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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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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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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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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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