📩 PSI users: our quarterly Facility Newsletter is out! Get important information, an overview of the latest scientific highlights, upcoming calls for proposals and news from the PSI facilities: SLS, SINQ, SμS, CHRISP and SwissFEL. www.psi.ch/en/node/7077...

Net Zero by 2050? 🛤️POLIZERO, a project of PSI and the University of Piraeus, has investigated model pathways for how Switzerland can become climate-neutral. More on this 👇 #NetZero #ClimatePolicy #EnergyTransition #ResearchAtPSI #POLIZERO

PSI is now computing with Merlin-7 – a virtual cluster on the Alps supercomputer at CSCS in Lugano. Flexible, energy-efficient, and ideal for AI, materials research, and more. 💻💧 #PSI #Merlin7 www.psi.ch/en/news/medi...

Concrete is boring? PSI researcher John Provis can convince you otherwise! He studies how cement, aggregates and water are transformed into a high-tech building material. “Watching concrete set is more exciting than you might think!” #Research #Concrete www.psi.ch/en/news/psi-...

We’ve cut the ribbon! ✂️🎀 🎉 The Swiss Light Source SLS is officially inaugurated! On 21 August, guests including Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin and Martina Bircher celebrated the successful upgrade. www.psi.ch/en/news/medi...

An ichthyosaur sliced silently through the Jurassic seas. Its stealth strategy has been revealed by means of tomography at the #SwissLightSource #SLS at PSI. Study with Lund University now in Nature. @lightsources.bsky.social

Genetically different, structurally visible: Not all ciliopathies are the same. PSI demonstrates how advanced imaging enables the differentiated diagnosis of a rare disease. #PCD #PSI #RareDiseases #EarlyDetection #SwissScience www.psi.ch/en/news/psi-...

Detective work for safe syringes 🕵️‍♀️ A team from ANAXAM & PSI has shown that zinc from the needle shield could in rare cases contribute to the clogging of pre-filled syringes. State-of-the-art imaging techniques available at PSI were used to look inside the needle. 💉🔬 #MedTech

The quantum revolution is just beginning. ✨ 100 years after the first breakthroughs, 2025 marks the UNESCO Year of Quantum Science. We asked PSI expert Gabriel Aeppli what we can expect from this second quantum era—where we don't just observe, but control. #Quantum2025

We’re excited to launch the first call for proposals following the restart of the Swiss Light Source SLS, after the successful completion of the pioneering SLS 2.0 upgrade. Submission deadline: 20 August 2025, 12:00 noon (CET). All info here: www.psi.ch/en/sls/calls

🔬 From research to real-world impact: Stephanie Smit earned her PhD at PSI’s Swiss Light Source – now she secures patents at ASML for some of the world’s most advanced chipmaking machines. Read her story in the 5232 magazine:👉 www.psi.ch/en/news/psi-... #PSIAlumni #ASML

"There’s a persistent burnt smell and the pollution appears palpable. It is a physical experience that goes beyond what numbers alone can convey.” New research by @psich.bsky.social on the causes and impacts of #Delhi 's smogs. My latest for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

📩 PSI users: our quarterly Facility Newsletter is out! Get important information, an overview of the latest scientific highlights, upcoming calls for proposals and news from the PSI facilities: SLS, SINQ, SμS, CHRISP and SwissFEL. www.psi.ch/de/node/6936...

💥FIRST LIGHT with #SLS2.0 beam at S-TOMCAT! After a long dark period, the ramp-up was impressively smooth and swift. We’re now eagerly preparing to welcome our first pilot users. Congratulations to the entire TOMCAT2.0 project team and the SLS2.0 crew! 🙌 #ExcitedAboutSLS

🔬 Experience PSI research up close! At the Verkehrshaus in Lucerne, the new permanent exhibition Experience Energy! makes energy research tangible for all generations – thanks to ES4T, a joint initiative of PSI, ETH Zurich, EPFL, Empa, and the Verkehrshaus der Schweiz.

#Neutrons reveal a new way to control #magnetism. Electric fields steer magnetic textures in a quantum material — a first-of-its-kind effect revealed at #SINQ. #FutureTech #MaterialsResearch

#Cement is a major source of CO₂ emissions – but new formulations could change that. An interdisciplinary team at PSI used #AI to identify more climate-friendly recipes – faster than ever before. 📸 Teamwork across chemistry, mathematics, & machine learning. 🔗 www.psi.ch/en/news/medi...

