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3D printing for creating complex shapes

Researchers at PSI have taken a closer look at a previously disregarded factor in the formation of clouds. This could improve the accuracy of climate forecasting.

On 15 August 2023 a patient suffering from oesophageal cancer was treated with proton beam therapy at PSI – for the very first time in Switzerland.

3D X-rays can improve breast cancer screening.

Researchers at PSI and the University of Barcelona can explain the strange shrinking of microgels experimentally.

Above all, meeting this goal will require sustainable fuels and a reduction in air traffic.

A project that promises to improve the chances of survival for prostate cancer patients has received 2 million Swiss francs in funding.

Researchers at PSI and Columbia University are calculating in detail how climate change can be slowed down.

A newly developed algorithm allows measurements performed at X-ray free-electron lasers to be evaluated more efficiently.

The ETH institutions are pooling their expertise in pursuit of the net-zero target.

Ganymede, Callisto and Europa: Jupiter’s icy moons are the destination of the upcoming ESA mission. On board: a high-tech detector developed by PSI.

An international research team reveals how fullerene is formed in the universe.

PSI scientists have discovered the very first step occurring in the eye when light hits the retina.

PSI researchers find the cause of high nighttime air pollution in New Delhi

PSI researchers record a molecular film of a cancer drug fitted with a photoswitch. This opens new insights for drug developers.

Air travel with no carbon footprint – PSI and the Metafuels AG develop a new technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel.

The technology transfer centre Swiss PIC will be located in the Park Innovaare.

Research scientists at PSI and ANAXAM use neutrons to look inside brake callipers and identify potential ways of reducing CO₂ emissions.

The PSI scientists Zurab Guguchia and Kirsten Schnorr are to receive grants totalling CHF 3.1 million from the Swiss National Science Foundation for ground-breaking projects.

Researchers are identifying and studying material compounds whose unique properties could lead to the development of novel types of chip.