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Neue Einsichten in eine seltene Krankheit
PSI-Forschende entschlüsseln, wie genetische Defekte menschliche Flimmerhärchen auf unterschiedliche Weise schädigen – ein Schritt zur besseren Diagnose einer bisher wenig verstandenen Erkrankung: der Primären Ciliären Dyskenie.
Zink in verstopften Spritzen nachgewiesen
Für das Pharmaunternehmen MSD hat ANAXAM mithilfe von Forschenden des PSI untersucht, ob Zink zur Verstopfung von Fertigspritzen beitragen kann.
Peering into matter with ultrashort X-ray ripples
An all-X-ray transient grating experiment allows scientists to study the dynamics of quantum particles at the nanoscale.
Anwältin der Spitzentechnologie
Die ehemalige PSI-Doktorandin Stephanie Smit arbeitet als Patentanwältin für eine Firma, die zu den bedeutendsten der Welt gehört. Denn diese Firma baut Maschinen, die ein Vermögen wert und heiss begehrt sind.
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Workshop on optically-pumped magnetometers - WOPM2025
Dr Lauss, Bernhard, Bison, Georg, Govaerts Van Loon / Tanja Mülhaupt, Anita
Das PSI in den sozialen Medien
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…
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🔬 Who we are
We’re the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, Switzerland’s largest research center for natural and engineering sciences. As part of the prestigious ETH Domain, we…
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🧪 Experience research live
At PSI, science isn’t hidden behind closed doors — we open them for you:
👀 Explore the interactive exhibits at the PSI Visitor Centre and…
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⚙️ Where cutting-edge science happens!
PSI builds and operates Switzerland’s most advanced large research facilities, including:
🔹 SLS - Swiss Light Source
🔹 SwissFEL …
Insights into the work of the ‘power plants’ of organic cells
New video from the series of #interviews with users of the @europeanxfel (for more videos check link in Bio)
The team led by Camila…
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…
How does one measure radioactivity from the air?
🚁 With a high-tech detector, a Super Puma helicopter, and a clever algorithm.
In the latest #AdvancedComputing video, David Breitenmoser explains…
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…
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…
It’s a campus takeover… kid edition! This week, some of our youngest “researchers” took over the campus for our annual PSI Holiday Camp for employees’ kids. Five full days packed with games, mini…
A thousand years of simulation time – just to calibrate a radiation detector? That’s definitely too long. To find out David’s solution to solve this problem, watch the full video “Decoding Radiation”…
💡 Microchips, patents – and a scientist with foresight
The machines used to manufacture today’s nanometer-scale microchips are among the most complex technologies in the world.
At ASML, the…
Lehrberufe à la carte ✨: Am Sonntag, 29. Juni 2025 verwandelten die ca. 100 Lernenden des Paul Scherrer Instituts den Vorplatz des PSI Visitor Centers und des Personalrestaurants in einen Marktplatz…
Wirtschaftsgipfel der Mitte Aargau am PSI
Spannende Einblicke, zukunftsweisende Forschung und echte Innovationskraft – der diesjährige Wirtschaftsgipfel der Mitte Aargau fand am Paul Scherrer…
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Werde Polymechaniker/in EFZ
Bei uns am PSI stellen die Polymechanikerinnen und Polymechaniker spezielle Vorrichtungen zum Bau unserer Forschungsanlagen und Experimentiereinrichtungen…
⚡What happens when electricity meets water – and turns into fuel?
💧Emiliana Fabbri from PSI explains how electrolysis splits water into hydrogen and oxygen – a key step for storing renewable energy…
🎓 Science communication with energy – and about energy
How can complex energy research be brought into society – in a way that resonates across generations?
One answer can be found in Lucerne: At…
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Du begleitest neue Experimente oder Entwicklungen von der Idee bis zur Realisation und sorgst für praktikable technische Lösungen.
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A Super Puma helicopter, a highly sensitive detector, and 1000 years of computing time, reduced to 2 weeks. 💻🚁 How PSI together with other partner organisations detects radioactive sources from the…
Neutrons reveal a new way to control magnetism at the nanoscale. 🧲⚡At the Swiss Spallation Neutron Source #SINQ, researchers have demonstrated how electric fields can steer magnetic structures in a…
