Wind turbines are not equally well accepted everywhere.
Wind turbines are not equally well accepted everywhere. © Pixabay, edited with AI
15.01.2025
•Future Technologies
•11 min

“The biggest challenge is lacking public acceptance of wind turbines”

In an interview with ETH News, Russell McKenna, an expert in energy system analysis, explains where he sees the greatest need for action in order to further develop wind energy.

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Wind turbines are not equally well accepted everywhere.
Wind turbines are not equally well accepted everywhere. © Pixabay, edited with AI
Mario El Kazzi and his team have developed a cathode surface coating that enables operating voltages of up to 4.8 volts.
Mario El Kazzi and his team have developed a cathode surface coating that enables operating voltages of up to 4.8 volts. © Paul Scherrer Institute PSI/Mahir Dzambegovic
06.01.2025
•Energy and Climate
•7 min

New protective coating can improve battery performance

Increasing the energy density of lithium-ion batteries – a sustainable method for cathode surface coating developed at PSI makes it possible. 

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Luftbild
03.01.2025
•8 min

PSI year in review 2024

Highlights – PSI research in 2024

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Kabel
19.12.2024
•Large research facilities
•9 min

The Cables of the SLS

Building services, magnets, IT – many different parties are involved in the SLS upgrade. What connects them all is several hundred kilometres of cables.

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Christian Rüegg
18.12.2024
•Large research facilities
•7 min

IMPACT: Upgrade at PSI research facility approved

Financing for renovations to PSI’s proton accelerator facility has been approved by the Swiss Parliament. 

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Many functional materials are composed of coherent domains or grains, where molecules and atoms are arranged in a repeating pattern that determines performance. X-ray Linear Dichroic Orientation Tomography (XL-DOT) allows 3D mapping of material microstructure at the nanoscale. Here, the technique is applied to a pillar of vanadium pentoxide catalyst, used in the production of sulfuric acid. The colours in the tomogram represent the different orientation of grains.
Many functional materials are composed of coherent domains or grains, where molecules and atoms are arranged in a repeating pattern that determines performance. X-ray Linear Dichroic Orientation Tomography (XL-DOT) allows 3D mapping of material microstructure at the nanoscale. Here, the technique is applied to a pillar of vanadium pentoxide catalyst, used in the production of sulfuric acid. The colours in the tomogram represent the different orientation of grains. © Paul Scherrer Institute PSI/Andreas Apseros
11.12.2024
•Future Technologies
•9 min

Mapping the Nanoscale Architecture of Functional Materials

A new X-ray technique reveals the 3D orientation of ordered material structures at the nanoscale, allowing new insights into material functionality.

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Many functional materials are composed of coherent domains or grains, where molecules and atoms are arranged in a repeating pattern that determines performance. X-ray Linear Dichroic Orientation Tomography (XL-DOT) allows 3D mapping of material microstructure at the nanoscale. Here, the technique is applied to a pillar of vanadium pentoxide catalyst, used in the production of sulfuric acid. The colours in the tomogram represent the different orientation of grains.
Many functional materials are composed of coherent domains or grains, where molecules and atoms are arranged in a repeating pattern that determines performance. X-ray Linear Dichroic Orientation Tomography (XL-DOT) allows 3D mapping of material microstructure at the nanoscale. Here, the technique is applied to a pillar of vanadium pentoxide catalyst, used in the production of sulfuric acid. The colours in the tomogram represent the different orientation of grains. © Paul Scherrer Institute PSI/Andreas Apseros

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