For the NEON project Kirsten Moselund, a researcher at PSI and professor at EPFL, has been awarded a grant from the ERC @erc.europa.eu. Moselund and her team want to develop a neuromorphic photonic platform for machine learning applications no thicker than a human hair. #Photonics #AI #ERCAdG

#QuantumMaterials exhibit remarkable emergent properties when they are excited with external sources. But these excited states decay rapidly, limiting practical applications. Thanks to the light of the #SwissFEL researchers could obtain long-lived quantum states.

For the first time, scientists at the SLS combined an event camera with a frame camera for high-speed X-ray imaging. The result? ⚡ Up to six times better time resolution ⚡ enabling much finer tracking of rapid processes. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Every year, almost 2,000 people in Switzerland are diagnosed with lymphoma, of whom around 570 die. PSI researchers are now suggesting a new treatment which could increase the survival rate: radionuclide therapy with terbium-161. www.psi.ch/en/news/medi...

The “European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre” #ESDI was officially opened at PARKinnovAARE! Together with PSI, it will strengthen ESA’s collaboration with Swiss innovators. 🛰️💡🚀✨ #DeepTech #SpaceExploration www.psi.ch/en/news/medi...

How does one measure radioactivity from the air? 🚁 With a high-tech detector, a Super Puma helicopter, and a clever algorithm. In the latest #AdvancedComputing video, David Breitenmoser explains how. 🎥 #Innovation #PSI youtu.be/HTaTtF8lWl4

New standards in nuclear physics: The most precise measurement yet of the helium-3 nucleus is a further step towards closing gaps in fundamental theories of physics. www.psi.ch/en/news/medi...

An international collaboration involving PSI and funded by @dfg.de uncovered how certain macrocyclic inhibitors act as so-called ‘molecular glues’ and disrupt cellular signalling. These compounds show therapeutic potential for specific types of cancer. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Could neutral atoms unlock scalable quantum computing? Wenchao Xu and her team at PSI and ETH Zurich use ultra-cold atoms and laser traps to tackle quantum error correction—one of the biggest challenges on the road to universal quantum computers.🔗 Full interview:👉 www.psi.ch/de/news/scie...

🌌 Explore the frontiers of the universe and time itself in BADEN 📍Kulturhaus Royal - Baden, Bahnhofstrasse 39 📆21 May - 6.30PM 🎤All talks in 🇬🇧 🎟️FREE ENTRY Program: pintofscience.ch/event/scienc... @pintsworld.bsky.social #PintCH #Pint25 @agroscope.bsky.social @psich.bsky.social

Am #PhDDay2025 des NES am @psich.bsky.social präsentierten die besten Nachwuchsforschenden ihre Arbeiten. Wir gratulieren den Gewinner:innen – starke Leistung! 👏 📸 Noemi Cerboni, Vladislav Zobnin, Andreas Pautz (Jury), Benedetta Maria Buzzatti, Benedikt Galliker (Jury) und Antonella Mele

Breakthrough in zeolites! PSI researchers have managed to determine for the first time the exact position of the aluminium atoms – key sites for catalysis. This is a milestone in the design of new, tailor-made catalysts. www.psi.ch/en/news/psi-...

Scientists at PSI and the Broad Institute’s Eric and Wendy Schmidt Centre show that an #AI can identify genetic perturbations from #chromatin images alone – without any sequencing. Trained on almost 1 million cell images. www.psi.ch/en/news/medi...

An international team of scientists observed dynamic topological Hall effect in the material Fe₃Ga₄ at room temperature. This makes it practical for potential everyday applications such as more efficient electronic devices. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🔬 Attosecond milestone at SwissFEL! Researchers at PSI have achieved a world record in X-ray pulse measurement — characterising pulses as short as 300 attoseconds.👏 www.psi.ch/en/news/scie...

David Mannes from the PSI has uncovered the secret of a box lock from Roman times – with the help of neutron tomography. www.psi.ch/en/news/psi-... David Mannes vom PSI hat das Geheimnis eines Schlosses aus der Römerzeit gelüftet – mithilfe von Neutronentomografie. www.psi.ch/de/news/psi-...

