Nuclear energy 10.10.2024 •Energy and Climate •8 min How catalysts remove dangerous nitrogen oxides Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutChemistry In industrial catalysis, iron is not equal to iron. 20.09.2024 •Energy and Climate •7 min Fast as a plane, clean as a train Further information aboutMobility Further information aboutEnergy transition Further information aboutIndustry Relations In a collaboration across Switzerland, researchers have evaluated the potential environmental impacts of so-called hyperloop systems. 31.07.2024 •Energy and Climate •5 min Sustainable aviation fuel from the PSI campus Further information aboutEnergy transition Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutRenewable Energies Further information aboutESI Platform Further information aboutChemistry In collaboration with climate start-up Metafuels, a pilot plant for the production of sustainable aviation fuel is being set up on the PSI campus. 02.07.2024 •Future Technologies •6 min A new Fusion Collaboration Further information aboutIndustry Relations Munich-based Proxima Fusion and PSI have signed a framework agreement. 01.07.2024 •Future Technologies •3 min Cooperation in reactor research Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutNuclear energy Copenhagen Atomics and the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have entered into a collaboration agreement on a thorium molten salt critical experiment. 25.04.2024 •Large research facilities •7 min Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare celebrates opening Further information aboutIndustry Relations After four years of construction, a modern innovation park with 23,000 m2 of clean rooms, laboratories, precision workshops, offices and meeting rooms has been created next to Paul Scherrer Institute PSI in Villigen (AG). 27.03.2024 •Future Technologies •5 min New process for the production of semiconductors Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutNanotechnology The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and the Finnish company PiBond to collaborate in the commercialization of advanced EUV semiconductor lithography products. 02.10.2023 •Large research facilities •8 min Bringing SwissFEL light to industrial users Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutSwissFEL Further information aboutBiology High throughput experiments will enable new structural biology users to benefit from XFEL light. 16.02.2023 •Energy and Climate •8 min A greener alternative for aviation fuel Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutRenewable Energies Further information aboutEnvironment Further information aboutESI Platform Further information aboutEnergy transition Further information aboutMobility Air travel with no carbon footprint – PSI and the Metafuels AG develop a new technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel. 14.02.2023 •Future Technologies •6 min High-tech company VDL ETG: PSI’s new neighbour Further information aboutIndustry Relations The Dutch company VDL ETG has signed a rental agreement with Park Innovaare. 30.01.2023 •Future Technologies •6 min Swiss PIC to support Swiss photonics industry Further information aboutIndustry Relations The technology transfer centre Swiss PIC will be located in the Park Innovaare. 20.10.2022 •Future Technologies •5 min 10 Years anniversary of Excelsus Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutSLS The PSI spin-off "Excelsus Structural Solutions" performs measurements at the SLS on behalf of customers. 05.09.2022 •Energy and Climate •10 min Combining forces for the energy transition Further information aboutESI Platform Further information aboutEnergy transition Further information aboutIndustry Relations The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and the start-up AlphaSYNT are piloting a new approach for storing energy in the form of methane gas. 25.05.2022 •11 min “If you’re in a certain position, you should step forward” Further information aboutMaterials research Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutNanotechnology Further information aboutQuantum research Further information aboutPeople Kirsten Moselund heads the new Laboratory for Nano and Quantum Technologies. In this interview she discusses quantum research at PSI and how nanophotonics can assist with this. 14.03.2022 •Future Technologies •8 min Novel X-ray lens facilitates glimpse into the nanoworld Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutSLS PSI develops a revolutionary achromatic lens for X-rays. 06.12.2021 •Large research facilities •8 min A lively enterprise zone close by Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutPSI campus Park Innovaare located next to PSI is growing, further pursuing its mission to help cutting-edge Swiss research transition to concrete applications and profitable companies. 30.11.2021 •Health Innovation •7 min New catalysts for pharmaceutical companies Further information aboutMedical Science Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutChemistry In partnership with Roche, PSI scientists are developing new, potentially more efficient catalysts for manufacturing active substances for drug therapies. 27.10.2021 •Energy and Climate •9 min Getting maximum energy out of biomass Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutRenewable Energies Further information aboutESI Platform Further information aboutEnergy transition Further information aboutChemistry Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI start operation of a revolutionary pilot plant for production of synthetic biogas. 