Energiewende

Abkehr von der Kernenergie, Ausbau von Solar- und Windkraft, Energiegewinnung aus Biomasse, Senkung des Energieverbrauchs. Bis 2050 soll die Schweiz klimaneutral werden. Ein ehrgeiziges Ziel, welches durch die zunehmend herausfordernde geopolitische Lage dringlicher denn je geworden ist. Wie lässt sich in den nächsten Jahren eine nachhaltige und widerstandsfähige Energieversorgung für die Schweiz aufbauen? Wie können erneuerbare Energien optimal genutzt werden? Welche neuen Technologien sind besonders vielversprechend? Am PSI suchen Forschende nach Antworten auf diese entscheidenden Fragen.

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Progress of the X06DA-PXIII beamline upgrade: First light in the optics hutch

On June 7, 2023, the PXIII project team successfully shone the first light into the optics hutch at the upgraded X06DA-PXIII beamline. It is an essential first step for testing new hardware and software solutions that will be implemented at SLS2.0.

Savanna Coffel

Welcome to LXN Savanna Coffel

Herzlich Willkommen Savanna Coffel in LXN!

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Tuning magnetoelectricity in a mixed-anisotropy antiferromagnet

Control of magnetization and electric polarization is attractive in relation to tailoring materials for data storage and devices such as sensors or antennae. In magnetoelectric materials, these degrees of freedom are closely coupled, allowing polarization to be controlled by a magnetic field, and magnetization by an electric field, but the magnitude of the effect remains a challenge in the case of single-phase magnetoelectrics for applications. 

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Veranstaltung: «LGBTQIA+ am Arbeitsplatz - mehr Inklusion, mehr Innovation, mehr Erfolg»

Anlässlich des Pride-Monates Juni haben die Forschungsinstitute PSI, Empa, Eawag und WSL die drei Gäste eingeladen: Prof. Dr. Andrea Gurtner, Prof. Michael Ramsey-Musolf und Dr. Aswathi Kanjampurath Sivan. Wir freuen uns auf die neuesten Erkenntnisse und einen regen Austausch mit den drei Gästen und den Teilnehmenden!

Gas Attenuators

A compact gas attenuator for the SwissFEL ATHOS beamline realized using additive manufacturing

Gas attenuators are important devices providing accurate variation of photon intensity for soft X-ray beamlines. In the SwissFEL ATHOS beamline front-end the space is very limited and an innovative approach has been taken to provide attenuation of three orders of magnitude up to an energy of 1200 eV. Additive manufacturing of a differential pumping system vacuum manifold allowed a triple pumping stage to be realized in a space of less than half a meter. Measurements have shown that the response of the device is as expected from theoretical calculations.

14th EMUG meeting, Ljubljana (Hybrid), 2023

Jožef Stefan Institute, EMUG 2023 (Hybrid)

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Dr Christian Wäckerlin is appointed as assistant professor at EPFL

Dr Christian Wäckerlin (*1983), currently Research and Teaching Associate at EPFL and Project Leader at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), as Assistant Professor of Physics in the School of Basic Sciences. Christian Wäckerlin’s research focuses on nanoscience and quantum engineering.

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A close look at temperature profiles during laser 3D printing

Operando X-ray diffraction was used to measure process zone temperatures in laser powder bed fusion and compared with finite element simulations.

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Beam test of pixel sensors at MAMI Mainz

We spent a week at the MAMI electron accelerator in Mainz testing MuPix11 pixel sensors. In particular we studied the behaviour at high rates, tested various operation points and took data for parametrising the sensor response in the simulation.

Manuel Guizar-Sicairos PSI

Welttag für kulturelle Diversität für Dialog und Entwicklung

Am 21. Mai ist der Welttag der kulturellen Vielfalt für Dialog und Entwicklung. Dieser Tag wurde ursprünglich von der UN-Generalversammlung im Jahr 2002 ausgerufen, um den Wert der Kulturen und des interkulturellen Dialogs für Frieden und nachhaltige Entwicklung zu würdigen. PSI-Forschende aus 64 Nationen arbeiten gemeinsam an dem Ziel, die Wissenschaft für eine bessere Zukunft voranzubringen. Heute feiern wir diese kulturelle Vielfalt, indem wir die Lieblingsgerichte von vier Forschenden des PSI vorstellen. 

Marino Missiroli

Marino Missiroli elected Trigger Coordinator of the CMS experiment at CERN

Marino Missiroli, a postdoctoral researcher in the High-Energy Particle Physics group of the Laboratory for Particle Physics (LTP) in NUM, will join the management team of the CMS experiment at CERN as Trigger Co-Coordinator in September 2023.

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Deciphering the Mechanism of Crystallization of UiO-66 Metal-Organic Framework

Zirconium-containing metal-organic framework (MOF) with UiO-66 topology is an extremely versatile material, which finds applications beyond gas separation and catalysis.  By means of in situ time-resolved high-resolution mass spectrometry, Zr K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy, magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction it is showed that the nucleation of UiO-66 occurs via a solution-mediated hydrolysis of zirconium chloroterephthalates, whose formation appears to be autocatalytic.

Cement hydration on the micro- and nanoscale

A deep look into hydration of cement

Researchers led by the University of Málaga show the Portland cement early age hydration with microscopic detail and high contrast between the components. This knowledge may contribute to more environmentally friendly manufacturing processes.

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Automation trifft Adrenalin

Die zwei Automatiker Abschlussklassen der BBB Baden haben am 26. April und 27. April 2023 auf ihrer Abschlussreise das Mercedes-Benz Werk und den Europapark Rust besucht.

 

Daniel Melvin

Welcome to LXN Daniel Melvin

Herzlich Willkommen Daniel Melvin in LXN!