The PSI Laboratory for Macromolecules and Bioimaging employs cutting-edge X-ray based techniques for research in life and materials science.
Lab News & Scientific Highlights
Tomas Aidukas appointed as Assistant Professor at EPF Lausanne
Dr. Tomas Aidukas, was appointed as Assistant Professor of Physics in EPF Lausanne.
Sharper, smaller, brighter: Improved Focusing at PX III after the SLS 2.0 Upgrade
The first experimental results from the upgraded X06DA-PX III beamline after the SLS 2.0 upgrade show measurable improvements of the focusing capabilities. Comparing the focus size before the SLS upgrade and afterwards, the benefit of the new storage ring becomes immediately evident.
X-raying auditory ossicles – a new technique reveals structures in record time
Using a bone, PSI researchers have demonstrated how the structures of biological materials can be determined on scales from nanometres to millimetres in a very short time.