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A bird-like microrobot in action

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and ETH Zurich have developed a micromachine that can perform different actions. It measures only a few tens of micrometres across and resembles an…

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Serial crystallography - Decoding biomolecules at PSI

In serial crystallography, crystals are injected into an x-ray beam. When the beam and crystal collide, light beams are deflected. The deflected light beams are recorded by a detector. The structure…

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Hunting for the radius of a proton

Protons are among the building blocks of all everyday matter. Measuring these building blocks precisely not only provides well-founded insights into their structure, but also helps to refine the…

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The Laboratory for Particle Physics (LTP) at PSI

The Laboratory of Particle Physics (LTP) at the Paul Scherrer Institute pursues fundamental research, addressing some of the most up to date questions in modern, accelerator-based particle physics.…

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Analysis of China's “Airpocalypse”-fine particle samples

The causes of China’s record level fine particulate pollution in winter 2013. Dr. André Prévôt from the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI explains, how the fine particle samples…

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24 hours at the ESI Platform

How can surplus power that can’t be fed into the electric grid be made usable? A fictitious day at the Energy System Integration Platform at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI. …

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Atmosphärenforschung auf dem Jungfraujoch

Auf dem Jungfraujoch betreibt das Paul Scherrer Institut Aerosolforschung. Aerosole sind beispielsweise Russpartikel oder Pollen, die rund 1000-mal kleiner als der Durchmesser eines menschlichen…

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Engineered water highways to improve fuel cell efficiency

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) have developed a coating technique that improves water management in fuel cells, thus raising their efficiency. The technique is suitable for mass…

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Higher methane yield from bio-waste

With a technology developed at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, around 60 percent more biogas can be produced from bio-waste than with conventional methods. But can it stand the test in practice as…

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Energy security

By 2050 Switzerland is supposed to produce as many greenhouse gas emissions as can be safely kept in natural and technical storage facilities. How can we achieve this goal – and what will our…

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Sécurité énergétique

D’ici 2050, la Suisse ne devra plus rejeter dans l’atmosphère davantage de gaz à effet de serre que ce que ses réservoirs naturels et artificiels sont capables…

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Energy Future episode 1: How can we secure our gas supply?

Switzerland has no available fossil gas reserves. It also lacks substantial domestic storage capacities, like those used by Germany. Because of this, geopolitical conflicts and crises can lead to…

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The Proton Irradiation Facilitiy PIF at PSI

The Paul Scherrer Institute - PSI - is the largest research centre for natural and engineering sciences within Switzerland. It offers a unique combination of accelerators and large research…

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The treatment of cancer with protons - Proton therapy at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland

A patient talks about the proton irradiation of her brain tumor at the Center for Proton Therapy (CPT). Since 1984, patients with eye tumors have been successfully irradiated with protons. The…

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The Laboratory for Particle Physics (LTP) at PSI

The Laboratory of Particle Physics (LTP) at the Paul Scherrer Institute pursues fundamental research, addressing some of the most up to date questions in modern, accelerator-based particle physics.…

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Neutron Imaging at SINQ

Neutron Imaging is a radiographic testing method using neutrons. As such it is quite similar to X-ray, which is well known from medical applications. Neutrons are able to transmit material layers of…

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