Archive
"We can now look at climate change regionally"
Margit Schwikowski is head of the Laboratory for Environmental Chemistry at PSI. In an interview, she explains what aerosols have to do with climate change.
Getting maximum energy out of biomass
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI start operation of a revolutionary pilot plant for production of synthetic biogas.
Unique and unusual
An interview with Mike Seidel, Head of the Large Research Facilities Division.
Ultrafast control of quantum materials
Using light to fundamentally change the properties of solids
New active agent against parasites
PSI researchers identify potential active agent against several unicellular parasites – including the pathogens that cause malaria and toxoplasmosis.
The link between theory and experiment
Without fundamental constants there is no physics.
3D view: the Swiss Spallation Neutron Source SINQ
What are neutron guides and what is liquid deuterium used for at SINQ? Our 3D graphic of the Swiss neutron spallation source SINQ provides insights.
3D view: Swiss Light Source SLS
Linear accelerator, booster ring, storage ring: our 3D graphic of the Swiss Light Source shows the inside of the facility and how it serves research.
Protein distancing
PSI researchers have developed a new method to attach proteins to the surface of virus-like particles.
X-ray microscopy with 1000 tomograms per second
A team at the Swiss Light Source SLS have set a new record using an imaging method called tomoscopy.
Novel and emerging medical radionuclides
Better treatment for disseminated cancer.
The mystery of the flexible shell
Why the shell of a marine animal is soft in water but hard in air.
"I wanted to do something concrete that I could be proud of"
Apprenticeship in the ETH Domain: PSI polymechanic Rohat Sihyürek tells.
Where will the electricity come from in 2050?
Net-zero goal for CO2 emissions is technically achievable.
Exploring the practical benefits of exotic materials
Niels Schröter receives an award from the Swiss Physical Society (SPG).
SLS: The new crane comes from above
The Swiss Light Source SLS is getting a second hall crane. But how can the 42-metre-long, 40-tonne monster get into the building? The only way is from above.
Effectively removing CO2 from the atmosphere
With careful planning, effective CO2 capture is technically possible.
PSI by night
Artificial light, singular radiance: Five pictures show PSI by night.
First light at Furka: The experiments can begin
The path to experiments that are unique in the world is now open.
Secret of Stradivarius violins revealed
As an international team of researchers discovered, the old Italian masters Stradivari and Guarneri relied on unexpected chemical additives in making violins.