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PSI Paul Scherrer Institut@psich_en
17 Mar 2025
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Social Media | News & Events | PSI

PSI actively uses social media to communicate research, upcoming events and news.

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With pad, pencil, and algorithms – PSI physicist Dominik Sidler is developing fundamental theories for previously inexplicable phenomena. He wants to describe how the chemical properties of a material can be altered by strong light-matter interactions. brnw.ch/21wR4nt

With pad, pencil, and algorithms | News & Events | PSI

Physicist Dominik Sidler is developing fundamental theories for previously inexplicable phenomena.

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Join the PSI & Park Innovaare Career Fair on March 20, 2025! 🔬 📅 When? March 20, 2025 | 10:00 – 16:00 📍 Where? PSI | Park Innovaare 🏢 Companies: ABB, AXPO, Bain, Hilti, Cross-ING, Dectris, PSI Founder Fellowship
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From a quarter of a lap to a million – it takes a whole team to perfectly bring electrons back to the storage ring at the Swiss Light Source SLS. brnw.ch/21wQW3M

SLS 2.0: How to start up a particle accelerator | News & Events | PSI

The electrons are back: after its upgrade, the Swiss Light Source SLS is starting up again, step by step. 

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What do concrete, catalysts and the description of the world have in common? They are at the focus of three PSI research projects that will be funded over the next five years by grants from the Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF. brnw.ch/21wQPDG

Prestigious funding for three research projects at PSI | News & Events | PSI

Concrete, chemical catalysis and the search for new physics – three PSI researchers have each received a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation for these areas of research.

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New research shows that microtubule plus-end tracking proteins ( TIPs) self-organize into fluid fractal networks! These structures help position the nucleus for cell division—combining flexibility with strength. 📖 Read more: brnw.ch/21wQH8B #ResearchAtPSI
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Researchers at the PSI Center for Life Sciences have shown how botox enters nerve cells. This could enable a more effective use of the toxin, for example in pain therapy. #ResearchAtPSI #Biology #Medicine #HealthInnovation brnw.ch/21wQCuI

How botox enters our cells | News & Events | PSI

Researchers at PSI have identified structural changes of the bacterial neurotoxin botox that are important for its uptake into nerve cells. This finding could allow a more targeted use of botox in...

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PSI physicists have teamed up with Google to build a new type of digital-analogue #quantum #simulator that can be used to study physical phenomena with unprecedented precision and flexibility. brnw.ch/21wQx65
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Finishing your Bachelor's or enrolled in a Master's? Unlock your future in science! 🚀 Apply for the PSI Summer Student Programme by Feb 28, 2025! 🔬✨ #STEM #Research #Internship psi.ch/en/summerstudents/how…
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🎉 After months of hard work, and with electrons finally back at SLS, we took a moment to celebrate the expertise and dedication of the incredible team behind the SLS 2.0 upgrade, underway since September 2023. Here are some highlights from the “Bright Times” party!
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An international group of researchers led by PSI, has found strong evidence of spinons exotic particles, which are key to understanding new quantum phenomena. Using neutron scattering techniques, they observed features that match theoretical predictions. brnw.ch/21wQgHT
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23 January 2025 - a day to remember: The electrons are back at the #SwissLightSource #SLS! 💫 
With this, SLS is well on track to resume operation in summer 2025. Congratulations to the entire #SLS 2.0 team on this major milestone! 👏 #UpgradingSLS #LightSourceScience
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Researchers at PSI and @leadXpro have leveraged a photoswitchable caffeine derivative to study ligand dissociation from a G protein-coupled receptor. This breakthrough is a crucial step in advancing our understanding of drug-receptor interactions. brnw.ch/21wQ8DX

Photoswitch dissociation from a G protein-coupled receptor resolved by time-resolved serial...

Nature Communications - G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are critical drug targets that undergo conformational changes upon ligand binding. Here, authors developed photochemical switches for the...

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Driving long distances without recharging? This requires more powerful electric car batteries. Researchers at PSI have discovered how their energy density can be increased. Their trick: a new sustainable coating method for the cathode material. brnw.ch/21wPOOA

New protective coating can improve battery performance | News & Events | PSI

Increasing the energy density of lithium-ion batteries – a sustainable method for cathode surface coating developed at PSI makes it possible. 

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Network, supply, power and fibre optic cables – the #SLS2.0 upgrade requires hundreds of kilometres of newly laid cables. How PSI’s Electrical Installations Section mastered this task: brnw.ch/21wPEMA

The Cables of the SLS | News & Events | PSI

Building services, magnets, IT – many different parties are involved in the SLS upgrade. What connects them all is several hundred kilometres of cables.

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🎄✨ O Christmas Tree, O Science Tree! This SEM #SciencePic shows nanostructures resembling a forest of Christmas trees. Captured by XRnanotech, a PSI spin-off, it’s our final festive post. Wishing you a joyful holiday season! ❄️
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🤩Absolutely amazing! The discovery of a new type of magnetism, termed altermagnetism, at the #SwissLightSource #SLS has been recognised by Science as one of the top 10 scientific breakthroughs of 2024! brnw.ch/21wPxT7

Science’s 2024 Breakthrough of the Year: Opening the door to a new era of HIV prevention

A drug with a novel mechanism protects people against the AIDS virus for 6 months. It could speed the end of the epidemic—if those who need it most get access

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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. brnw.ch/21wPxNc
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A boost for cutting-edge #ResearchAtPSI: Funding for the IMPACT project is ensured. ✨ This means: 10 billion #muons per second for research as well as the most powerful facility worldwide for medically relevant #radionuclides. brnw.ch/21wPwit

IMPACT: Upgrade at PSI research facility approved | News & Events | PSI

Financing for renovations to PSI’s proton accelerator facility has been approved by the Swiss Parliament. 

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❄️ Let it snow! This #SciencePic shows a laser-made snowflake design on a 2-nm magnetic film. The laser alters the film’s properties, controlling where magnetization flips under a magnetic field. A Kerr microscope reveals these changes. Science meets the season!
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