Discover the 13 thematic islands

Researching today how the energy system of the future will work: the containers and storage tanks in the ESI Platform allow the simulation of typical daily cycles of future energy systems. New industry partnerships are always welcome.

High tech against cancer: At the Center for Proton Therapy patients are treated gently and efficiently using a procedure developed at PSI. The necessary protons are provided by an own accelerator.

How can radioactive waste be stored safely for up to a million years? Research into deep geological repositories requires suitable laboratories and massive computing power to simulate different scenarios in computer models.

Targeted delivery of smart drugs: radiopharmacy work is carried out in specially equipped laboratories. The radionuclides used for research have to be prepared in so-called -hot cells.

Discover micro and nano worlds: more than 20 measuring stations at the Swiss Light Source SLS are equipped with some of the world’s most advanced measurement instruments, which can be used to take incredibly detailed images of minute structures.

Discover micro and nano worlds: more than 20 measuring stations at the Swiss Light Source SLS are equipped with some of the world’s most advanced measurement instruments, which can be used to take incredibly detailed images of minute structures.

A voyage of discovery with nuclear particles: for neutron research to be possible, there must be a neutron source. At PSI, neutrons are knocked out from the atomic nuclei in the spallation source SINQ so they can be made available for experiments.

Tracking ultrafast processes in our body or experimenting on next-generation computers: both tasks are possible with the free-electron X-ray laser SwissFEL, which generates extremely short, precise pulses of X-ray light with laser-like properties.

Specialising in unsolved problems: the muons produced at PSI only live two millionths of a second on average. Despite this, they are useful in helping to solve the big mysteries of the universe.

Small, fast and energy efficient: technologies of the future need materials with totally new properties. Growing customized crystals for research purpose requires different furnaces and plenty of time.

Making the invisible visible: PSI develops in house its own detectors for X-ray sources, from the initial design through to the end product. This not only involves a lot of electronics, but also traditional tools such as soldering irons.

Tracking ultrafast processes in our body or experimenting on next-generation computers: both these tasks are possible with the free-electron X-ray laser SwissFEL, which generates extremely short, precise pulses of X-ray light with laser-like properties.

Which new technology is genuinely sustainable? Researchers working in technology and sustainability analysis need two things to make this judgement: as much data as possible, and computers to process the data.