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Weltrekord in Attosekundenmessung am SwissFEL
Wissenschaftler am SwissFEL können Röntgenpulse mit einer zeitlichen Auflösung von einer Attosekunde messen.
Ein goldener Winzling aus der Römerzeit
David Mannes vom PSI lüftete mithilfe von Neutronen das Geheimnis eines faszinierenden archäologischen Fundstücks.
Gezielte Innovationsförderung für die Energiewende
Wie entstehen Innovationen und wie können sie für die Energiewende gezielt gefördert werden? PSI-Forscher Michael Weinold ist dieser Frage am Beispiel von LED-Lampen nachgegangen.
Schneller zu grünem Wasserstoff
Der pH-Wert bestimmt, wie leicht sich Wasserstoff aus Wasser herstellen lässt, wenn man Kobalt als Katalysator nutzt. PSI-Forschende haben jetzt herausgefunden, wieso.
Das PSI in den sozialen Medien
What do 🐌 snail shells and 🔩 hardened steel have in common? They are both made of millions and millions of tiny crystals! The strength of these materials depends on how these tiny crystals are…
🔬 Attosecond milestone at SwissFEL! But this time, it’s not about making the pulses — it’s about measuring them. Researchers at PSI have achieved a world record in X-ray pulse measurement —…
#LehreAmPSI:
Werde Automatiker/in EFZ
Jede Experimentiereinrichtung hilft mit, neue Erkenntnisse zu finden. Daher muss beim Bau immer wieder nach Lösungen gesucht werden. Modernste Werkstätten…
Excitement, curiosity, experiments – PSI was at tunBern.ch 2025!
From 30 April to 4 May, we had the opportunity to show children and young visitors how exciting science can be. With interactive…
Did you guess right? Emma is at the Alvra experimental station at the Swiss X-ray Free Electron Laser #SwissFEL! 💡
Here, she studies photobiology and photochemistry reactions that happen extremely…
#LehreAmPSI:
Werde Anlagen- und Apparatenbauer/in EFZ
Als Anlagen- und Apparatebauerin/Apparatebauer EFZ arbeitest du viel mit Hightech-Maschinen, dennoch ist oft auch dein handwerkliches…
Ferraris are outselling hydrogen cars – what that means for the energy transition
Despite decades of research and billions in investment, hydrogen cars remain a niche technology — in 2023, more…
Today is “Sexual Harassment Awareness Day" (SHAD) – a national action day for a harassment-free higher education and research environment.
Together with universities and other research institutes…
Guess where Emma Beale is! 🤔 She’s exploring one of our large research facilities… but can you figure out which one? Let us know your guesses in the comments and stay tuned for the reveal! 👀
Our …
#EnergyTransition - How do innovative ideas arise?
PSI researcher Michael Weinold has been investigating what led to the triumph of LED 💡 lamps.
His answer is “spillover effects”, innovative…
#5232, the magazine of the Paul Scherrer Institute, is out! ✨
In this issue, we present some of the most exciting developments in #advanced #manufacturing: from 3D printing and microchips with…
🔬 Important finding for hydrogen production! 💧⚡
Cobalt as a catalyst splits water better in alkaline conditions (pH > 7) than in acidic conditions. Why? PSI researchers discover: the catalyst…
Introducing the PSI Energy Compass: Navigating the Energy Transition
We’re excited to announce the launch of the PSI Energy Compass, a new publication dedicated to providing insights and…
Happy #WorldQuantumDay ✨🌍
This is the 5th webstory related to #Quantum #Materials that we publish in 2025 - the Year of Quantum Science!
✴ 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 …
🔭⚛️ To celebrate World Quantum Day on April 14th, we’re diving into the fascinating world of ion traps a key tool in quantum research.
In quantum science, scientists use so-called “ion traps” to…
🧑🔬Im Labor für Radiochemie stehen strahlende Teilchen im Mittelpunkt. Die Forschenden der ETH Zürich und des Paul Scherrer Instituts untersuchen verschiedenste Aspekte von Radioaktivität: Wie lässt…
🚨 First light for science at SLS 2.0!
On April 10th, two of the first beamlines — Debye and PXIII — opened their shutters and received their first X-ray light for science.
🔬 Debye will drive…
It’s officially the end of "dark time" at the #SwissLightSource #SLS. This final quarterly video features the placement of the final stone 🧱 (actually concrete block!) in the storage ring marking the…
🧠 Using modern imaging to decode the brain - Adrian Wanner, a neurobiologist at the PSI Center for Life Sciences and his team are interested in a very special part of the brain and want to decode the…
Calculation model for a realistic path to climate neutrality
Achieving climate neutrality 🌱 – that is, not emitting more greenhouse gases than can be captured naturally or artificially – is an…
Did you guess right? @angela_mrspap is in the Experimental Hall at the Swiss research infrastructure for particle physics #CHRISP! ✨
Her team is calibrating a detector used in the MEGII experiment,…
An unsere Lernenden im letzten Lehrjahr:
Die Abschlussprüfungen stehen vor der Tür. Ihr habt in den letzten Jahren viel Engagement und Ausdauer bewiesen – jetzt könnt ihr zeigen, was ihr auf…
Guess where @angela_mrspap is! 🤔 She's at one of our large research facilities… but can you figure out which one? Let us know your guesses in the comments and stay tuned for the reveal! 👀
Our …
At CERN, an international research team led by PSI has gained crucial insights into the formation of particulate matter.
The new study shows: Pollutants from transportation 🚗, industry 🏭, and…
🔍✨ "It’s okay not to have a plan for your whole life!" 🌟
#WomenInScience: Claudia reminds us that priorities change over time, and it's important to embrace opportunities as they come, especially…
