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🌟 🌠 The synthesis of elements heavier than iron within stars typically aligns well with theoretical models—except for one puzzling outlier: cerium-140.
An international team of scientists, including…
🎓 Lehrabschlussfeier 2024 🎓
29 junge Menschen haben diesen Sommer ihre Lehre am PSI erfolgreich abgeschlossen – diesen Anlass haben wir am 16. August gemeinsam mit ihnen und ihren Eltern gefeiert…
#Hydrogen, too, leads to greenhouse gas emissions.
Researchers at PSI have compiled geographical, economic data and forecasts to describe the development of a hydrogen economy in four different…
🚀 Willkommen am PSI: Der Start für unsere neuen Lernenden und Praktikant*innen! 🌟
Am 5. August durften wir 31 neue Lernende und Praktikant*innen bei uns begrüssen. Mit kreativen Plakaten,…
📽 The installation of the new arcs in the #SwissLightSource #SLS is progressing rapidly. By the end of July, 7 of the 12 new arcs had been installed, and work had begun on the new insertion devices,…
🖥️Miniaturising computer #chips is one of the keys to the #digital #revolution. It allows computers to become smaller and more powerful - a prerequisite for autonomous driving, AI and the 5G standard…
#UsersAtPSI - Using X-ray imaging at the #SwissLightSource #SLS, researchers at Queen Mary University of London @officialqmul and the University of Bonn unlocked life history secrets of Jurassic…
🌈🎈 Nanolino, the PSI day-care centre, returns to the campus!
The big move has been completed – after four years in the neighbouring municipality of Rüfenach, the day-care children are returning to…
🌬️💨An international study led by researchers at PSI has used a new method to identify the various sources of aerosols that create smog in Beijing.
Air pollution is responsible for several million…
#PeopleAtPSI 👋Meet Markus Jörg, head of Infrastructure and Electrical Installations for SLS 2.0. As part of the upgrade project SLS 2.0, the striking round building housing the Swiss Light Source SLS…
🌑🪐Samarium-146 has a half-life of 103 million years. Or 68 million years. Or maybe 98 million years?
Until now, it wasn’t known precisely, because researchers have repeatedly come up with…
💥 New world record! 💥
In a collaboration with EPFL Lausanne @epflcampus, ETH Zürich @ethzurich and the University of Southern California, researchers at PSI have used X-rays from the Swiss Light…
Happy Swiss National Day! 🇨🇭 😊
From the majestic Alps to the cutting-edge large research infrastructures in #VilligenValley, we celebrate everything that makes Switzerland unique.
✨We are proud…
#PeopleAtPSI 👋 Meet Aldo Antognini, scientist in the Laboratory for Particle Physics at PSI.
How big is the proton radius? This question has defined Aldo's research career. In the early 2000s, at…
#PeopleAtPSI 👋 Meet Laura Heyderman, head of the research group for Mesoscopic Systems at PSI and professor at ETH Zurich.
Her superpower? She develops micromachines made of tiny magnets and then…
📦 Our Daycare centre is moving back to campus! The children are busy packing up their toys, so excited for their new adventure.
🏫 Soon, our little ones will be playing and learning in the brand-new…
#PeopleAtPSI 👋 Meet Valérie Panneels, scientist in PSI’s Laboratory for Biomolecular Research.
She investigates the ultrafast processes that occur when light hits our eyes, which happen within a…
Exploring Light-Induced Changes in Cellulose at the cSAXS beamline.
💡 Cellulose structures that respond to light can be used to generate movement with potential application in soft robotics.
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#PeopleAtPSI 👋 Meet Christian Bauer from the the Laboratory for Energy Systems Analysis at PSI.
🚗 He specialises in life cycle and sustainability analyses and with his team he developed the web…
#PeopleAtPSI 👋 Meet Cristina Müller from the PSI Center for Radiopharmaceutical Sciences. Her goal is to develop radiopharmaceuticals that target and kill tumour cells and prevent the formation of…
Do unicorns exist? 🦄
While mythical unicorns may only live in our imaginations, the 'Unicorn of the Sea' is real! 🌊
Take a look at this beautiful #SciencePic showing the mineralised collagen fibres…
Researchers from PSI, @ethzurich and @unigeneve have revealed how drug molecules bind in a type of channel that connects neighbouring cells, changing intercellular communication.
The team studied…
Lehrberufe à la carte: 700 Personen besuchten Berufsbildungsevent des PSI Paul Scherrer Instituts !
Am Sonntag, 16. Juni 2024 verwandelten die ca. 100 Lernenden des Paul Scherrer Instituts den…
The SLS is getting a new roof!
As part of the SLS 2.0 upgrade, the old tar paper of the #SwissLightSource #SLS is currently being replaced by aluminium profiles with photovoltaics.
When SLS goes…
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Werde Polymechaniker/in EFZ
Bei uns am PSI stellen die Polymechaniker/innen spezielle Vorrichtungen zum Bau unserer Forschungsanlagen und…
PSI in numbers
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Employees at PSI are working on the world of tomorrow.
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PSI operates five particle accelerator-based large research facilities.
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In a total of 64 centres, labs and groups, we conduct research into pressing societal issues.
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Every year, around 3000 researchers from all over the world carry out experiments at our facilities.