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Electric vehicles could catch on in Africa sooner than expected
Electric vehicles could become economically competitive in many African countries before 2040.
X-raying auditory ossicles – a new technique reveals structures in record time
Using a bone, PSI researchers have demonstrated how the structures of biological materials can be determined on scales from nanometres to millimetres in a very short time.
New process for stable, long-lasting all-solid-state batteries
PSI researchers have developed a novel process that could make all-solid-state batteries more robust and longer-lasting.
Synchronising ultrashort X-ray pulses
Attosecond coherent pulses at SwissFEL will open new experimental possibilities
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X-ray Sensor Joint Workshop - From Soft to Hard X-rays
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Gemeinsam die Berufsbildung stärken.🌱 An der Berufsbildungstagung im ETH-Bereich stand der Austausch zwischen den Institutionen im Zentrum – mit dem Ziel, die Berufsbildung gemeinsam…
🔬 E-mobility in Africa: economically viable sooner than expected
Electric vehicles could catch on in many African countries much sooner than previously assumed. A new study by researchers at ETH…
🔬 Exciting Opportunity for Future Scientists! 🌟
The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, Switzerland's largest research institute for natural and engi-neering sciences, is offering a Summer Student…
📸High-resolution images of the inside of biological materials in record time!
Biological materials are masterpieces of nature. Inside, they consist of different structures across very different…
Make way for the next generation of batteries
🔋⚡1,500 charge cycles – 75% capacity remaining. PSI researchers Mario El Kazzi and Jinsong Zhang have developed a production process that improves…
Researchers at PSI have now demonstrated a new approach to synchronise ultrashort X-ray pulses at SwissFEL. This improved control supports experiments that probe the fastest processes in atoms,…
Understanding the brain in 3D at the nanoscale is one of the great challenges of modern science. At the Swiss Light Source SLS, the recent upgrade to a fourth-generation synchrotron is now unlocking…
#YearInReview (part 2): 2025 was a year full of exciting research at PSI Paul Scherrer Institute: From boosting battery performance and simulating quantum systems, to mapping brain architecture and…
#YearInReview (part 1): 2025 was a year full of exciting research at PSI Paul Scherrer Institute: From boosting battery performance and simulating quantum systems, to mapping brain architecture and…
Zero Kelvin or minus 273.15 degrees Celsius: nothing can get colder than that. Research at PSI uses cold in a wide variety of areas and sometimes comes very close to this limit. Cold is used, for…
Swiss quantum researchers need stable EU cooperation, says PSI researcher Kirsten Moselund.
✨ As the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025 draws to an end, Moselund gives an…
Happy holiday season from PSI! 🎄✨
❄️ Needle-thin crystals, quantum insights
The needle-shaped single crystals in the photo are made of a metal-organic material, in which Cu²⁺ ions carry magnetic…
Season’s greetings from PSI! 🎄✨
❄️ A window into ultracold neutrons
Shown here is the support grid for a very special “window”: together with an ultra-thin aluminium foil, it forms the window…
Large scale facilities like the Swiss Light Source SLS and the Swiss X-ray Free Electron Laser SwissFEL at PSI Paul Scherrer Institute are essential for uncovering how next-generation quantum…
Der Weihnachtszauber ist in der Kita Nanolino ausgebrochen!✨
Unsere Nanolino-Kinder haben die Innenräume mit viel Kreativität und einem weihnachtlichen Glanz geschmückt. 🎄⭐️
In den liebevoll…
🧲 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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