14.10.2021 •10 min The link between theory and experiment Further information aboutIndustry Relations Without fundamental constants there is no physics. 09.06.2021 •Future Technologies •8 min How catalysts age Further information aboutMaterials research Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutSLS Further information aboutChemistry Catalysts used in industry change their material structure over the years. Using a new method, PSI researchers have now studied this on the nanoscale. 18.06.2020 •11 min Patents as trump cards Further information aboutIndustry Relations John Millard is head of Technology Transfer at PSI. Intellectual property also falls within this area. In an interview, he tells how PSI protects its knowledge with patents and, thanks to its patents, further strengthens collaboration with industry and other research institutions. 08.06.2020 •Large research facilities Diffractometer stand built in collaboration with local SME Further information aboutSwissFEL Further information aboutIndustry Relations A light-weight, low-vibration diffractometer stand has been designed and produced in close collaboration with the local supplier Heinz Baumgartner AG. This component will be used in conjunction with a cryomagnet system to study quantum matter at the SwissFEL Bernina and Cristallina-Q endstations. 02.06.2020 •14 min Research with a patent Further information aboutIndustry Relations At PSI, researchers develop innovative technologies, new biological agents, and more precise measuring instruments. Through this work they not only advance science, but also boost the Swiss economy. The best ideas are protected by patents and make PSI a sought-after partner for industry. 29.01.2020 •Future Technologies •7 min Swiss STIX X-ray telescope sets off for the sun Further information aboutIndustry Relations On 10 February, the ESA mission Solar Orbiter is scheduled to start. The Swiss X-ray telescope STIX will be launching too – with detectors developed at PSI. 15.08.2019 •Energy and Climate •6 min Observing solid-state batteries during deformation Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutEnergy transition Further information aboutBatteries Further information aboutMobility Further information aboutSLS PSI researchers have observed mechanical processes in solid-state batteries with unprecedented precision. Using X-ray tomography at the Swiss Light Source SLS, they discovered how fissures inside the batteries propagate. These insights can help to make batteries for electric cars or smartphones safer and more efficient. 21.06.2019 •Future Technologies •6 min PSI imaging helps with rocket launches Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutSINQ PSI researchers are helping the European space program: Their neutron imaging serves to ensure the quality of critical components for rocket launches. 14.11.2018 •9 min On the go at 200 kilometres per hour Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutSLS Fabia Gozzo is no woman for the comfort zone. First she made a beamline at the Swiss Light Source SLS of the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI into one of the world's leading facilities. Today she is making her knowledge available to industry with her spin-off. 11.10.2018 •Health Innovation •10 min Licence agreement with Swiss pharma firm for development of a cancer drug Further information aboutMedical Science Further information aboutRadiopharmacy Further information aboutIndustry Relations A radioactive agent, developed at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI to fight an especially malignant form of thyroid cancer, has the potential to become a blockbuster drug. Due to its structure, it might also be able to dock onto cells of other tumours and destroy them with its radiation. The Lausanne-based biopharmaceutical company Debiopharm wants to further develop the PSI agent to the point where it is approved as a drug. Debiopharm and PSI have now created the contractual basis for this. 27.09.2018 •14 min From researcher to entrepreneur Further information aboutIndustry Relations Towards new shores: At the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, enterprising researchers are venturing into the unknown. They're leaving their safe haven to become successful entrepreneurs. The journey from PSI to one's own spin-off takes courage. To keep the voyage from getting too stormy, PSI supports its business founders as they navigate through rough waters, and maintains these connections over many years. 12.02.2018 •Future Technologies •6 min Imaging at Paul Scherrer Intitute helps to increase production at ABB site in Aargau Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutSINQ The ABB facility in Wettingen got practical recommendations on increasing production of ceramic components. Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI examined the components by means of neutron imaging. With the help of these images, ABB employees were able to see where there is still potential for process optimisation. This feasibility study was funded by the Hightech Zentrum Aargau. 1 2 Next page ›› Last page Last » Topic Overview
10.10.2024 •Energy and Climate •8 min How catalysts remove dangerous nitrogen oxides Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutChemistry In industrial catalysis, iron is not equal to iron.
