New benchmark helps solve the hardest quantum problems
Quantum many-body problems involve the highly complicated process of predicting the behaviour of many interacting quantum particles. A newly developed benchmark helps to solve these problems.
Kagome breaks the rules at record breaking temperatures
Discovery of quantum phenomenon at accessible temperatures could be useful for quantum technologies.
Magnétisme en couches minces: un électron fait la différence
Une étape importante vers des mémoires informatiques novatrices
Orbitronics: new material property advances energy-efficient tech
Discovery of orbital angular momentum monopoles boosts the emerging field of orbitronics, an energy-efficient alternative to electronics.
Nobel Prize winner Anne L’Huillier visits SwissFEL
X-ray free-electron lasers could unlock the next frontier in attosecond research
Controlling magnetic waves in a spin liquid
Scientists at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have shown that excitation of a spin liquid with intense THz pulses causes spins to appear and align within less than a picosecond. This induced coherent state causes a magnetic field to form inside the material, which is detected using ultrashort X-ray pulses at the X-ray Free Electron Laser SwissFEL.
Des scientifiques montrent que les puces informatiques pourraient être miniaturisées encore davantage
Des chercheurs du PSI atteignent une résolution sans précédent de 5 nanomètres (demi-pitch) grâce à la lithographie EUV.
Nouveau record mondial de rayons X: scruter l’intérieur d’une puce informatique avec une résolution de 4 nanomètres
Avec une résolution record de 4 nanomètres, des chercheurs du PSI sont parvenus à reproduire la structure spatiale d'une puce informatique à l'aide de rayons X.
PSI-UCL-Surrey workshop on silicon and germanium based quantum devices
A team of PSI scientists as well as collaborators from UCL and the University of Surrey met at the Fondazione Monte Verità to discuss results and trace the roadmap for future research into quantum devices based on silicon and germanium.
Charge fractionalisation observed spectroscopically
Quantum mechanics tells us that the fundamental unit of charge is unbreakable – but exceptions exist.
Altermagnetism proves its place on the magnetic family tree
Experiments at the Swiss Light Source SLS prove the existence of a new type of magnetism, with broad implications for technology and research.
Extreme ultraviolet for scalable silicon quantum devices
Experiments at the Swiss Light Source (SLS) show the potential of extreme ultraviolet light (EUV) to make the building blocks of scalable quantum computers.
Solid-state qubits: Forget about being clean, embrace mess
So says new recipe for dense arrays of qubits with long lifetimes.
Dichotomous Electrons: Travelling without Moving
Neutron scattering experiments give new understanding of how localized and free-flowing electrons collaborate to create material functionality.
The secret life of an electromagnon
SwissFEL sheds light on how lattice and atomic spins jiggle together.
Deux projets sont lancés pour relier les qubits à correction d’erreurs
L’agence américaine d’encouragement de la recherche IARPA finance deux projets d’informatique quantique auxquels participent des chercheurs de l’ETH Zurich et du PSI.
Utiliser dès aujourd’hui des calculateurs quantiques
Les calculateurs quantiques analogiques permettent d’observer des réactions chimiques ultrarapides.
Open Quantum Institute launch
Dr. Cornelius Hempel, head of the Ion Trap Quantum Computation group at LNQ’s ETHZ-PSI Quantum Computing Hub, spoke to SRF to explain how quantum computers work and how future versions of these devices can be used to solve some of the big problems of our time.
SwissFEL #LightSourceSelfie of Maël Clémence
Check out Maël Clémence's #LightSourceSelfie about his PhD project on quantum properties of magnetic materials at the Cristallina-Q endstation of SwissFEL.
Unveiling ultra-thin electron liquids in silicon
Soft X-rays enable scientists to visualise non-invasively the electronic properties of ultra-thin dopant layers buried within semiconductor wafers.
Mirror, mirror on the wall…
…. Now we know there are chiral phonons for sure
Un nouveau procédé pour des puces informatiques encore plus compactes
Des scientifiques utilisent du rayonnement ultraviolet extrême pour fabriquer de minuscules structures destinées aux technologies de l’information.
Quality control of future transistors: Tackling the challenge of looking at atoms buried in silicon without moving them
Tackling the challenge of looking at atoms buried in silicon without moving them
How to squash things carefully
A new in situ uniaxial pressure cell at Paul Scherrer Institute PSI gives scientists unrivalled control to tweak quantum materials microscopically and tune their properties.
Unconventional superconductivity found in kagome metal
Physicists using muon spin spectroscopy at PSI make the missing link between their recent breakthrough in Nature and unconventional superconductivity
Swiss PIC soutient l’industrie suisse de la photonique
Le centre de transfert de technologie Swiss PIC sera sis au Park Innovaare.
3,1 millions de subventions pour de nouveaux projets de recherche au PSI
Zurab Guguchia et Kirsten Schnorr, tous deux chercheurs au PSI, reçoivent du Fonds national suisse des subsides de recherche d’un montant total de 3,1 millions de francs pour leurs projets tournés vers l’avenir.
De nouveaux matériaux pour les ordinateurs du futur
Des chercheurs identifient et étudient des compositions de matériaux dont les propriétés particulières pourraient permettre de concevoir des puces d’un genre nouveau.
Graphene’s magic in a magnet
Neutron scattering reveals rich magnetic topology in the magnetic equivalent of graphene.
Alexander Grimm wins 2022 Nicholas Kurti prize
We are happy to announce that Alex has been awarded the 2022 Nicholas Kurti Science prize. The prize recognises his work on non-linear effects in Josephson junctions for quantum information processing.