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Researchers tell us why they are excited about SLS 2.0 and more brilliant light for science

From DNA repair to catalysts: how the Alvra experimental station at SwissFEL has developed into a special tool for biology and chemistry research. 

Tighter beams, brighter light and extended photon energies open new experimental possibilities.

Part II: Why detecting soft X-rays is hard, and how a new breakthrough is set to transform low energy X-ray science.

Quantum mechanics tells us that the fundamental unit of charge is unbreakable – but exceptions exist.

Part I: How the Jungfrau detector went from inception to perfection to ubiquity.

Experiments at the Swiss Light Source SLS prove the existence of a new type of magnetism, with broad implications for technology and research.

So says new recipe for dense arrays of qubits with long lifetimes.

Neutron scattering experiments give new understanding of how localized and free-flowing electrons collaborate to create material functionality.

The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics recognises attosecond science’s pioneers. Past and future, this field’s evolution is entwined with SwissFEL.

Experiments at the Swiss Light Source SLS help resolve a long-standing debate surrounding metal 3D laser printing.

SwissFEL sheds light on how lattice and atomic spins jiggle together.

Highly targeted cancer treatment has the potential to eliminate ultra-small cancer lesions that cause disease recurrence.

The most comprehensive verification effort so far on computer codes for materials simulations.

Our beamline scientists look back on 22 years of brilliant science made possible by the Swiss Light Source SLS.

Soft X-rays enable scientists to visualise non-invasively the electronic properties of ultra-thin dopant layers buried within semiconductor wafers.

A recently published book tells the story of scientists and physicians at PSI developing a revolutionary technique to treat cancer.

Momentum cooling could enable shorter treatment times for patients undergoing radiotherapy with protons, circumventing the problems of internal organ motions.

The “BEAmline for Tomography at Sesame” was recently inaugurated as the fifth beamline at the SESAME synchrotron facility.

Understanding this motion may help to tackle health problems that affect cilia, which range from fertility issues to lung disease and COVID-19.

Short flashes of an unusual kind of X-ray light at SwissFEL and SLS bring scientists closer to developing better catalysts to transform the greenhouse gas methane into a less harmful chemical.

…. Now we know there are chiral phonons for sure

Micro-beam measurements at the Swiss Light Source SLS give insights into the crystal structure of hydrides that promote cracks in nuclear fuel cladding.

Laura’s nomination recognises almost 30 years of research into magnetic materials and magnetism on the nanoscale.

Light – the Fifth Element of Materials Science?

Tackling the challenge of looking at atoms buried in silicon without moving them

Insights into the microscopic details of 3D printing from the Swiss Light Source SLS could propel the technology toward wider application

New insight into how the protein calmodulin interacts with an ion channel in the eye could explain how our eyes achieve remarkable sensitivity to dim light.

Using Muon Induced X-ray Emission, researchers could reveal the inner composition of a knob-bow fibula, excavated at Augusta Raurica in northern Switzerland.

Swiss Light Source SLS reveals complex chemistry inside ‘stellar nurseries’

A new in situ uniaxial pressure cell at Paul Scherrer Institute PSI gives scientists unrivalled control to tweak quantum materials microscopically and tune their properties.

Physicists using muon spin spectroscopy at PSI make the missing link between their recent breakthrough in Nature and unconventional superconductivity

Researchers at the Swiss Light Source SLS use X-ray phase contrast imaging to study a heart in action as it beats.

New initiatives will develop open data practices in key strategic areas including electron microscopy and materials science at Paul Scherrer Institute PSI.

Optimised by nature over 100 million years of evolution, this smart liquid provides a crucial coupling that ensures cell division correctly proceeds.

Artificial intelligence pinpoints cells indicative of Alzheimer’s disease based on DNA packing in mouse brain images, shows study in Nature Communications

An exotic atom called muonium could explain why muons won’t stick to the rules, believe researchers using the Swiss Muon Source at Paul Scherrer Institute PSI.

Built at Paul Scherrer Institute, the detector forms the heart of the CMS experiment. It is producing data again following an upgrade during the LHC shutdown.

How computer simulations are helping ensuring a safe and efficient transfer of used nuclear fuel from temporary dry storage to its final resting place deep underground.

Peering inside atmospheric particles provides clues to effects on climate and health, finds Paul Scherrer Institute and University of British Columbia study.