Research and Funding Partners PEARL has been developed and funded by a consortium of Swiss research institutions. Part of the funding was granted by the National Science Foundation. Paul Scherrer Institut Laboratory for synchrotron radiation - condensed matter Molecular nanoscience, Prof. Dr. T. Jung EMPA nanotech@surfaces, Prof. Dr. R. Fasel University of Zurich Surface physics, Prof. Dr. T. Greber University of Basel Swiss Nanoscience Institute, Prof. Dr. E. Meyer University of Fribourg Electron spectroscopy, Prof. Dr. P. Aebi Swiss National Science Foundation