group visited the control room of the accelerator facility and the site for tumor therapy with carbon ions, as well as the large-scale experiment HADES. The marines also learned about the discovery of new

visitors learned more about the FAIR project, the discovery of the element Darmstadtium, and the use of ion beam therapy in cancer treatment. (MK) More information: https://www.gsi.de/science-popup

highest decision-making body of the international accelerator project FAIR (Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research), met for its regular meeting in Darmstadt on July 8 and 9, 2025. Almost all of the repre [...] including as Scientific Secretary of other FAIR bodies. About FAIR The Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) is one of the world's largest and most ambitious research projects in fundamental physics

been observed, for example, in macroscopic particle ensembles or in the hyperfine structure of stored ions. The BASE collaboration has now for the first time demonstrated and observed such coherent flips of

— particularly ion-based cancer therapy and plasma physics — while preserving its core focus on fundamental science. He played a pivotal role in establishing Europe’s first clinical ion-beam cancer therapy [...] At Heidelberg University, he established a leading heavy-ion research group and was a key advocate in securing Germany’s support for the heavy-ion program at CERN through the BMBF. Specht’s foundational [...] His role in developing the conceptual design for a dedicated LHC heavy-ion experiment helped transform the vision of heavy-ion physics at the LHC into reality. As a convener within the European Committee

material and the subsequent resonant laser ionization of the target isotope in the atomic vapor. The ions produced in this way are separated in an electric field. “Our laser-based process allows isotopes

and exchange are so important,” says Dr. Sonja Bernitt, founding member of the “Queer Ions”. This year, the Queer Ions will participate in the Christopher Street Day parade and demonstration in Darmstadt [...] ” said Administrative Director Dr. Katharina Stummeyer. Also present at the event were the “Queer Ions” established at the end of last year: “Our mission is to increase awareness for queer topics and to [...] and FAIR employees, whether queer or not (or not sure yet), are cordially invited to join the Queer Ions in the parade Making diversity visible is not just a symbol of our values to the external world, but

How do particle accelerators work? What does the inside of a neutron star look like? Can ion beams be used to destroy tumors? Answers to these and other exciting questions were provided to 56 visitors [...] in the control center and the scientists conducting the experiments. The cancer therapy with carbon ions of the Biophysics department and the large-scale detector HADES were also part of the program, as

treatment of mouse tumors with radioactive ion beams,” the scientists report the successful treatment of a bone tumor (osteosarcoma) of a mouse using a radioactive carbon ion beam (11C, which emits a positron with [...] The research project “BARB – Biomedical Applications of Radioactive Ion Beams” funded by a prestigious ERC Advanced Grant to Professor Marco Durante, head of the Biophysics Department at the GSI Helmh [...] hung, has reached an important milestone: the first treatment of an animal tumor with radioactive ion beams has been demonstrated and published in Nature Physics. The study marks a decisive step towards

wetting behavior can be specifically controlled. These materials, fabricated by electrodeposition and ion-track nanotechnology, open up exciting possibilities for applications in microfluidic devices, liquid