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Targeted funding of innovation for the energy transition
How do innovations arise and how can they be specifically encouraged for the energy transition? PSI researcher Michael Weinold has been looking into this question using LED lamps as an example.
A faster route to green hydrogen
The pH value determines how easily hydrogen can be produced from water when cobalt is used as a catalyst. PSI researchers have now found out why.
Net zero: Taking raw materials into account
A new calculation model from PSI illustrates the complex interdependencies between technology, demand for critical raw materials, and environmental impacts on the road to climate neutrality.
Creating circuit diagrams of the brain
Using brain circuit diagrams to understand Alzheimer's.
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Advanced material characterization for nuclear applications: from nuclear fuel to additive manufacturing
Dr. Malgorzata Makowska, LNM
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Ferraris are outselling hydrogen cars – what that means for the energy transition
Despite decades of research and billions in investment, hydrogen cars remain a niche technology — in 2023, more…
Today is “Sexual Harassment Awareness Day" (SHAD) – a national action day for a harassment-free higher education and research environment.
Together with universities and other research institutes…
Guess where Emma Beale is! 🤔 She’s exploring one of our large research facilities… but can you figure out which one? Let us know your guesses in the comments and stay tuned for the reveal! 👀
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#EnergyTransition - How do innovative ideas arise?
PSI researcher Michael Weinold has been investigating what led to the triumph of LED 💡 lamps.
His answer is “spillover effects”, innovative…
#5232, the magazine of the Paul Scherrer Institute, is out! ✨
In this issue, we present some of the most exciting developments in #advanced #manufacturing: from 3D printing and microchips with…
🔬 Important finding for hydrogen production! 💧⚡
Cobalt as a catalyst splits water better in alkaline conditions (pH > 7) than in acidic conditions. Why? PSI researchers discover: the catalyst…
Introducing the PSI Energy Compass: Navigating the Energy Transition
We’re excited to announce the launch of the PSI Energy Compass, a new publication dedicated to providing insights and…
Happy #WorldQuantumDay ✨🌍
This is the 5th webstory related to #Quantum #Materials that we publish in 2025 - the Year of Quantum Science!
✴ 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 …
🔭⚛️ To celebrate World Quantum Day on April 14th, we’re diving into the fascinating world of ion traps a key tool in quantum research.
In quantum science, scientists use so-called “ion traps” to…
🧑🔬Im Labor für Radiochemie stehen strahlende Teilchen im Mittelpunkt. Die Forschenden der ETH Zürich und des Paul Scherrer Instituts untersuchen verschiedenste Aspekte von Radioaktivität: Wie lässt…
🚨 First light for science at SLS 2.0!
On April 10th, two of the first beamlines — Debye and PXIII — opened their shutters and received their first X-ray light for science.
🔬 Debye will drive…
It’s officially the end of "dark time" at the #SwissLightSource #SLS. This final quarterly video features the placement of the final stone 🧱 (actually concrete block!) in the storage ring marking the…
🧠 Using modern imaging to decode the brain - Adrian Wanner, a neurobiologist at the PSI Center for Life Sciences and his team are interested in a very special part of the brain and want to decode the…
Calculation model for a realistic path to climate neutrality
Achieving climate neutrality 🌱 – that is, not emitting more greenhouse gases than can be captured naturally or artificially – is an…
Did you guess right? @angela_mrspap is in the Experimental Hall at the Swiss research infrastructure for particle physics #CHRISP! ✨
Her team is calibrating a detector used in the MEGII experiment,…
An unsere Lernenden im letzten Lehrjahr:
Die Abschlussprüfungen stehen vor der Tür. Ihr habt in den letzten Jahren viel Engagement und Ausdauer bewiesen – jetzt könnt ihr zeigen, was ihr auf…
Guess where @angela_mrspap is! 🤔 She's at one of our large research facilities… but can you figure out which one? Let us know your guesses in the comments and stay tuned for the reveal! 👀
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At CERN, an international research team led by PSI has gained crucial insights into the formation of particulate matter.
The new study shows: Pollutants from transportation 🚗, industry 🏭, and…
🔍✨ "It’s okay not to have a plan for your whole life!" 🌟
#WomenInScience: Claudia reminds us that priorities change over time, and it's important to embrace opportunities as they come, especially…
⚛️ As part of a 5-day study trip into modern particle physics and Albert Einstein’s legacy, organized by Bild der Wissenschaft @bildderwissenschaft, a well-known German science magazine, a group of…
🌟 "Science thrives in the right environment!" 🤝⚖️
#WomenInScience: Margaux reminds us to seek supportive spaces and balance doubt with confidence on our journey.
In honor of the International…
🌟 Neu in unserer Researcher-Portrait-Serie: Entdecke, wie Christian Bauer vom @paul.scherrer.institut Technologien – von Elektroautos bis zu nachhaltigen Flugtreibstoffen – und deren Auswirkungen auf…
🎓 Join the PSI & Park Innovaare Career Fair on March 20, 2025! 🔬
Mark your calendars! We are hosting our second edition of our Career Fair – a unique opportunity to connect highly qualified early…
✨ "You are not alone: trust your support system!" 🤝🌟
#WomenInScience: At the beginning of her career, Florencia found it challenging to balance everything: science, family, and personal life. But…
🛠️ The technologies of tomorrow don’t have to be made from the most rare and exotic building blocks. Arranged into beautiful atomic patterns in single layers, common-or-garden elements can give…
