrons have been successfully produced at a test source for @CERN’s proposed future circular collider (FCC), installed at SwissFEL at PSI Paul Scherrer Institute.
A major technical…
✂️ The official inauguration of the “aerobrew” demonstration plant on the PSI campus marks the beginning of a new chapter for sustainable aviation. It is a joint project of PSI and the Zurich-based…
