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Visitor Centre psi forum

You too can experience research live – two offers are available. You can explore the Visitor Centre psi forum, with its interactive exhibits on your own, or sign up for a guided tour as part of…

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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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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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Energy Briefing Event 2022

Knowledgeable voices from industry, research and government shared insights in a dialogue on the feasibility of the Net Zero goal and what next steps are required to achieve this collectively. The…

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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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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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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 role of aerosols in the Coronavirus pandemic

It now seems certain that the coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 can also be transmitted via small airborne particles. In a video, PSI aerosol researcher Urs Baltensperger summarises what science knows about…

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Visit the Center for Proton Therapy at the Paul Scherrer Institute

At the Center for Proton Therapy at PSI, we treat cancer patients and do research for optimised radiotherapy. Find out more at https://www.psi.ch/en/protontherapy…

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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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ZEBRA: Thermal neutron diffractometer for single crystals

ZEBRA is the single crystal diffractometer for thermal neutrons at the spallation neutron source SINQ at PSI. It is a flexible monochromatic diffraction instrument for applications in magnetism and…

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SANS-I operation with magnets

The small angle neutron scattering facility SANS-I at the spallation neutron source SINQ at PSI is suited for a wide range of scientific applications from the fields of fundamental physics, solid…

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