Paul Scherrer Institute

Technology

Orbitronics Breakthrough: Scientists Discover Orbital Angular Momentum Monopoles in New Materials

Scientists have demonstrated the existence of orbital angular momentum monopoles in chiral topological semi-metals, marking a significant advance for the emerging field of orbitronics - a potential energy-efficient alternative to traditional electronics.

Sep 27, 2024

Earth & Environment

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 the…

Jan 26, 2024

Physics

Solid-state qubits: Forget about being clean, embrace mess

New findings debunk previous wisdom that solid-state qubits need to be super dilute in an ultra-clean material to achieve long lifetimes.

Jan 15, 2024