As the summer was drawing to a close, the annual Swiss Physical Society meeting took place in Lausanne. As usual, it was great to catch up with the local developments and plans.

I’ve presented our results on the many phases one can reach when perturbing different Kitaev materials and had some pleasant discussions on the topic. Most of the action, however was concentrated on the Swiss free electron laser, which has been nearing its completion and is just about to be launched for real measurements – many exciting discoveries to come.