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Switzerland’s largest research institute for natural and engineering sciences. #ResearchAtPSI
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🏆 Congrats to Laura Heyderman, winner of the 2026 Charpak-Ritz Prize by the French & Swiss Physical Societies for pioneering innovations in mesoscopic magnetic systems and synchrotron X-ray studies at PSI & @ethz.ch ! 👏 #Physics #CharpakRitzPrize #ResearchAtPSI
October 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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🎃💡 Power off… Power on!
Am PSI wird’s hell! Entdecke Energieforschung, interaktive Exponate und Energiespiele zur Energiewende.

👉 Führung mit Anmeldung | Spiele & Exponate frei zugänglich
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✨ Energiewissen entfacht – in der Hellen Nacht!

#industrieweltaargau #hellenacht
October 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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🏅PSI’s Head of the Center for Neutron and Muon Sciences, Prof. Marc Janoschek, has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society – one of the most highly regarded honours in physics.

🎉Congrats on this well-deserved recognition of outstanding research!

#Physics #APSFellow #ResearchAtPSI
October 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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#5232, the magazine of the PSI, is out! ✨

This issue is all about the art of quantum physics.

📖 Our magazine is available online:

English: www.psi.ch/en/news/5232...

German: www.psi.ch/de/news/5232...

French: www.psi.ch/fr/news/5232...

#Quantum #ResearchAtPSI #FutureTechnologies
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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PSI researchers have created a dynamic database for the vanadium industry. 💡 It provides reliable data on deposits, demand and prices – aiming to promote investment and the use of vanadium electricity storage systems. #ResearchAPSI #Vanadium #PSI #BatteryResearch www.psi.ch/en/news/medi...
October 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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📩 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...
September 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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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...
August 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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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
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August 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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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
July 17, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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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
July 14, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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🔬 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
July 3, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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📩 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...
July 1, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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💥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
June 27, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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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...
June 5, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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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...
June 3, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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May 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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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/...
May 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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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...
May 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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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.
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May 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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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...
May 8, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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🔬 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...
May 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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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-...
May 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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🚗🔋 #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
April 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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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
April 29, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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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...
April 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM