GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung

GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung operates a unique accelerator for heavy ions. Researchers from around the world use this facility for experiments that help them make fascinating discoveries in basic research. In addition, they continually develop new and impressive applications.

The ZVEI’s 2026 “Electrifying Ideas Award” goes to Rittal, the GSI Helmholtzzentrum, and etalytics
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This year’s prestigious “Electrifying Ideas Award” from the ZVEI (The German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association) goes to Rittal, the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung and to deep-tech company etalytics. These partners have created a German blueprint for the AI centers of the future: Artificial Intelligence (AI) will require more than just algorithms to be effective at scale. It will need data centers that can keep pace with the extreme power density of…
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Nominated for the ZVEI Electrifying Ideas Award 2026 — Cooling technology as the key to AI sovereignty
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The ZVEI has nominated a German blueprint for the AI centers of the future as an “Electrifying Idea”: for Artificial Intelligence (AI) to be effective on a large scale, it needs more than just algorithms. It needs data centers that can keep pace with the extreme power density of high-performance chips — ideally, with European sovereignty. Rittal, the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung and the deep-tech company etalytics are demonstrating how this can be achieved with direct liquid…
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FAIR – the future accelerator facility

In the next few years the new international accelerator facility FAIR, one of the largest research projects worldwide, will be erected at GSI. At FAIR an unprecedented variety of experiments will be possible. Thereby physicists from all around the world will be able to gain new insights into the structure of matter and the evolution of the universe from the Big Bang to the present.
Learn more about FAIR: GSI about FAIR or FAIR web page

Cancer Treatment with Ion Beams

GSI is the birthplace of a new form of cancer treatment. This development was the result of many years of research in conjunction with GSI’s large ion-beam accelerator system. The advantage of this new treatment modality is that the ion beam selectively damages tumor tissues while sparing the surrounding healthy tissues. More...

The Creation of New Elements

Chemical elements are produced in stars and stellar explosions. Elements are the building blocks of all materials that surround us – including every atom of our bodies. The universe is also home to a large number of atoms that do not occur on earth. One of the key tasks of the researchers at GSI is to attempt to create previously unknown elements. More...


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