🚗🔋 #Hydrogen cars are being overtaken by Ferraris — literally. In 2023, more Ferraris were sold worldwide than hydrogen-powered vehicles. A new review article shows: Hydrogen has a future in industry, energy storage and heavy transport. 🔗 nature.com/articles/s44359-025-00050-4

Today is “Sexual Harassment Awareness Day” (SHAD) – a national action day for a harassment-free higher education and research environment. Join us online at 12:15 for Dr. Bontu Lucie Guschke’s talk on preventing sexism and harassment – organized by the University of Berne. Zoom: lnkd.in/e5ZfUHVF

PSI researcher Michael Weinold has been investigating what led to the triumph of LED lamps. His answer is “spillover effects”, innovative technologies originally developed for other applications. #ResearchAtPSI #ReserachMatters #EnergyTransition

5232, the magazine of the PSI, is out! ✨ In this issue, we explore the most exciting developments in advanced manufacturing. 📖 Our magazine is available online on our website: English: www.psi.ch/en/news/5232... German: www.psi.ch/de/news/5232... French: www.psi.ch/fr/news/5232...

New results from the MEG II experiment were presented today at the @psich.bsky.social! The search for the decay of a positive muon into a positron and a photon continues… Read more: www.psi.ch/en/cnm/news/...

Cobalt helps to split water and produce hydrogen for the energy transition. PSI researchers have now discovered why the reaction is much more efficient in alkaline environments than in acidic ones. www.psi.ch/en/news/psi-...

🚨 First light for science at SLS 2.0! On April 10th, two of the first beamlines — Debye and PXIII — opened their shutters and received their first X-ray light for science. The light is back. Let the discoveries begin. ✨ #ExcitedAboutSLS #FirstLight #SynchrotronScience #MoreBrilliantLightForScience

How does the brain store information? Adrian Wanner of PSI is studying the architecture of working memory to better understand neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. #Neuroscience #Alzheimer #ResearchAtPSI www.psi.ch/en/news/psi-...

Why are they celebrating again in the SLS control room? Since yesterday, the team has achieved a stored electron beam at a current of 400 mA. This is a key milestone towards the SLS being back in action for experiments. Congratulations to all those involved for their dedication and collaboration!

#BreakingNews: Negotiations between Wiley and swissuniversities were discontinued on 31 March. Our #newsletter sums up implications and recommendations for our users at @eawag.bsky.social, Empa, @psich.bsky.social and @wslresearch.bsky.social www.lib4ri.ch/lib4ri-updat...

🤝Let's meet Fengxia Bao, postdoctoral researcher at PSI Paul Scherrer Institut. @psich.bsky.social 🌍Fengxia is excited about #ReCLEAN because it addresses the complex role of reactive nitrogen in air, land and water using interdisciplinary approach. 🌱💧🌥️ 📰Read more: reclean.epfl.ch/dr-fengxia-b...

Climate-neutral by 2050? 🌱 It's not just CO2 emissions that should be considered, but also raw material demand and its environmental impacts. A new calculation model from PSI shows how these are connected! 🌍🔋 #ClimateNeutrality #EnergyTransition www.psi.ch/en/news/psi-...

Carte Blanche 2025: «Die Bedeutung der bilateralen Beziehungen Schweiz-EU für Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft» Wir freuen uns über den Beitrag von Prof. Dr. Christian Rüegg, Direktor des Paul Scherrer Instituts PSI. Vielen Dank! www.regbas.ch/de/aktuell/n... @psich.bsky.social

Können wir jemals fliegen, ohne dem Klima zu schaden? Nachhaltigere Treibstoffe sollen dies möglich machen. Wie realistisch das ist, erklärt Energie­experte Christian Bauer vom @psich.bsky.social im Video: www.republik.ch/2025/03/28/c...

📩 PSI users: our quarterly Facility Newsletter is out! Get important information, an overview of the latest scientific highlights, upcoming calls for proposals and news from the PSI facilities: SLS, SINQ, SμS, CHRISP and SwissFEL. www.psi.ch/en/node/6766...

Thom Mason, Director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory was at PSI to discuss how they are responding to evolving national priorities and the rapidly changing geopolitical landscape.