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In industrial catalysis, iron is not equal to iron.

A PSI feasibility study shows: Even in everyday clinical practice, treatment can be adapted daily. Thus, the tumour will always be treated with exactly the right dose of radiation.

Researchers at PSI have been looking into where the hydrogen for a future hydrogen economy should be produced and what impact this energy carrier will have on the environment.

Researchers at PSI reach unprecedented 5 nanometres half pitch resolution with EUV lithography.

Researchers at PSI are investigating the wide range of causes underlying smog in Beijing.

Researchers at PSI have succeeded in imaging the spatial structure of a computer chip with a record resolution of 4 nanometres using X-rays.

Researchers at PSI and the Australian National University have re-determined the half-life of samarium-146 with great precision. 

Researchers at PSI have calculated the influence of digitalisation on energy consumption.

Researchers at PSI and MIT are developing a new approach, which combines imaging and artificial intelligence to improve the staging of breast cancer.

The close collaboration between PSI and the University Children’s Hospital Zurich for the benefit of children with cancer began 20 years ago. 

Copenhagen Atomics and the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have entered into a collaboration agreement on a thorium molten salt critical experiment.

The Association for Medical Research and Innovation in the Canton of Aargau was founded on 3 June 2024.

PSI researchers have characterised a unique enzyme from bacteria that enables an important chemical reaction.

PSI researchers are tracking down pathogenic aerosols in India.

SLS plays the King of the Blues – B.B. King! In collaboration with the Montreux Jazz Digital Project, historic audio tapes are being digitised at PSI.

The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and the Finnish company PiBond to collaborate in the commercialization of advanced EUV semiconductor lithography products.

Researchers at PSI and the ANAXAM technology transfer center have found the cause of clogging in prefilled syringes.

PSI researchers analysed two ice cores from the Corbassière glacier on Grand Combin.

PSI researchers discover a surprising mechanism that could broaden the spectrum of therapeutic uses of botulinum toxin.

PSI researchers develop a fundamentally new method for early detection of cancer.

Scientists at PSI have used mechanical stimuli to turn connective tissue cells into stem-cell-like cells and transplanted these into damaged skin tissue. This speeds up the regeneration of the skin and the healing of wounds.

The SLS is shutting down temporarily as it undergoes a major upgrade.

A place for cutting-edge research: PSI researchers to receive comprehensive funding from the US NIH for their brain research.

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.

Newly established Focal Biosciences will focus on bringing together leading experts and scientific discoveries to harness cellular reprogramming in the fight against common age-related diseases.

Unlocking the secrets of Zwischgold at PSI.