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“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.
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.
PSI year in review 2024
Highlights – PSI research in 2024
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.
PSI in the social media
Did you guess right? Gianluca is at the #SwissMuonSource #SμS in the Experimental Hall, at the unique Low Energy Muon LEM Beamline! 💡
At the LEM beamline, he works with ultra-slow muons to study…
Guess where Gianluca is! 🤔 He’s exploring one of our large research facilities… but can you figure out which one? Let us know your guesses in the comments and stay tuned for the reveal! 👀
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As the SLS 2.0 upgrade progresses, scientist Nicola Casati shares his excitement about faster measurements of technologically relevant materials with industrial partners.
At the Materials Sciences…
A new protective coating for more powerful #batteries ⚡🔋
Lithium-ion batteries are considered a key technology for decarbonisation, but how can their performance be further improved?
One…
#YearInReview2024 🌟 part 2/2
Powerful biomolecules for green chemistry 🌿, better image analysis with the help of artificial intelligence 🤖, and light-controlled medicine.💊
Once again in 2024,…
#YearInReview2024 🌟 part 1/2
Powerful biomolecules for green chemistry 🌿, better image analysis with the help of artificial intelligence 🤖, and light-controlled medicine.💊
Once again in 2024,…
🔌 504 kilometres of cables for the science of the future 🔬
Emanuel Hüsler’s team at PSI completed a mammoth task as part of the SLS 2.0 upgrade of the Swiss Light Source. They installed 30,000…
🎄✨O Christmas Tree, O Science Tree! This final Advent Sunday, we bring you a #SciencePic that perfectly captures the holiday spirit.
This scanning electron microscopy image of nanostructures…
The financing of the upcoming ERI Dispatch was approved in parliament. This will enable a pioneering upgrade project to be realised at PSI: IMPACT. 🚀
IMPACT is a joint project of PSI @paul.scherrer…
❄️ Let it snow! ❄️ This third Advent Sunday, we’re sharing the joy of discovery with a festive #SciencePic!
This intricate snowflake design was created using a laser to modify the magnetic…
After 22 years of brilliant science, at 8am on the 30th of September 2023, the SLS went into temporary shutdown.🛑 As the SLS 2.0 upgrade progresses, beamline scientist Grigory Smolentsev tells us how…
🎅 Santa's workshop? Not quite — this #SciencePic features our very own festive scientists at the MUSE Calorimetry Detector, all decked out for this second Advent Sunday!
MUSE, short for the MUon…
This #SciencePic 📸 captures the #collaboration and #mentorship between two female scientists, Juliana Bruneli Falqueto and her mentor, Emiliana Fabbri , during their first joint beamtime at the…
Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The day draws attention to the diversity, rights and self-determination of people with different abilities and highlights the importance of an…
Imagine you're playing Minecraft 🎮, but instead of building castles or exploring caves, you're observing bubbles forming in porous deposits on the fuel rods of a nuclear reactor. This isn't just a…
Let the countdown to Christmas begin with a sprinkle of science! ❄️
🎄✨ Resembling wintery pine trees, this #SciencePic reveals the intricate branching patterns on the surface of the van der Waals…
📽 Video update on SLS 2.0 - The installation of the last arc of the #SwissLightSource #SLS was marked by 👏 applause, celebrating this significant milestone of the SLS 2.0 modernization project!
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As the SLS 2.0 upgrade progresses, beamline scientist Federica Marone tells us what this means for X-ray tomography and why she can’t wait for the new light.
At the TOMCAT beamline, X-ray…
Did you guess right? Emiliana is at the #SwissLightSource #SLS at the new Debye beamline! 💡
She plans on using the combination of X-ray absorption spectroscopy and diffraction that will be…
How do you measure radioactivity from the air? 🛫
With a high-tech detector and a Swiss Army Super Puma helicopter 🚁. With this equipment, the NEOC, in collaboration with the PSI, flies over…
Guess where Emiliana is! 🤔 She's at one of our large research facilities… but can you figure out which one? Let us know your guesses in the comments and stay tuned for the reveal! 👀
Our “Where Am I…
In this #SciencePic, we take a detailed look at an X-ray lens under a light microscope 🔬.
This unique type of lens, known as an X-ray condensing beamshaper, was designed and fabricated by the X-ray…
With the SLS 2.0 upgrade at PSI, experiments at the #SwissLightSource #SLS will achieve up to 1,000x the previous performance level 📈, resulting in a substantial increase in data production 💾.
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Gebhard Schertler and PSI proudly announce the 20th International Conference on Retinal Proteins (ICRP 2024), the premier gathering for experts in #retinal #protein science, on 17–21 November 2024 in…
✨🔬 Noch ein paar Eindrücke vom heutigen #NationalerZukunftstag am PSI! Some more impressions from today’s #NationalZukunftstag at PSI! 👩🏽🔬👨🔬
