How the “unicorn of the seas” got its helix
Synchrotron light reveals for the first time how the spiral form of the narwhal tusk is created by the arrangement of nanometre-sized building blocks.
Prof. Dr. Marco Stampanoni appointed new Head of the PSI Center for Photon Science (CPS)
Prof. Dr. Marco Stampanoni has been appointed as the new Head of the PSI Center for Photon Science (CPS), effective 1 December 2026.
A window on a cold quantum world
At SwissFEL, scientists get a rare glimpse into the quantum states that emerge at extremely low temperatures.