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Laser draws made-to-order magnetic landscapes
Researchers at PSI have found a surprisingly inexpensive and fast method to make localised alterations in magnetic materials.
How microtubules take part in cellular signal processing
Researchers at PSI have investigated on the molecular level how the cytoskeleton transmits commands within the cell. Their findings could provide the medical field with new options for intervention in the event of malfunctions within the organism.
Optimising the treatment of eye tumours
The Insel Group and PSI are expanding their collaboration to provide faster and better coordinated access to proton therapy for patients with eye tumours.
Predicting component lifetimes in nuclear facilities
For 30 years, experiments have been providing unique insight into how metals and ceramics degrade under high-energy proton bombardment.
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Water in clay nanochannels: electrodynamics, fluidics, and energy applications
Vasily Artemov
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Die Energiewende im Kontext des Schweizer Politikmodells
Michael Hermann , sotomo
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An Exercise in Environmental Nuclear Forensics / Production of Radioisotopes at RIKEN RI Beam Factory - Search for New Elements through Therapy of Cancer
Prof. Dr. Georg Steinhauser, TU Wien / Prof. Dr. Hiromitsu Haba, RIKEN
PSI in the social media
🧲 Laser writes magnetic structures – with potential for data storage, AI, and more. What happens when you use a high-tech laser system for something entirely different than originally intended? That…
Microtubules: More than just support – they actively control cellular processes! Microtubules are the central protein strands of the cytoskeleton.
This not only supports every cell but also…
What happens to materials like metals and ceramics on a microscopic level when they are exposed to extremely harsh radiation conditions? 🤔
This is the question that the STIP programme sought to…
Ring tour #three!
Third stop around the SLS ring to check who else has got the light in this first phase of the SLS return, following the major SLS 2.0 upgrade of the Swiss Light Source to a…
Zurab Guguchia applies pressure to create new material properties. The PSI researcher is exploring quantum materials that conduct electricity without losses ⚡ or exhibit magnetic and electronic…
Scientists at the #SwissLightSource #SLS have succeeded in mapping a piece of brain tissue 🧠 in 3D at unprecedented resolution using X-rays – non-destructively. The breakthrough overcomes a long…
Did you know? 🧐 Tiny impurities in biogas can cause big problems! Researchers Ayush Agarwal and Christian Ludwig at PSI Paul Scherrer Institute have now developed an analytical method that can for…
For our German speakers: ✨Berufswahl mal anders!
Damit auch künftige Generationen entdecken können, wie vielseitig und spannend eine Ausbildung am PSI ist, haben wir ein neues Format entwickelt: den…
The cheese-noodle method in the fight against Alzheimer's. When proteins in the brain accumulate and form thread-like deposits, they trigger diseases like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's. How can the body…
Weltkindertag am Paul Scherrer Institut PSI! 😊🌟
Heute feiern wir den Weltkindertag, der uns daran erinnert, wie wichtig es ist, Kindern Raum für Entfaltung, Neugier und Mitbestimmung zu geben.
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For our German-speaking followers: Am #NationalZukunftstag öffnete das PSI Paul Scherrer Institut seine Tore für interessierte Kinder!
An abwechslungsreichen Posten erhielten die Jungen und Mädchen…
⚛️ Qubits are sensitive. 🫠 The fundamental units of quantum computers react to even the smallest disturbances. PSI researchers are developing new ways to make them more stable and longer-lasting.
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How do quantum materials really respond to light? 🤔 The answer is complex – and a new study from SwissFEL reveals it’s even more so than previously thought. 💡
Researchers from Aarhus University used…
Materials Science, Data and Software vs Radiation Protection and Safety
Draw your PhD, they said. It’ll be fun, they said.
We paired researchers from totally different fields, swapped their…
How do we foster a team culture where everyone feels safe to openly share their ideas? Prof. Dr. Heidi Möller explored this question in her webinar about psychological safety held on October 28th…
Computational Fluid Dynamics vs Proton Therapy
Draw your PhD, they said. It’ll be fun, they said.
We paired researchers from totally different fields, swapped their doodles, and let the guessing…
⏱️ Slowing down time – in the quantum simulator
PSI researcher Cornelius Hempel uses quanta to perform calculations on quantum phenomena. Together with his team, he has developed a quantum…
🎃💡 Power off… Power on!
Vom müden Kürbis zur hellen Nacht – am PSI wird’s energiegeladen!
Begleite uns auf einer Führung durch die Energieforschung und entdecke unsere Energiespiele rund um die…
Nuclear Systems Simulation vs Condensed Matter Theory
Draw your PhD, they said. It’ll be fun, they said.
We paired researchers from totally different fields, swapped their doodles, and let the…
🔬✨ Forschen wie die Grossen – schon in der Kita Nanolino! ✨🔬
In unserer institutseigenen Kita Nanolino entdecken die Kinder spielerisch die Welt der Wissenschaft. Gemeinsam mit unseren Fachpersonen…
🏅 Head of the PSI Center for Neutron and Muon Sciences, Professor Marc Janoschek, has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) – one of the most highly regarded honours in physics…
Accelerator Model Simulation vs Computational Physics
Draw your PhD, they said. It’ll be fun, they said.
We paired researchers from totally different fields, swapped their doodles, and let the…
#5232, the magazine of the Paul Scherrer Institute, is out! ✨
This issue is all about the art of quantum physics – A mysterious world that researchers are trying to understand so that they can use…
💥 Breaking isn’t the end! Sometimes the best way to understand a material is to push it until it breaks and then study the scars it leaves behind.
In this #SciencePic, two images — one from an…
This year’s #NobelPrize 🏆 in Physics recognises quantum mechanics on a new scale: “the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit”⚡.
Our…
