Here you find current and previous news from the PSI Center for Neutron and Muon Sciences.
Neue Massstäbe in der Kernphysik
Mit bislang unerreichter Präzision: PSI-Forschende vermessen den Kernradius von myonischem Helium-3 und stellen die Theorien der Atomphysik auf den Prüfstand.
Prof. Dr. Marc Janoschek appointed new Head of the PSI Center for Neutron and Muon Sciences (CNM)
Prof. Dr. Marc Janoschek will take over as Head of the PSI Center for Neutron and Muon Sciences (CNM) on 1 June 2025.
Ein goldener Winzling aus der Römerzeit
David Mannes vom PSI lüftete mithilfe von Neutronen das Geheimnis eines faszinierenden archäologischen Fundstücks.
In Search of New Physics: New Result from the MEG II Collaboration
On the occasion of a special seminar at the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) in Switzerland on 23 April 2024 the scientific collaboration of the MEG II experiment presented an important new result in the search for the decay of a positive muon into a positron and a photon. The findings, based on data collected in 2021 and 2022, are detailed in a paper published on arXiv and submitted to the journal Physical Review Letters.
New Website of the Swiss Neutron Science Society
Please check out the new online presence of the Swiss Neutron Science Society (SNSS)
IMPACT: Upgrade an PSI-Forschungsanlage beschlossen
Die Finanzierung der Umbauten an der Protonenbeschleunigeranlage des PSI wurde vom Schweizer Parlament bewilligt.
IMPACT für die Schweizer Gesellschaft
Weltspitze bei den Myonen und in der Herstellung medizinischer Radionuklide: Die weitreichende Bedeutsamkeit des geplanten Upgrades.
Löten auf grosser Bühne
Wer hier aufs Podest kommt, gehört zu den weltbesten Berufstalenten: PSI-Elektroniker Melvin Deubelbeiss gewann bei den WorldSkills 2024 die Silbermedaille.
Magnetismus in dünnen Schichten: Ein Elektron macht den Unterschied
Ein wichtiger Schritt zu neuartigen Computerspeichern
The Zuoz school’s 26th edition
26th Zuoz Summer School on particle physics took place at the Lyceum Alpinum with close to 100 participants.
New location of PSI User Office
You will find us easily at our new location in building WBBC at the front area of the PSI West parking lot.
Ein Plan für die grösste Maschine der Welt
Interview mit Lea Caminada, Leiterin der Gruppe für Hochenergiephysik am PSI, über das nächste mögliche Grossprojekt am CERN.
13th Erwin Felix Lewy Bertaut Prize to Daniel Mazzone
The laureate of the thirtheenth Erwin Félix Lewy Bertaut Prize is Dr. Daniel Mazzone from the Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging (LNS), NUM division. Daniel receives the prize for his outstanding contributions in the field of quantum effects in strongly correlated electron materials, employing cutting-edge X-ray and neutron scattering techniques.
2024 Guido Altarelli Award to Javier Mazzitelli
The Guido Altarelli Award honours the memory of the late Guido Altarelli, one of the founding fathers of QCD, an outstanding communicator of particle physics, and a mentor and strong supporter of Junior Scientists.
Javier Mazzitelli has been awarded the 2024 Guido Altarelli Award in acknowledgement of his distinguished contributions to the field of particle physics. The Guido Altarelli Award is awarded every year to junior scientists for outstanding scientific contributions to the fields covered by the DIS Conference series.
Leistungsfähige Lithium-Luft-Batterien alltagstauglich machen
Mit Neutronenstrahlen und Synchrotronlicht die chemischen Prozesse in Lithium-Luft-Batterien enthüllt.
Ursache für verstopfte Spritzennadeln gefunden
Forschende des PSI und des Technologietransferzentrums ANAXAM finden die Ursache für Verstopfungen bei vorgefüllten Fertigspritzen.
Unveiling the Power of Flexoelectricity: A Breakthrough Research Project by Ambizione Awardee, Nikita Shepelin
The search for sustainable energy solutions is of utmost priority in modern society. Overcoming the challenges of energy conversion and storage is critical to reducing dependence on fossil fuels and harnessing renewable sources. Dielectric materials hold great promise for meeting these challenges, but current limitations prevent their widespread use.
Protonen und andere Teilchen: Die HIPA-Anlage wird 50
Seit 1974 beschleunigt HIPA Protonen für die Forschung.
Bessere Batterien für E-Autos
PSI-Forschende machen physikalische und chemische Veränderungen in Batterie-Elektrolyten sichtbar.
In the search for New Physics at the Intensity Frontier: a first result from the MEG II experiment
In a special seminar at the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) in Switzerland, the MEG II collaboration presented on October 20th its first results, based on data collected in 2021. The results are reported on a paper published on arXiv and submitted to the European Journal of Physics C.
Japanese – Swiss BRIDGE Workshop at PSI
BRIDGE stands for Bridging Research Innovations in Diverse muon and neutron science by GEneral collaboration between Japan and Switzerland. After a first remote edition of this new workshop series in 2022, an in-person BRIDGE workshop took place at PSI, October 18-20, 2023.
PSI medal winners at SwissSkills Championships 2023
At the recent SwissSkills Championships 2023 for apprentices in Sindex/BE Melvin Deubelbeiss and Andrin Kästli from the electronics apprenticeship group in NUM/LTP have won two medals: Andrin became third, won a bronze medal and Melvin even won the championship and was honored by the gold medal.
Swiss precision optics in Sweden
PSI has finalized the precision Selene neutron optics for the ESTIA instrument. The complex state-of-the-art guide was installed at the European Spallation Source as a Swiss in-kind delivery.
Bronzezeitliche Pfeilspitze stammt aus meteoritischem Eisen
Mithilfe von Myonen konnten PSI-Forschende die Materialherkunft einer Pfeilspitze bestimmen.
Rätsel der Mikrogele gelöst
Forschende des PSI und der Universität Barcelona können das merkwürdige Schrumpfen von Mikrogelen experimentell erklären.
Shea Distinguished Member Award of IEEE NPSS to Stefan Ritt
The Nuclear & Plasma Sciences Society of IEEE acknowledges the outstanding contributions of Dr. Stefan Ritt in terms of technological developments and services to the NPSS community with the 2023 Richard F. Shea Distinguished Member Award.
Marino Missiroli elected Trigger Coordinator of the CMS experiment at CERN
Marino Missiroli, a postdoctoral researcher in the High-Energy Particle Physics group of the Laboratory for Particle Physics (LTP) in NUM, will join the management team of the CMS experiment at CERN as Trigger Co-Coordinator in September 2023.
Jupiter-Mission soll lebensfreundliche Bedingungen erkunden
Ganymed, Kallisto und Europa: Das sind Jupiters eisige Monde und das Reiseziel der kommenden ESA-Mission. Mit an Bord: ein Hightech-Detektor vom PSI.
Mehr Licht ins Dunkel
Am PSI wollen Forschende mithilfe der Grossforschungsanlagen die letzten Lücken im Standardmodell der Physik schliessen.
Auto-Bremsen weiter optimieren
Mit Neutronen blicken Forschende des PSI und ANAXAM ins Innere einer Bremse und spüren Potenziale zur Senkung von CO2-Emissionen auf.