Bienvenue au PSI, le plus grand institut de recherche en sciences naturelles et en sciences de l’ingénierie de Suisse.
Actualités de notre recherche
Vers un trafic routier faiblement émetteur de dioxyde de carbone
Des scientifiques de l’Institut Paul Scherrer PSI montrent comment une intégration habile des énergies renouvelables permettrait de décarboniser le trafic routier.
IMPACT: pour la société suisse
Pour être à la pointe, au niveau mondial, dans le domaine des muons et de la production de radionucléides médicaux: l'importance de la mise à niveau prévue.
L’ESA débarque en Suisse
La signature d’un contrat entre l’Agence spatiale européenne (ESA) et le PSI marque le lancement de l’European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre ESDI.
Nuage de thèmes
Projets de mise à niveau actuels et initiatives de recherche
Ensemble avec l’industrie vers l’innovation
Comment les catalyseurs éliminent des oxydes d’azote dangereux
En catalyse industrielle, le fer n'est pas égal au fer.
Aussi rapide qu’un avion et aussi propre qu’un train
Dans le cadre d’une collaboration suisse, des scientifiques ont analysé l’impact environnemental potentiel du concept Hyperloop.
Du carburant d’aviation durable produit sur le campus du PSI
En collaboration avec la start-up climatique Metafuels, une installation pilote de production de carburant d’aviation durable verra le jour sur le campus du PSI.
Les personnes au PSI
Souder sur une grande scène
Ceux qui grimpent sur ce podium font partie des meilleurs talents professionnels du monde. Melvin Deubelbeiss, électronicien au PSI, a remporté la médaille d’argent aux WorldSkills 2024.
Le seigneur des fluides
Lorsqu’il était étudiant, Athanasios Mokos se passionnait déjà pour la dynamique des fluides. Aujourd’hui, il modélise des processus complexes à l’Institut Paul Scherrer PSI, comme la formation de dépôts sur des crayons combustibles dans les réacteurs nucléaires.
Cristina Müller
Développer et reconstruire des radiopharmaceutiques pour les thérapies tumorales
Le PSI dans les réseaux sociaux
Every January, PSI employees come together at the CAMPUSSAAL in Brugg Windisch for the New Year’s Information Event. The event is a chance to reflect on achievements, share updates on strategic…
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! 👀
Our …
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 💾.
PSI…
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…
Le PSI en chiffres
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Collaboratrices et collaborateurs travaillent au PSI sur le monde de demain.
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Le PSI exploite cinq grands instruments de recherche basés sur des accélérateurs de particules.
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Dans 64 centres, laboratoires et groupes au total, nous menons de la recherche sur des questions urgentes de la société.
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Chaque année, quelque 3000 chercheuses et chercheurs du monde entier réalisent des expériences sur nos installations.