PSI recorded a sodium pump in action for the first time using a new radiation technology Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) have recorded for the first time, in action, a light-driven sodium pump from bacterial cells. It has been possible thanks to the new X-ray free-electron laser SwissFEL, used by PSI researchers for…
PSI Investigates For Suitable Swiss Deep Geological Repository Switzerland is planning to construct a deep geological repository for its radioactive waste by 2050. Three sites are currently under consideration and researchers at Paul Scherrer Institute are providing data that will help in determining which is most suitable. The search for suitable locations is being conducted…
PSI New Method To Investigate Ageing Processes In Catalyst Materials Paul Scherrer Institute researchers have developed a new tomography method with which they can measure chemical properties inside catalyst materials in 3-D extremely precisely and faster than before. The application is equally important for science and industry, as researchers investigated the ageing process of the…
PSI New Method For Complex X-ray Studies Of Correlated Metals Researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), working in an international team, have developed a new method for complex X-ray studies that will aid in better understanding so-called correlated metals. These materials could prove useful for practical applications in…
The New PSI Pharmaceutical Laboratory Is Ready For Production Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI, ENS Corporate Member) announced that its new pharmaceutical laboratory for the manufacture of radiopharmaceuticals is ready for production, accordingly to the operating licence granted by the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (Swissmedic). For more than 20 years, in collaboration with ETH Zurich,…
Survey In Switzerland Shows Increasing Support For Nuclear Energy An opinion poll led by Demoscope on behalf of the Swiss Nuclear Forum shows that the majority of the Swiss support nuclear energy and oppose the country’s ban on building new ones. According to the results, 52% of respondents believe that Switzerland should continue to use…
Switzerland Presents Plan For Deep Geological Nuclear Waste Repository Swiss radioactive waste disposal cooperative Nagra officially announced the site which will host a deep geological storage repository for radioactive waste. Nördlich Lägern, located in the northern part of Canton Zürich (Switzerland), will be the place of Nagra’s “project of the century”. Nördlich Lägern has the largest…
New PSI Study For More Detailed Tests Of Nuclear Fuel Cladding Recent micro-beam measurements at the Swiss Light Source SLS (Paul Scherrer Institut – PSI, ENS Corporate Member) have enabled insights into the crystal structure of hydrides that promote cracks in nuclear fuel cladding. This fundamental knowledge of the material properties of cladding will help…
PSI Leads New Research To Fight Metastatic Prostate Cancer Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (ENS Corporate Member, PSI) are developing a new drug that could increase the survival chances of patients with metastatic prostate cancer. The drug, studied by a research consortium involving PSI, the University Hospital Basel and ETH Zurich, is now being…
PSI Pioneers Proton Radiotherapy To Treat A Rare Type of Cancer Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI, ENS Corporate Member) and the University Hospital Zurich treated for the first time in Switzerland a patient affected by an oesophageal tumour by using proton radiotherapy. This research is part of the pan-European PROTECT trial (PROton versus photon Therapy for…