With its globally unique research infrastructure, PSI offers unrivalled opportunities for cutting-edge national and international research.
The main areas of research at PSI
Recent highlights from our research
Pollutants often originate in the air
In the CLOUD experiment at CERN, PSI researchers have measured with unprecedented precision how harmful organic air pollutants are formed and dispersed.
A superlative milestone
PSI spin-off Araris Biotech AG achieves valuation at unicorn-level!
How botox enters our cells
Researchers at PSI have identified structural changes of the bacterial neurotoxin botox that are important for its uptake into nerve cells. This finding could allow a more targeted use of botox in medicine.
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Research Centers & Labs
Our research and service centres conduct internationally recognised cutting-edge research in the natural and engineering sciences and make highly complex large research facilities available to science and industry for their own research projects.
Scientific Highlights from our Centers
Anomalous Hall Effect due to Magnetic Fluctuations in a Ferromagnetic Weyl Semimetal
The anomalous Hall effect (AHE) has emerged as a key indicator of time-reversal symmetry breaking (TRSB) and topological features in electronic band structures. Absent of a magnetic field, the AHE requires spontaneous TRSB but has proven hard to probe due to averaging over domains. The anomalous component of the Hall effect is thus frequently derived from extrapolating the magnetic field dependence of the Hall response. We show ....
Rhodium recovery from acidic wastewater using radiografted chelating adsorbents
Platinum group metals (PGMs), particularly rhodium (Rh), are rare and vital for industrial applications, with Rh being scarcer (≈ 20 t/y) than platinum (Pt) and palladium (Pd). Its high cost and limited supply emphasize the need for efficient recovery from industrial waste. New radiografted chelating adsorbents, created through irradiation, offer a sustainable, cost-effective alternative to existing extraction methods. They exhibit high efficiency, selectivity, and reusability, making them ideal for recovering and recycling Rh from industrial wastewater.
Two Characteristic Contributions to the Superconducting State of 2H-NbSe2
Multiband superconductivity arises when multiple electronic bands contribute to the formation of the superconducting state, allowing distinct pairing interactions and gap structures. Here, we present field- and temperature-dependent data ...
