Quantum Revolution: Redefining Physics With Fractional Charges
Quantum mechanics tells us that the fundamental unit of charge is unbreakable – but exceptions exist. A research team led by the Paul Scherrer Institute…
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New Fundamental Physics Uncovered – Experiments Prove the Existence of a New Type of Magnetism
Experiments at the Swiss Light Source SLS prove the existence of a new type of magnetism, with broad implications for technology and research. There is…
Scientists Discover Surprising Trick That Could Expand the Possibilities of Botox
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute have made a breakthrough in enhancing the medical applications of botulinum toxin A1, commonly known as Botox. By creating…
Thawing Time Capsules: Glacier Melting Destroys Important Climate Data Archive
As part of the Ice Memory initiative, PSI researchers, with colleagues from the University of Fribourg and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice as well as…
Defying Quantum Dogma: The Surprising Success of Dense Solid-State Qubits
Solid-state qubits: Forget about being clean, embrace mess, says a new recipe for dense arrays of qubits with long lifetimes. New findings debunk previous wisdom…
The Future of Magnetism: Scientists Unveil Secrets of Electromagnons
X-rays reveal the synchronized jiggling of lattice and atomic spins. Scientists have uncovered the interaction between lattice vibrations and spins in a hybrid excitation called…
The Secrets of Cloud Creation: How Plant-Released Hydrocarbons Shape Our Skies
As part of the international CLOUD project at the nuclear research center CERN, researchers at PSI have identified so-called sesquiterpenes – gaseous hydrocarbons that are…
Scientists Solve Mystery of Microgels
Scientists from PSI and the University of Barcelona have managed to explain the strange behavior of microgels. Their experiments with neutron beams have stretched the…
Scientists Unravel the Formation of Classic Soccer Ball-Shaped Molecules
The notion that fullerene and its derivatives could naturally occur in the universe has been speculated for quite some time. These compounds are sizable carbon…
30-Year-Old Eye Mystery Solved – Ion Channel Structure Deciphered
Exciting new findings shed light on the interaction between the protein calmodulin and an ion channel in the eye, potentially unlocking the secret behind our…
New Findings Explain Long-Standing, Baffling Cell Mystery
Optimized by nature over 100 million years of evolution, a smart liquid provides a crucial coupling that ensures cell division correctly proceeds. Scientists from Paul…
Electronic Nematicity: Spin Keeps Electrons in Line in Iron-Based Superconductor
Electronic nematicity, thought to be an ingredient in high-temperature superconductivity, is primarily spin driven in FeSe finds a study in Nature Physics. Researchers from PSI’s…
Groundbreaking X-Ray Lens Provides Incredible Glimpse Into the Nanoworld
Paul Scherrer Institute scientists have developed a groundbreaking achromatic lens for X-rays. This allows the X-ray beams to be accurately focused on a single point…
Time-Reversal Symmetry-Breaking Magnetic Fields Discovered Inside a Kagome Superconductor
New Insight Into Unconventional Superconductivity Signatures for a novel electronic phase that enables charge to flow spontaneously in loops have been observed in a kagome…
Molecular Movie Reveals How To Get Chloride Ions Into the Cell
For the first time, a molecular movie has captured in detail the process of an anion transported across the cell membrane by a light-fuelled protein…
The Mystery of the Transforming Flexible Shell: Cryo-Tomography “Opened the Door To Reveal the Secret”
An international research team with participation of the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI has revealed a secret about a marine animal’s shell: The researchers have deciphered…
Airborne Particulates More Dangerous Than Previously Thought – Can Trigger Pneumonia, Asthma, and Even Cancer
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have for the first time observed photochemical processes inside the smallest particles in the air. In doing so,…
Quantum Computer Breakthrough: New Blueprint for Better, Faster Qubits
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have put forward a detailed plan of how faster and better defined quantum bits — qubits — can…