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#PeopleAtPSI 👋Meet physicist Athanasios Mokos from the Laboratory for Waste Management, part of the Nuclear Energy and Safety Division at PSI.
Athanasios Mokos models complex processes such as the…
Die Klasse 26Mz beschäftigte sich in der Schwerpunktfachwoche mit dem Thema «Legendäre Experimente der Physik». Dazu haben die Schülerinnen und Schüler nicht nur historisch bedeutsame Experimente an…
#ThrowbackThursday - The SLS 2.0 upgrade project progresses steadily towards completion in 2025.
Let's take a look back at the development of the Swiss Light Source SLS since its shutdown and how…
After 22 years of brilliant science, at 8am on the 30th of September 2023, the SLS went into temporary shutdown. 🌟 As the SLS 2.0 upgrade progresses, PSI beamline scientist Vincent Olieric tells us…
Thanks to the multifaceted research possibilities PSI Paul Scherrer Institut offers in one place, researchers are creating the basis for #computer memory #technology of the future: they can…
🌏 Uma das mais avançadas fontes de luz síncrotron do mundo e única no Brasil, o Sirius permite que pesquisadores de diversas áreas testem hipóteses sobre os mecanismos microscópicos dos materiais,…
Auch dieses Jahr fand wieder das ✨Lehrlingslager✨ des PSI statt. Mitte September sind die Lernenden in das idyllische Bergdorf Selma in Graubünden⛰️ gefahren und haben dort in einem gemütlichen…
Underground exploration is crucial for storing #nuclear #waste ⚛️ and CO2 ♻️, extracting resources and harnessing #geothermal energy, but it is often associated with high costs and lengthy processes…
#Hyperloop, a novel mode of transportation, presents a promising solution to an urgent need for fast, low-carbon, long-distance travel.
PSI Researchers Romain Sacchi and Christian Bauer in the …
Yesterday, Wednesday 18 September, we concluded our annual internal poster event, which brought together PhD students, Postdocs, tenure-track scientists, and senior researchers from the PSI Center…
After 22 years of brilliant science, at 8 am on the 30th of September 2023, the SLS went into temporary shutdown as the SLS 2.0 upgrade began. In the video series #ThankYouSLS, seven beamline…
Heading towards the finish line: we're bringing the concrete blocks 🧱 back into the #SwissLightSource #SLS!
For the upgrade of the electron storage ring of the #SLS, the blocks covering its roof…
🌟 🌠 The synthesis of elements heavier than iron within stars typically aligns well with theoretical models—except for one puzzling outlier: cerium-140.
An international team of scientists, including…
🎓 Lehrabschlussfeier 2024 🎓
29 junge Menschen haben diesen Sommer ihre Lehre am PSI erfolgreich abgeschlossen – diesen Anlass haben wir am 16. August gemeinsam mit ihnen und ihren Eltern gefeiert…
#Hydrogen, too, leads to greenhouse gas emissions.
Researchers at PSI have compiled geographical, economic data and forecasts to describe the development of a hydrogen economy in four different…
🚀 Willkommen am PSI: Der Start für unsere neuen Lernenden und Praktikant*innen! 🌟
Am 5. August durften wir 31 neue Lernende und Praktikant*innen bei uns begrüssen. Mit kreativen Plakaten,…
📽 The installation of the new arcs in the #SwissLightSource #SLS is progressing rapidly. By the end of July, 7 of the 12 new arcs had been installed, and work had begun on the new insertion devices,…
🖥️Miniaturising computer #chips is one of the keys to the #digital #revolution. It allows computers to become smaller and more powerful - a prerequisite for autonomous driving, AI and the 5G standard…
#UsersAtPSI - Using X-ray imaging at the #SwissLightSource #SLS, researchers at Queen Mary University of London @officialqmul and the University of Bonn unlocked life history secrets of Jurassic…
🌈🎈 Nanolino, the PSI day-care centre, returns to the campus!
The big move has been completed – after four years in the neighbouring municipality of Rüfenach, the day-care children are returning to…
🌬️💨An international study led by researchers at PSI has used a new method to identify the various sources of aerosols that create smog in Beijing.
Air pollution is responsible for several million…
#PeopleAtPSI 👋Meet Markus Jörg, head of Infrastructure and Electrical Installations for SLS 2.0. As part of the upgrade project SLS 2.0, the striking round building housing the Swiss Light Source SLS…
🌑🪐Samarium-146 has a half-life of 103 million years. Or 68 million years. Or maybe 98 million years?
Until now, it wasn’t known precisely, because researchers have repeatedly come up with…
💥 New world record! 💥
In a collaboration with EPFL Lausanne @epflcampus, ETH Zürich @ethzurich and the University of Southern California, researchers at PSI have used X-rays from the Swiss Light…
Happy Swiss National Day! 🇨🇭 😊
From the majestic Alps to the cutting-edge large research infrastructures in #VilligenValley, we celebrate everything that makes Switzerland unique.
✨We are proud…
PSI in numbers
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Employees at PSI are working on the world of tomorrow.
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PSI operates five particle accelerator-based large research facilities.
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In a total of 64 centres, labs and groups, we conduct research into pressing societal issues.
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Every year, around 3000 researchers from all over the world carry out experiments at our facilities.