Researchers from the High Energy Nuclear Physics Laboratory at the RIKEN Pioneering Research Institute (PRI) in Japan and their international collaborators, among them GSI/FAIR in Darmstadt, have achieved a groundbreaking discovery that bridges artificial intelligence and nuclear physics. By applying deep learning techniques, the team identified, for the first time in 25 years, a new double-Lambda hypernucleus. This marks the world’s first AI-assisted observation of such an exotic nucleus — an…

Dr. Guy Leckenby has been awarded the FAIR-GSI PhD Award 2025 for his outstanding doctoral thesis on the study of bound-state beta decay with experiments conducted at the GSI/FAIR Experimental Storage Ring (ESR). His precision measurement of fully-ionized thallium-205 ions aided in resolving a decades-old puzzle about the origin of lead in our solar system and represents a flagship achievement for GSI/FAIR.

Particle collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) of the European research center CERN create tiny fireballs 100 thousand times hotter than the center of the Sun. The fireballs decay into new, sometimes quite exotic, particles including light atomic nuclei and their antimatter counterparts. Paradoxically, these can be created in - and escape from - the hot and dense environment unscathed even though the bonds holding their constituents together are very ...

Major milestones achieved with the start of first commissioning activities, good prospects for the CBM experiment, and major progress on the new FAIR Control Center: At its most recent meeting on December, 9 and 10 in Darmstadt, the FAIR Council—the highest decision-making body of the international Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR)—set out steps for the future development of FAIR.

On this year’s St. Nicholas Day, December 6, around 110 high-school students from all over Hesse visited the GSI/FAIR campus as part of the “Saturday Morning Physics” event series. In an introduction and guided tours, the students gained insights into physics research, explored the existing GSI particle accelerators and experiments, and learned about the construction progress and future possibilities of the international accelerator facility FAIR.

With the new trilateral master's program “Particle Accelerator Science” the Rhine-Main universities and GSI/FAIR are pooling their expertise in accelerator science, which is unique in Europe. Starting in the summer semester of 2026, students will have access for the first time to a joint, internationally oriented program of study at three locations, covering the entire spectrum of this key technology. The closely interlinked exchange of research, teaching, and large-scale infrastructure creates…

Successfully evaluated and now permanently established: The Helmholtz Association is continuing the Hi-Acts (Helmholtz Innovation Platform for Accelerator-based Technologies and Solutions) innovation platform. Following a positive assessment by an independent international panel of experts, the project, which was launched in 2023 and initially planned to run for three years, will be continued and thus permanently anchored in the Helmholtz portfolio.

Two young researchers have been awarded this year’s Christoph Schmelzer Prize: Dr. Cristina Totis from the Technical University of Darmstadt and Dr. Stefanie Bertschi from the Technical University of Dresden were honored for their outstanding doctoral theses. The award, presented annually by the Association for the Promotion of Tumor Therapy with Heavy Ions, recognizes exceptional research in the field of ion beam cancer therapy. The recipients accepted their awards...

This large-format, DIN A2 calendar provides a clear overview of all public and school holidays, and offers plenty of space for personal notes. With attractive images from GSI and FAIR, it’s a practical companion throughout the year. GSI and FAIR employees can pick up their copy from the foyer or at the reception desk on Borsigsstraße. Interested external parties can receive a copy by mail. Simply send an email with name, address and quantity to kalender@gsi.de (max. three per order).