Industrial co-operation 08.04.2024 •Large research facilities •10 min Rescuing music with X-rays Further information aboutSLS SLS plays the King of the Blues – B.B. King! In collaboration with the Montreux Jazz Digital Project, historic audio tapes are being digitised at PSI. 14.03.2024 •Future Technologies •8 min Making powerful lithium-air batteries suitable for everyday use Further information aboutBatteries Further information aboutSINQ Further information aboutSLS Chemical processes in lithium-air batteries revealed using neutron beams and synchrotron light. 14.03.2024 •Large research facilities •11 min Developing detectors to transform science with light (part 2) Further information aboutSwissFEL Further information aboutSLS Part II: Why detecting soft X-rays is hard, and how a new breakthrough is set to transform low energy X-ray science. 29.02.2024 •Health Innovation •6 min Cause of clogged hypodermic needles discovered Further information aboutSLS Further information aboutSINQ Further information aboutMedical Science Researchers at PSI and the ANAXAM technology transfer center have found the cause of clogging in prefilled syringes. 26.02.2024 •Large research facilities •10 min Developing detectors to transform science with light (part 1) Further information aboutSwissFEL Further information aboutSLS Part I: How the Jungfrau detector went from inception to perfection to ubiquity. 14.02.2024 •Fundamentals of Nature •9 min Altermagnetism proves its place on the magnetic family tree Further information aboutSLS Experiments at the Swiss Light Source SLS prove the existence of a new type of magnetism, with broad implications for technology and research. 05.12.2023 •Future Technologies •8 min Listening for Defects as They Happen Further information aboutSLS Experiments at the Swiss Light Source SLS help resolve a long-standing debate surrounding metal 3D laser printing. 21.11.2023 •Large research facilities •9 min Smart glass and music from SLS Further information aboutSLS Every year the PSI Founder Fellowship Programme supports new ideas for innovative applications with up to 150,000 Swiss francs. 28.09.2023 •Large research facilities •7 min SLS 2.0: “Dark time” during the upgrade Further information aboutSLS 2.0 Further information aboutSLS The SLS is shutting down temporarily as it undergoes a major upgrade. 19.09.2023 •Future Technologies •8 min 3D insights into an innovative manufacturing process Further information aboutSLS Further information aboutMaterials research 3D printing for creating complex shapes 04.09.2023 •Large research facilities •6 min Thank You SLS Further information aboutSLS 2.0 Further information aboutSLS Our beamline scientists look back on 22 years of brilliant science made possible by the Swiss Light Source SLS. 05.06.2023 •5 min PSI researchers use extreme UV light to produce tiny structures for information technology. Further information aboutMaterials research Further information aboutNanotechnology Further information aboutData Science Further information aboutSLS Synchrotron light can be used in follow-up after a heart transplant to determine whether the body may be rejecting the new organ. 06.04.2023 •Health Innovation •6 min X-ray imaging after heart transplantations Further information aboutMedical Science Further information aboutDiagnostics Further information aboutSLS Synchrotron light can be used in follow-up after a heart transplant to determine whether the body may be rejecting the new organ. 27.03.2023 •6 min How football-shaped molecules occur in the universe Further information aboutSLS Further information aboutSpace An international research team reveals how fullerene is formed in the universe. 20.02.2023 •Health Innovation •9 min Using light to switch drugs on and off Further information aboutSwissFEL Further information aboutSLS Further information aboutMedical Science PSI researchers record a molecular film of a cancer drug fitted with a photoswitch. This opens new insights for drug developers. 08.12.2022 •Future Technologies •6 min New materials for the computer of the future Further information aboutSLS Further information aboutMaterials research Researchers are identifying and studying material compounds whose unique properties could lead to the development of novel types of chip. 20.10.2022 •Future Technologies •5 min 10 Years anniversary of Excelsus Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutSLS The PSI spin-off "Excelsus Structural Solutions" performs measurements at the SLS on behalf of customers. 10.10.2022 •10 min Nanomaterial from the Middle Ages Further information aboutSLS Unlocking the secrets of Zwischgold at PSI. 08.09.2022 •Large research facilities •7 min A piece of PSI history sets off on a long journey Further information aboutSwissFEL Further information aboutSLS Off to new shores – a high-tech component is on its way from PSI to Australia by sea. In future, it will be deployed at the Australian Synchrotron in Melbourne. 