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Peering into matter with ultrashort X-ray ripples
An all-X-ray transient grating experiment allows scientists to study the dynamics of quantum particles at the nanoscale.
Attorney for cutting-edge technology
Former PSI doctoral candidate Stephanie Smit now works as a patent attorney for a company that is among the most important in the world. That’s because this company builds machines that are worth a fortune and are highly sought after.
PSI research at Switzerland’s most-visited museum
Making energy research something visitors can experience: The Swiss Museum of Transport is creating a platform for political and social dialogue on energy issues.
AI paves the way towards green cement
Researchers at PSI are using artificial intelligence to develop environmentally friendly formulations for cement.
PSI in the social media
The quantum revolution is just beginning. ✨ In 2025 — the UNESCO @International Year of Quantum Science and Technology and a century after the first quantum breakthroughs — we are entering a new era…
The quantum revolution is just beginning. ✨ In 2025 — the UNESCO @International Year of Quantum Science and Technology and a century after the first quantum breakthroughs — we are entering a new era…
It’s a campus takeover… kid edition! This week, some of our youngest “researchers” took over the campus for our annual PSI Holiday Camp for employees’ kids. Five full days packed with games, mini…
A thousand years of simulation time – just to calibrate a radiation detector? That’s definitely too long. To find out David’s solution to solve this problem, watch the full video “Decoding Radiation”…
💡 Microchips, patents – and a scientist with foresight
The machines used to manufacture today’s nanometer-scale microchips are among the most complex technologies in the world.
At ASML, the…
Lehrberufe à la carte ✨: Am Sonntag, 29. Juni 2025 verwandelten die ca. 100 Lernenden des Paul Scherrer Instituts den Vorplatz des PSI Visitor Centers und des Personalrestaurants in einen Marktplatz…
Wirtschaftsgipfel der Mitte Aargau am PSI
Spannende Einblicke, zukunftsweisende Forschung und echte Innovationskraft – der diesjährige Wirtschaftsgipfel der Mitte Aargau fand am Paul Scherrer…
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Werde Polymechaniker/in EFZ
Bei uns am PSI stellen die Polymechanikerinnen und Polymechaniker spezielle Vorrichtungen zum Bau unserer Forschungsanlagen und Experimentiereinrichtungen…
⚡What happens when electricity meets water – and turns into fuel?
💧Emiliana Fabbri from PSI explains how electrolysis splits water into hydrogen and oxygen – a key step for storing renewable energy…
🎓 Science communication with energy – and about energy
How can complex energy research be brought into society – in a way that resonates across generations?
One answer can be found in Lucerne: At…
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Werde Physiklaborant/in EFZ
Du begleitest neue Experimente oder Entwicklungen von der Idee bis zur Realisation und sorgst für praktikable technische Lösungen.
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A Super Puma helicopter, a highly sensitive detector, and 1000 years of computing time, reduced to 2 weeks. 💻🚁 How PSI together with other partner organisations detects radioactive sources from the…
Neutrons reveal a new way to control magnetism at the nanoscale. 🧲⚡At the Swiss Spallation Neutron Source #SINQ, researchers have demonstrated how electric fields can steer magnetic structures in a…
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Werde Mediamatiker/in EFZ
Als Mediamatikerin/Mediamatiker bist du Profi, wenn es um das Produzieren und Verwenden von Multimedia geht. Neue Medien erfordern neues Wissen. Im…
Auf den ersten Blick scheint der Alltag einer Fachperson Betreuung (FaBe) oft «nur» vom Spielen 🧸 geprägt zu sein, doch in jedem Spiel steckt so viel mehr.
Mitten im lebendigen Kita-Alltag von…
New #AI approach as a digital cookbook for climate-friendly cement
Concrete is the most widely used building material in the world – and #cement is its indispensable binder. But cement production…
AI based on light🧠💡Photonic networks that learn at lightning speed – not using electricity, but laser light: For her research project NEON, PSI researcher and EPFL professor Kirsten Moselund was…
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Werde Logistiker/in EFZ
Am PSI verwalten die Logistikerinnen und Logistiker über 14000 Artikel in den Bereichen Elektronik, Labor-, Roh- und Betriebsmaterial.
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Werde Laborant/in EFZ, Fachrichtung Chemie
Am PSI arbeiten die Chemielaborantinnen und Chemielaboranten in verschiedenen Forschungs-, Entwicklungs- oder Analytiklaboratorien mit…
☀️ A sunny spring day at PSI…and it’s not just the sunshine that makes it shine. You can clearly spot the iconic ring-shaped Swiss Light Source SLS, now with its new photovoltaic roof glinting in the…
Knock knock knockin’ on beamlines’ doors… 👊🚪🎸
After the ‘dark time’ of the SLS 2.0 upgrade, the light is coming back! On April 10th, Debye and PXIII welcomed their first X-ray beam.
Who else has…
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Werde Konstrukteur/in EFZ
Bei uns am PSI arbeiten die Konstrukteurinnen und Konstrukteure vorwiegend für unsere Forschungsanlagen und Experimente. Dabei befasst du dich mit…
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Werde Koch/Köchin EFZ
In den Verpflegungs- und Gastronomiebetrieben des PSI arbeiten 20 Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter in einer Produktions- und Fertigungsküche. Diese verpflegen…
Good things usually do not last for long. And that includes useful phenomena that appear in #quantum #materials. ⚛️
Such materials can exhibit remarkable emergent properties, in particular when they…
Science meets industry – innovation with an impact.
2023, the Dutch VDL Enabling Technologies Group (ETG) has had a branch in Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare in Villigen – right next to PSI…
