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Matter and Material

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The manifold characteristics of the matter making up the world around us are determined by what kinds of atoms they are made of, how these atoms are arranged, and how they move. Most researchers in the “Matter and Material” field at the Paul Scherrer Institute are trying to clarify the link between the internal structure and the observable properties of various materials. Researchers in the Laboratory for Particle Physics investigate the structure and properties of elementary particles – the smallest building blocks of matter –and are therefore addressing questions about the basic structures of the world.

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18 January 2021
Georg Bison (links), Bernhard Lauss (Mitte) und Klaus Kirch

Magnetically shielded from the rest of the world

Research Using Neutrons Matter and Material Particle physics CHRISP

At the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, researchers together with a company have constructed a room that is one of the best magnetically shielded places on the earth. With its help, they want to solve the last mysteries of matter and answer a fundamental question: Why does matter - and thus why do we - exist at all?

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15 December 2020
Dario Ferreira Sanchez

Look Inside a Chemical Reactor

Research Using Synchrotron Light Materials Research Matter and Material

Operando X-ray spectrotomography allows scientists to look inside of functioning chemical reactors. A research team at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), at Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in France have employed this method successfully.

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1 December 2020
Teaser Athos

Milestone for the second beamline of SwissFEL

Large Research Facilities SwissFEL Matter and Material

At the X-ray free-electron laser SwissFEL of the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, the second beamline is currently being put into operation. With Athos, researchers want to understand how catalysts work or how biomolecules cause hereditary diseases.

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26 November 2020
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Scientists determine the structure of glass-shaping protein in sponges

Research Using Synchrotron Light Biology Matter and Material

Measurements at the Swiss Light Source SLS have helped to understand how the only known natural protein-mineral crystal is formed. It is part of the fascinating glass skeleton of sponges.

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23 September 2020
Skyrmionen

Nanostructures with a unique property

Media Releases Research Using Neutrons Matter and Material

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have for the first time identified special nano-vortices in a material: antiferromagnetic skyrmions.

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22 September 2020
Thorsten Schmitt (links) und Milan Radovic an ihrer Experimentierstation an der Synchrotron Lichtquelle Schweiz SLS.

Customising an electronic material

Media Releases Research Using Synchrotron Light Materials Research Matter and Material

PSI scientists have investigated a material that could be suitable for future data storage applications. They have manipulated the crystalline structure of their sample while measuring how this affects the material’s magnetic and electronic properties.

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21 September 2020
PSI-Forscher Vitaly Sushkevich (links) und Manoj Ravi, Doktorand der ETH Zürich, im PSI-Labor.

Better catalysts for a sustainable bioeconomy

Media Releases Research Using Synchrotron Light Materials Research Matter and Material

Zeolites are already indispensable additives in the chemical industry – researchers from PSI and ETH Zurich suggest ways to make them still more efficient.

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13 July 2020
Teilchenphysik Teaser

In search of new physics

Matter and Material Particle physics Research with muons

With the high-intensity proton accelerator HIPA, the Paul Scherrer Institute generates elementary particles to clarify how the universe is structured. Using pions, muons, and neutrons, the researchers conduct experiments to test the standard model of particle physics.

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7 May 2020
Teaser Pionic Helium

Long-lived pionic helium: Exotic matter experimentally verified for the first time

Particle physics Matter and Material

Exotic atoms, in which electrons are replaced by other particles, allow deep insights into the quantum world. After eight years, an international group of scientists have succeeded in a challenging experiment conducted at PSI’s pion source: they created an artificial atom called “pionic helium”.

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1 May 2020
CuPCP gives off an intense green glow not only when current is applied, but also under UV light.

In search of the lighting material of the future

Media Releases SwissFEL Matter and Material Large Research Facilities Research Using Synchrotron Light

At the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, researchers have gained insights into a promising material for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). This new understanding at the atomic level will help to develop new lighting materials that have higher light output and also are cost-efficient to manufacture.

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19 March 2020
So zeigte sich «Athos» am 17. Dezember 2019 auf dem Bildschirm im Kontrollraum: als kompakter Röntgenlaserstrahl.

Athos is making great strides

SwissFEL Matter and Material Large Research Facilities

The new beamline at PSI's X-ray free-electron laser SwissFEL will soon be ready for action. In December, Athos delivered laser light for the first time − even sooner than expected, to the delight of the researchers responsible for its construction.

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11 March 2020
Teaser Nanowelten in 3-D

Nanoworlds in 3-D

Matter and Material Materials Research Research Using Synchrotron Light

Tomographic images from the interior of fossils, brain cells, or computer chips are yielding new insights into the finest of structures. These 3-D images are made possible by the X-ray beams of the Swiss Light Source SLS, together with detectors and sophisticated computer algorithms developed at PSI.

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24 February 2020
Teaser Donnelly Guizarsicairos

Short film of a magnetic nano-vortex

Media Releases Matter and Material Materials Research Research Using Synchrotron Light

Using a newly developed imaging method, researchers were able to visualise the magnetic structure inside a material with nanoscale resolution. They succeeded in creating a short "film" consisting of seven movie frames that shows, for the first time in 3D, how tiny vortices of the magnetisation deep within a material change over time.

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29 January 2020
Künstlerische Darstellung der ESA-Raumsonde Solar Orbiter

Swiss STIX X-ray telescope sets off for the sun

Matter and Material Industrial co-operation

On 10 February, the ESA mission Solar Orbiter is scheduled to start. The Swiss X-ray telescope STIX will be launching too – with detectors developed at PSI.

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16 January 2020
Teaser Interview Adelmann

Simulation: The third pillar of science

Biology Matter and Material Large Research Facilities

PSI researchers simulate and model large research facilities as well as experiments, for example, in the materials and biological sciences. Andreas Adelmann, head of PSI's Laboratory for Scientific Computing and Modelling, explains how they do it.

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9 January 2020
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Well varnished violins play longer

Matter and Material Materials Research Research Using Neutrons

Traditionally, violins are varnished to protect them from humidity and other environmental influences. At PSI, a scientific team has investigated how different coatings affect the instrument. Under no circumstances, they found, should anyone try to do without varnish completely.

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23 December 2019
Dr. Andreas Adelmann

Modelling and simulation pay off

Biology Matter and Material Nuclear Power Plant Safety Large Research Facilities

Researchers in PSI's Laboratory for Scientific Computing and Modelling solve the most complex problems through a combination of theory, modelling, and high-performance computing. With powerful computers, they simulate the smallest molecules or large research facilities.

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12 November 2019
Teaser Roentgenkleinwinkelstreuung

A fast and precise look into fibre-reinforced composites

Media Releases Matter and Material Research Using Synchrotron Light

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have developed a new process with which fibre-reinforced composite materials can be precisely X-rayed. This could help to develop better materials with novel properties.

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6 November 2019
Teaser Mikroroboter

On the way to intelligent microrobots

Media Releases Matter and Material Materials Research

It is reminiscent of a paper bird made with the help of the Japanese folding art origami: a microrobot that uses the force of magnetic fields to move. In the future, such small machines could be used, for example, in medical operations.

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12 September 2019
teaser bronze hand

A hand like no other

Matter and Material Research Using Neutrons

A 3,500-year-old bronze sculpture is being examined at PSI's SINQ neutron source. This will enable conservators to get a unique view into the interior of the sensational find – and gain insights into how it was made.

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