20.09.2024 •Energy and Climate •7 min Fast as a plane, clean as a train Further information aboutMobility Further information aboutEnergy transition Further information aboutIndustry Relations In a collaboration across Switzerland, researchers have evaluated the potential environmental impacts of so-called hyperloop systems.
31.07.2024 •Energy and Climate •5 min Sustainable aviation fuel from the PSI campus Further information aboutEnergy transition Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutRenewable Energies Further information aboutESI Platform Further information aboutChemistry In collaboration with climate start-up Metafuels, a pilot plant for the production of sustainable aviation fuel is being set up on the PSI campus.
02.07.2024 •Future Technologies •6 min A new Fusion Collaboration Further information aboutIndustry Relations Munich-based Proxima Fusion and PSI have signed a framework agreement.
01.07.2024 •Future Technologies •3 min Cooperation in reactor research Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutNuclear energy Copenhagen Atomics and the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have entered into a collaboration agreement on a thorium molten salt critical experiment.
25.04.2024 •Large research facilities •7 min Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare celebrates opening Further information aboutIndustry Relations After four years of construction, a modern innovation park with 23,000 m2 of clean rooms, laboratories, precision workshops, offices and meeting rooms has been created next to Paul Scherrer Institute PSI in Villigen (AG).
27.03.2024 •Future Technologies •5 min New process for the production of semiconductors Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutNanotechnology The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and the Finnish company PiBond to collaborate in the commercialization of advanced EUV semiconductor lithography products.
02.10.2023 •Large research facilities •8 min Bringing SwissFEL light to industrial users Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutSwissFEL Further information aboutBiology High throughput experiments will enable new structural biology users to benefit from XFEL light.
16.02.2023 •Energy and Climate •8 min A greener alternative for aviation fuel Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutRenewable Energies Further information aboutEnvironment Further information aboutESI Platform Further information aboutEnergy transition Further information aboutMobility Air travel with no carbon footprint – PSI and the Metafuels AG develop a new technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel.
14.02.2023 •Future Technologies •6 min High-tech company VDL ETG: PSI’s new neighbour Further information aboutIndustry Relations The Dutch company VDL ETG has signed a rental agreement with Park Innovaare.
30.01.2023 •Future Technologies •6 min Swiss PIC to support Swiss photonics industry Further information aboutIndustry Relations The technology transfer centre Swiss PIC will be located in the Park Innovaare.
20.10.2022 •Future Technologies •5 min 10 Years anniversary of Excelsus Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutSLS The PSI spin-off "Excelsus Structural Solutions" performs measurements at the SLS on behalf of customers.
05.09.2022 •Energy and Climate •10 min Combining forces for the energy transition Further information aboutESI Platform Further information aboutEnergy transition Further information aboutIndustry Relations The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and the start-up AlphaSYNT are piloting a new approach for storing energy in the form of methane gas.
25.05.2022 •11 min “If you’re in a certain position, you should step forward” Further information aboutMaterials research Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutNanotechnology Further information aboutQuantum research Further information aboutPeople Kirsten Moselund heads the new Laboratory for Nano and Quantum Technologies. In this interview she discusses quantum research at PSI and how nanophotonics can assist with this.
14.03.2022 •Future Technologies •8 min Novel X-ray lens facilitates glimpse into the nanoworld Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutSLS PSI develops a revolutionary achromatic lens for X-rays.
06.12.2021 •Large research facilities •8 min A lively enterprise zone close by Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutPSI campus Park Innovaare located next to PSI is growing, further pursuing its mission to help cutting-edge Swiss research transition to concrete applications and profitable companies.
30.11.2021 •Health Innovation •7 min New catalysts for pharmaceutical companies Further information aboutMedical Science Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutChemistry In partnership with Roche, PSI scientists are developing new, potentially more efficient catalysts for manufacturing active substances for drug therapies.