17.08.2022 •9 min Weird fossil is not our ancestor Further information aboutSLS X-ray light solves puzzle of human ancestry 13.07.2022 •4 min A better understanding of water Further information aboutSLS Potentiometric map of water molecules created 05.07.2022 •Health Innovation •6 min Making it easier to differentiate mirror-image molecules Further information aboutSLS Researchers have shown that mirror-image substances – so-called enantiomers – can be better distinguished using helical X-ray light. 17.05.2022 •Health Innovation •10 min Nominated: High-precision X-rays of breast tissue Further information aboutMedical Science Further information aboutSLS Employing high-resolution X-rays to diagnose breast cancer – PSI researchers nominated for the European Inventor Award. 12.04.2022 •Health Innovation •6 min How to find anti-cancer agents Further information aboutBiology Further information aboutSLS PSI researchers have developed a new substance that disables a vital protein in the cell skeleton. 04.04.2022 •7 min A look into the magnetic future Further information aboutMaterials research Further information aboutSLS PSI researchers are the first to observe a specific behaviour of magnetic ice. 14.03.2022 •Future Technologies •8 min Novel X-ray lens facilitates glimpse into the nanoworld Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutSLS PSI develops a revolutionary achromatic lens for X-rays. 03.02.2022 •Future Technologies •5 min Simulant material could aid in Fukushima cleanup Further information aboutMaterials research Further information aboutSLS A new simulation of the most dangerous radioactive debris from the Fukushima nuclear power plant will help with clean-up efforts. 20.01.2022 •Future Technologies •8 min Towards compact quantum computers, thanks to topology Further information aboutMaterials research Further information aboutQuantum research Further information aboutSLS In pursuit of particularly stable quantum bits, researchers have closely examined the electron distribution in two semiconductors. 10.01.2022 •Future Technologies •7 min Millions in funding for brain and quantum research Further information aboutMaterials research Further information aboutQuantum research Further information aboutNeurosciences Further information aboutSLS The European Research Council approves PSI projects for the development of a quantum computer and brain research worth about 5 million euros. 22.12.2021 •Future Technologies •6 min Semiconductors reach the quantum world Further information aboutMaterials research Further information aboutQuantum research Further information aboutSLS Boosted with superconductivity: Semiconductor technology can get a new twist by exploiting quantum effects in superconductors. 1 2 3 4 5 Next page ›› Last page Last » Topic Overview
08.04.2024 •Large research facilities •10 min Rescuing music with X-rays Further information aboutSLS SLS plays the King of the Blues – B.B. King! In collaboration with the Montreux Jazz Digital Project, historic audio tapes are being digitised at PSI.
14.03.2024 •Future Technologies •8 min Making powerful lithium-air batteries suitable for everyday use Further information aboutBatteries Further information aboutSINQ Further information aboutSLS Chemical processes in lithium-air batteries revealed using neutron beams and synchrotron light.
14.03.2024 •Large research facilities •11 min Developing detectors to transform science with light (part 2) Further information aboutSwissFEL Further information aboutSLS Part II: Why detecting soft X-rays is hard, and how a new breakthrough is set to transform low energy X-ray science.
29.02.2024 •Health Innovation •6 min Cause of clogged hypodermic needles discovered Further information aboutSLS Further information aboutSINQ Further information aboutMedical Science Researchers at PSI and the ANAXAM technology transfer center have found the cause of clogging in prefilled syringes.
26.02.2024 •Large research facilities •10 min Developing detectors to transform science with light (part 1) Further information aboutSwissFEL Further information aboutSLS Part I: How the Jungfrau detector went from inception to perfection to ubiquity.
14.02.2024 •Fundamentals of Nature •9 min Altermagnetism proves its place on the magnetic family tree Further information aboutSLS Experiments at the Swiss Light Source SLS prove the existence of a new type of magnetism, with broad implications for technology and research.
05.12.2023 •Future Technologies •8 min Listening for Defects as They Happen Further information aboutSLS Experiments at the Swiss Light Source SLS help resolve a long-standing debate surrounding metal 3D laser printing.
21.11.2023 •Large research facilities •9 min Smart glass and music from SLS Further information aboutSLS Every year the PSI Founder Fellowship Programme supports new ideas for innovative applications with up to 150,000 Swiss francs.
28.09.2023 •Large research facilities •7 min SLS 2.0: “Dark time” during the upgrade Further information aboutSLS 2.0 Further information aboutSLS The SLS is shutting down temporarily as it undergoes a major upgrade.
