On 24 March 2026, in a world first, a team of scientists from the BASE experiment at CERN, including GSI researchers, successfully transported a trap filled with antiprotons in a truck across the Laboratory’s main site. The team managed to accumulate a cloud of antiprotons in an innovative portable cryogenic Penning trap, then disconnect it from the experimental facility, load it onto a truck and continue experiment operation after transport. This is a remarkable achievement, given that…

During the ALICE Masterclass on the GSI/FAIR campus, again this year 19 high-school students had the opportunity to analyze data from the ALICE experiment at the CERN research center. GSI/FAIR significantly contributes to the construction, operation and data analysis of ALICE. Scientists of GSI/FAIR’s ALICE research department organized the event.

The project “Innovationspartnerschaft für Hochfluss EUV-Strahlquellen in Metrologie und Bildgebung (InnoEUV)” advances laser-driven extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation sources for metrology and imaging. The strategic innovation partnership of Helmholtz Institute Jena (HI Jena) and GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany, with Active Fiber Systems GmbH (AFS) accelerates the transfer into practical and commercial applications.

Cosmic rays are one of the greatest challenges for space travel and pose a considerable risk to humans and materials. For the first time on European soil, an international research team in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) has succeeded in providing a simulator for Galactic Cosmic Rays at the GSI/FAIR accelerator facility in Darmstadt, Germany. The results have been published in two articles in the journal “Life Sciences in Space Research.”

On 10 March 2026, Professor Martin Keller, President of the Helmholtz Association, visited GSI and FAIR in Darmstadt on the occasion of taking office. The purpose of the visit was to gain in-depth insight into the structures and research activities at the site, and to engage directly with the people driving them – especially staff members and early-career researchers. The guest of honour at the event was Hessian Minister of Science and Research, Art and Culture, Timon Gremmels.

Heike Hofmann, Hessian Minister for Labor, Integration, Youth and Social Affairs (SPD), visited GSI and FAIR in Darmstadt with state parliament representatives Peter Franz (CDU) and Hartwig Jourdan (CDU). The visit centered on discussions about the current situation following the fire, its impact on research and infrastructure, and its effect on employees. The group also discussed the progress made on the FAIR project. Prof. Dr. Thomas Nilsson, Scientific Managing Director of GSI and FAIR, Dr.…

Physicist Kathrin Wimmer from GSI/FAIR has taken up a W3 professorship in Experimental Nuclear Physics/Nuclear Structure at the University of Cologne. The appointment underscores her outstanding scientific expertise and is also a sign of the excellent support for young scientists at GSI/FAIR.

Rechargeable batteries are everywhere — from portable electronic devices and electric vehicles to renewable energy storage. Battery failures are often due to the loss or chemical degradation of the electrolyte. An international research team involving the Helmholtz Institute Mainz, a branch of the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt in Berlin, and New York University has now addressed the question…

The annual meeting of the FAIR-GSI Exotic Nuclei Community (GENCO) was held again this year at GSI/FAIR as part of the NUSTAR Annual Meeting. In a festive colloquium, the Young Scientist Award was presented to Dr. Michail Athanasakis-Kaklamanakis from the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA), University of Colorado, and three scientists received the FAIR-GENCO Membership Award. The keynote address was given by Professor Alexandra Gade from Michigan State University (MSU) and the…