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Big heart, acute senses key to explosive radiation of early fishes
X-rays of a 400-million-year-old fossil illuminate a key moment in our deep evolutionary past.
POLIZERO: PSI-Projekt zeigt Wege zur Klimaneutralität
Das Netto-Null-Ziel ist erreichbar – wenn die Schweiz jetzt die richtigen politischen Weichen stellt.
Merlin-7: Neues Modell für Höchstleistungsrechnen
Ein innovativer Rechencluster läutet am PSI eine neue Ära der computergestützten Forschung ein.
Der Zementflüsterer vom PSI
John Provis hat sein Forscherleben einem Baustoff verschrieben, der spannender ist, als man zunächst denken mag.
Das PSI in den sozialen Medien
Kleine Türen 🚪, große Einblicke…
Unser Tag der offenen Tür am 13.09.2025 war ein voller Erfolg!
Ein herzliches Dankeschön an alle Familien, Fachpersonen und Interessierten, die uns besucht,…
Another door opens, another beam shines! 🚪🔦 ✨ With the upgraded SLS now officially inaugurated and beamlines reopening for experiments, even more groups are welcoming their first X-ray light. 🚀💡
We…
Event alert for German Speakers: Öffentliche Führung Protonentherapie
📅 Mittwoch, 24. September 2025, 16:00–18:30 Uhr
🌍 Paul Scherrer Institut PSI
🔍 Die Protonentherapie ist eine hochpräzise…
🧲 Here’s something you might not realise is happening at SwissFEL: scientists are building a test source for CERN’s next big collider.
In this #SciencePic, we look up close at the 15-Tesla capture…
Concrete may seem unspectacular – but that isn’t true of the science behind it. For John Provis at PSI Paul Scherrer Institut, concrete is a fascinating high-tech material full of secrets waiting to…
Auf der Suche nach deiner Traumlehre? 🎯
Besuch uns 2.–7. September an der Berufsschau in Wettingen an Stand 304 in Halle 3!
Entdecke 17 spannende Lehrberufe am PSI – von Physiklaborant*in,…
Merlin-7: Rethinking computing
Cutting-edge research at PSI Paul Scherrer Institute is based, among other things, on powerful computing systems. With the innovative Merlin-7 high-performance…
ようこそ、PSIへ！ — Herzlich willkommen am PSI! 🇯🇵✨🇨🇭
Am 14. August empfing das PSI iLab 15 Jugendliche aus Japan 🇯🇵🌸, die gemeinsam das PSI und das Zwischenlager Zwilag besuchten.
Die Reise wurde von…
We’ve cut the ribbon! 🎉The Swiss Light Source SLS is officially inaugurated!
Yesterday, Thursday 21 August, PSI welcomed around 150 guests from politics, business and science to celebrate the…
📅 -1 day to the inauguration of the upgrade of the SLS
Up to 1000x greater brilliance – the X-ray light from SLS is brighter, more focused, and better collimated than ever before. This leap in…
📅 -2 days to the inauguration of the upgrade of the SLS
40x lower electron emittance — that’s the result of redesigning the SLS storage ring with more, smaller magnets and innovative undulators.
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📅 -3 days to the inauguration of the upgrade of the SLS
🌞 33% less electricity consumption — thanks to SLS 2.0!
The upgrade doesn’t just bring an enormous increased performance — it also brings…
📅 -4 days to the inauguration of the upgrade of the SLS
🧲 1,000+ high-precision magnet systems for a brighter beam!
The upgraded Swiss Light Source features a new, innovative magnet…
📅 -5 days to the inauguration of the upgrade of the SLS
500 vacuum chambers - that’s what it takes to keep electrons circulating in the upgraded 288-meter-long Swiss Light Source ring.
Each…
📅 -6 days to the inauguration of the upgrade of the SLS
4,000 tonnes of concrete — that’s what had to be removed to access the SLS storage ring for the SLS 2.0 upgrade.
This major modernization…
Tag der offenen Tür in der Kita Nanolino
Am 13.09.2025 öffnen wir unsere Türen für alle interessierten Familien, Fachpersonen und alle, die unsere Kita einmal näher kennenlernen möchten!
Zwischen…
🚀 Ready, Set, Go! – Der Startschuss für unsere neuen Lernenden & Praktikant*innen 🎉
Am 4. August war es soweit: 24 motivierte Jugendliche haben ihre Reise am PSI begonnen! 💥
Wir freuen uns…
🐬 Silently roaming the deep sea – 183 million years ago. An exceptionally well-preserved #fossil of an #ichthyosaur sheds light on the hunting strategy of this prehistoric marine predator. High…
The quantum revolution is just beginning. ✨ In 2025 — the UNESCO @International Year of Quantum Science & Technology and a century after the first quantum breakthroughs — we are entering a new era…
Rare disease, new insights:
A recent study at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI reveals how genetic mutations can alter the fine internal structure of tiny cell projections known as cilia. This makes…
The quantum revolution is just beginning. As 2025, the UNESCO @International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, marks a century of breakthroughs, we asked our expert Cornelius Hempel, Group Head…
💡 Zinc detected in clogged pre-filled syringes
Employees of the technology transfer centre ANAXAM and researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have been able to show, using the unique…
🇨🇭 Happy B-day, Switzerland! 🎂🎈 Alles Gueti zum Geburi, Schwiiz! 🎉🇨🇭
Sunrise over #VilligenValley – not a bad way to start August 1st, right? 🌄✨ How are you celebrating today — grill, hike, or beam…
The quantum revolution is just beginning. ✨ In 2025 — the UNESCO @International Year of Quantum Science & Technology and a century after the first quantum breakthroughs — we are entering a new era…
The quantum revolution is just beginning. ✨ In 2025 — the UNESCO @International Year of Quantum Science and Technology and a century after the first quantum breakthroughs — we are entering a new era…