19.09.2023 •Future Technologies •8 min 3D insights into an innovative manufacturing process Further information aboutSLS Further information aboutMaterials research 3D printing for creating complex shapes
04.09.2023 •Large research facilities •6 min Thank You SLS Further information aboutSLS 2.0 Further information aboutSLS Our beamline scientists look back on 22 years of brilliant science made possible by the Swiss Light Source SLS.
05.06.2023 •5 min PSI researchers use extreme UV light to produce tiny structures for information technology. Further information aboutMaterials research Further information aboutNanotechnology Further information aboutData Science Further information aboutSLS Synchrotron light can be used in follow-up after a heart transplant to determine whether the body may be rejecting the new organ.
06.04.2023 •Health Innovation •6 min X-ray imaging after heart transplantations Further information aboutMedical Science Further information aboutDiagnostics Further information aboutSLS Synchrotron light can be used in follow-up after a heart transplant to determine whether the body may be rejecting the new organ.
27.03.2023 •6 min How football-shaped molecules occur in the universe Further information aboutSLS Further information aboutSpace An international research team reveals how fullerene is formed in the universe.
20.02.2023 •Health Innovation •9 min Using light to switch drugs on and off Further information aboutSwissFEL Further information aboutSLS Further information aboutMedical Science PSI researchers record a molecular film of a cancer drug fitted with a photoswitch. This opens new insights for drug developers.
08.12.2022 •Future Technologies •6 min New materials for the computer of the future Further information aboutSLS Further information aboutMaterials research Researchers are identifying and studying material compounds whose unique properties could lead to the development of novel types of chip.
20.10.2022 •Future Technologies •5 min 10 Years anniversary of Excelsus Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutSLS The PSI spin-off "Excelsus Structural Solutions" performs measurements at the SLS on behalf of customers.
10.10.2022 •10 min Nanomaterial from the Middle Ages Further information aboutSLS Unlocking the secrets of Zwischgold at PSI.
08.09.2022 •Large research facilities •7 min A piece of PSI history sets off on a long journey Further information aboutSwissFEL Further information aboutSLS Off to new shores – a high-tech component is on its way from PSI to Australia by sea. In future, it will be deployed at the Australian Synchrotron in Melbourne.
17.08.2022 •9 min Weird fossil is not our ancestor Further information aboutSLS X-ray light solves puzzle of human ancestry
13.07.2022 •4 min A better understanding of water Further information aboutSLS Potentiometric map of water molecules created
05.07.2022 •Health Innovation •6 min Making it easier to differentiate mirror-image molecules Further information aboutSLS Researchers have shown that mirror-image substances – so-called enantiomers – can be better distinguished using helical X-ray light.
17.05.2022 •Health Innovation •10 min Nominated: High-precision X-rays of breast tissue Further information aboutMedical Science Further information aboutSLS Employing high-resolution X-rays to diagnose breast cancer – PSI researchers nominated for the European Inventor Award.
12.04.2022 •Health Innovation •6 min How to find anti-cancer agents Further information aboutBiology Further information aboutSLS PSI researchers have developed a new substance that disables a vital protein in the cell skeleton.
04.04.2022 •7 min A look into the magnetic future Further information aboutMaterials research Further information aboutSLS PSI researchers are the first to observe a specific behaviour of magnetic ice.
14.03.2022 •Future Technologies •8 min Novel X-ray lens facilitates glimpse into the nanoworld Further information aboutIndustry Relations Further information aboutSLS PSI develops a revolutionary achromatic lens for X-rays.
03.02.2022 •Future Technologies •5 min Simulant material could aid in Fukushima cleanup Further information aboutMaterials research Further information aboutSLS A new simulation of the most dangerous radioactive debris from the Fukushima nuclear power plant will help with clean-up efforts.
20.01.2022 •Future Technologies •8 min Towards compact quantum computers, thanks to topology Further information aboutMaterials research Further information aboutQuantum research Further information aboutSLS In pursuit of particularly stable quantum bits, researchers have closely examined the electron distribution in two semiconductors.
10.01.2022 •Future Technologies •7 min Millions in funding for brain and quantum research Further information aboutMaterials research Further information aboutQuantum research Further information aboutNeurosciences Further information aboutSLS The European Research Council approves PSI projects for the development of a quantum computer and brain research worth about 5 million euros.
22.12.2021 •Future Technologies •6 min Semiconductors reach the quantum world Further information aboutMaterials research Further information aboutQuantum research Further information aboutSLS Boosted with superconductivity: Semiconductor technology can get a new twist by exploiting quantum effects in superconductors.