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Additive manufacturing - improving quality

SLS Techno Trans AG enables small and medium-sized enterp...

Alloying at high temperatures

Real-time imaging of the microstrucure of aluminium-coppe...

Cheaper, stronger carbon fibres

3D mass-density imaging of carbon fibre nanostructures ca...

Chloride corrosion in stainless steel

Realtime imaging of the growth of microscopic corrosion p...

Fabrication of x-ray optical components

PSI researchers from the Laboratory for Micro- and Nano-t...

Identifying raw material composition in large scale mineral processing

Calibrating infrared mineral analyzers with powder XRD da...

Improved performance of a marine coating

3D mass density imaging used to visualise nanostructure o...

Impurities and polymorphs in chemicals and drugs

A PSI spin-off company can detect low levels of impuritie...

In-situ real-time monitoring of lithium-ion batteries

A special experimental set-up is available at the SLS for...

Mineral phase distribution in hardened cement paste

High resolution non-destructive computed tomography valid...

Nanostructure of a coated porous glass

World record isotropic 3D tomography resolution achieved ...

Non-destructive 3D x-ray imaging of microchips

Major advance in microchip inspection with x-ray imaging ...

Oil refinery catalyst deactivation analysis

Combination of x-ray techniques reveals structural change...

Physical properties of nanopores in fibres

3-D mass density imaging reveals the interaction of water...

Precision manufacturing for hydrogen fuel cells

Feintool engineers use synchrotron analysis to optimise p...

Rapid access for vital Covid-19 research projects has been the top priority for the Swiss Light Source during 2020.

Macromolecular crystallography beamline X06DA-PXIII has d...

Serial diffraction of 50000 mine drill cores in one week

To optimise production for a Finland mineral company, fas...

Supporting vital coronavirus research

Rapid access for vital Covid-19 research projects has bee...

Surface and bulk imaging in blended polymer films

Scanning transmission x-ray microscopy simultaneously gen...

Targeting SARS-CoV-2 PLpro protease blocks virus spread

From proposal to Nature paper in one month, rapid access ...

Temperature influence on ice cream texture

3D tomography is a powerful tool to non-destructively cha...

Tracking nanoparticle reactions in a catalyst

A powerful combination of research techniques opens up a ...

X-ray lenses with sub-10 nanometre features

High-resolution x-ray microscopy lenses made using atomic...