Elementary-particle detectors, 3D printed

A collaboration headed by D-PHYS researchers has shown that additive manufacturing offers a realistic way to build large-scale plastic scintillator detectors for particle physics experiments.

Good news for gamma-ray astronomy

The latest development on the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory brings a step closer the prospect of new insights into the most energetic phenomena in the Universe.

Nurturing quantum connections

As the Paul Bernays Lectures speaker, Michel Devoret spoke about information and superconducting circuits, and explored the department's research activities.

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D-PHYS in Pictures

Apprentices from different professional careers paths within the vocational training programme managed by D-PHYS must work in teams to build an interactive exhibition item in the Physics4mation project.

People standing around the prototype of a ball maze

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Elementary-particle detectors, 3D printed

Good news for gamma-ray astronomy

Nurturing quantum connections

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Elementary-particle detectors, 3D printed

Crystal lattice at a distance

Simon Storz wins the first Quantum Entanglement Prize

Four SNSF Advanced Grants go to ETH Zurich researchers

Good news for gamma-ray astronomy