With its globally unique research infrastructure, PSI offers unrivalled opportunities for cutting-edge national and international research.
The main areas of research at PSI
Recent highlights from our research
Launch of the Max Planck-Korea-PSI Center for Quantum Emergent Spintronics
An international research partnership uniting leading institutions from Germany, Korea and Switzerland to advance the frontiers of quantum spintronics
Novel Particle Beam Could Challenge Einstein’s Theory of Gravity
An intense, cold beam of muonium will allow researchers to test the universality of free fall.
Switching chiral phonons with electricity
Scientists at PSI show that an electric field can reverse the handedness of atomic vibrations known as chiral phonons.
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Research Centers & Labs
Our research and service centres conduct internationally recognised cutting-edge research in the natural and engineering sciences and make highly complex large research facilities available to science and industry for their own research projects.
Scientific Highlights from our Centers
Joint Initiatives Final Event 2026
Joint Initiatives Final Event 2026
After three years of collaboration, the ten Joint Initiatives came together to share their results, experiences and lessons learned. The Final Event showcased what can be achieved when institutions, disciplines and partners work together to address complex societal challenges.
Aknur Karabay wins poster award at XRM 2026
Aknur Karabay receives the XRM 2026 poster award in Campinas, Brazil.
Competing Ordering Modes in the Distorted Quantum Kagome Material Clinoatacamite Cu2Cl(OH)3
We have studied the magnetic properties of clinoatacamite Cu2Cl(OH)3, the parent compound of the quantum spin liquid candidate herbertsmithite and a long-standing puzzle among frustrated quantum magnets ...