27.10.2021 •Energy and Climate •9 min Getting maximum energy out of biomass Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutRenewable Energies Further information aboutESI Platform Further information aboutEnergy transition Further information aboutChemistry Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI start operation of a revolutionary pilot plant for production of synthetic biogas.
14.10.2021 •10 min The link between theory and experiment Further information aboutIndustry Relations Without fundamental constants there is no physics.
09.06.2021 •Future Technologies •8 min How catalysts age Further information aboutMaterials research Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutSLS Further information aboutChemistry Catalysts used in industry change their material structure over the years. Using a new method, PSI researchers have now studied this on the nanoscale.
18.06.2020 •11 min Patents as trump cards Further information aboutIndustry Relations John Millard is head of Technology Transfer at PSI. Intellectual property also falls within this area. In an interview, he tells how PSI protects its knowledge with patents and, thanks to its patents, further strengthens collaboration with industry and other research institutions.
08.06.2020 •Large research facilities Diffractometer stand built in collaboration with local SME Further information aboutSwissFEL Further information aboutIndustry Relations A light-weight, low-vibration diffractometer stand has been designed and produced in close collaboration with the local supplier Heinz Baumgartner AG. This component will be used in conjunction with a cryomagnet system to study quantum matter at the SwissFEL Bernina and Cristallina-Q endstations.
02.06.2020 •14 min Research with a patent Further information aboutIndustry Relations At PSI, researchers develop innovative technologies, new biological agents, and more precise measuring instruments. Through this work they not only advance science, but also boost the Swiss economy. The best ideas are protected by patents and make PSI a sought-after partner for industry.
29.01.2020 •Future Technologies •7 min Swiss STIX X-ray telescope sets off for the sun Further information aboutIndustry Relations On 10 February, the ESA mission Solar Orbiter is scheduled to start. The Swiss X-ray telescope STIX will be launching too – with detectors developed at PSI.
15.08.2019 •Energy and Climate •6 min Observing solid-state batteries during deformation Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutEnergy transition Further information aboutBatteries Further information aboutMobility Further information aboutSLS PSI researchers have observed mechanical processes in solid-state batteries with unprecedented precision. Using X-ray tomography at the Swiss Light Source SLS, they discovered how fissures inside the batteries propagate. These insights can help to make batteries for electric cars or smartphones safer and more efficient.
21.06.2019 •Future Technologies •6 min PSI imaging helps with rocket launches Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutSINQ PSI researchers are helping the European space program: Their neutron imaging serves to ensure the quality of critical components for rocket launches.
14.11.2018 •9 min On the go at 200 kilometres per hour Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutSLS Fabia Gozzo is no woman for the comfort zone. First she made a beamline at the Swiss Light Source SLS of the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI into one of the world's leading facilities. Today she is making her knowledge available to industry with her spin-off.
11.10.2018 •Health Innovation •10 min Licence agreement with Swiss pharma firm for development of a cancer drug Further information aboutMedical Science Further information aboutRadiopharmacy Further information aboutIndustry Relations A radioactive agent, developed at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI to fight an especially malignant form of thyroid cancer, has the potential to become a blockbuster drug. Due to its structure, it might also be able to dock onto cells of other tumours and destroy them with its radiation. The Lausanne-based biopharmaceutical company Debiopharm wants to further develop the PSI agent to the point where it is approved as a drug. Debiopharm and PSI have now created the contractual basis for this.
27.09.2018 •14 min From researcher to entrepreneur Further information aboutIndustry Relations Towards new shores: At the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, enterprising researchers are venturing into the unknown. They're leaving their safe haven to become successful entrepreneurs. The journey from PSI to one's own spin-off takes courage. To keep the voyage from getting too stormy, PSI supports its business founders as they navigate through rough waters, and maintains these connections over many years.
12.02.2018 •Future Technologies •6 min Imaging at Paul Scherrer Intitute helps to increase production at ABB site in Aargau Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutSINQ The ABB facility in Wettingen got practical recommendations on increasing production of ceramic components. Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI examined the components by means of neutron imaging. With the help of these images, ABB employees were able to see where there is still potential for process optimisation. This feasibility study was funded by the Hightech Zentrum Aargau.
