The PSI Laboratory for Condensed Matter uses synchrotron radiation for spectroscopy, imaging and diffraction techniques.
Lab News & Scientific Highlights
Preserving film sound in the cold at the British Film Institute: new evidence for archives
Can magnetic film sound be stored in the cold? A collaboration between the British Film Institute and PSI found no detectable damage in the studied samples and points to a broader future for archives, in which laboratory methods and synchrotron techniques at the Swiss Light Source SLS help guide the preservation of complex audiovisual media.
Designing antiferromagnetic domains by stretching membranes in STXM
Researchers from an international collaboration between the United Kingdom and Switzerland have performed imaging of an antiferromagnetic iron oxide membrane using soft X-ray microscopy. By stretching the membranes using a gas cell, the team investigated the modification of domain structures under strain.
Gli ossicini uditivi alla luce dei raggi X: una nuova tecnica rivela le strutture in tempi record
Utilizzando l'esempio di un osso, i ricercatori del PSI stanno dimostrando come sia possibile registrare le strutture dei materiali biologici dalla scala nanometrica a quella millimetrica nel più breve tempo possibile.