In collaboration with GSI/FAIR, experimental and theoretical physicists from Heinrich Heine University (HHU) Düsseldorf and Forschungszentrum Jülich have gained important insights into laser–plasma accelerator technology. As they report in two papers published in Reports on Progress in Physics and High Power Laser Science and Engineering, the polarization state of accelerated particles is preserved during this process. This finding is significant for a range of applications, including controlled…
On June 20 and 21, 2026, the Federal Chancellery, the federal ministries, and the Federal Press Office will open their doors to the public. The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) is also hosting an open house on this occasion. Visitors will gain insights into current research projects and technological developments from Germany. The GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung and the future FAIR accelerator center will also be present with an interactive booth,…
Using a novel simulation model based on machine learning, an international research team at GSI/FAIR has succeeded in gaining a deeper understanding of element formation in stellar events such as neutron star mergers. For the first time, the scientists used deep learning with a neural network to model the energy release during r-process nucleosynthesis in hydrodynamic simulations. The results are published in the journal Physical Review D.
Light Conversion, a laser company based in Vilnius, Lithuania, has acquired Class 5 Photonics GmbH, a spin-off from DESY and GSI. Both companies are ultrafast laser system manufacturers, bringing together decades of expertise in femtosecond lasers, optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification (OPCPA), and advanced nonlinear technologies for the scientific as well as the R&D market.
At the FAIR construction site, the NUSTAR collaboration has reached an important milestone: The GLAD vacuum chamber – the first major component of the NUSTAR experimental setup – was successfully transported to the NUSTAR High-Energy Cave.
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…
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…
Professor Paolo Giubellino, former Scientific Managing Director of GSI and FAIR, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Warsaw University of Technology. It was conferred on May 6, 2026, during a formal ceremonial session of the Senate of the Warsaw University of Technology. The university thus honors Giubellino’s outstanding contributions to nuclear and particle physics as well as his long-standing and successful collaboration with the Warsaw University of Technology...
Dr. Yannik Zobus, a laser physicist at GSI/FAIR in Darmstadt, is head of the LASE-FUSE (LAser Simulation for Enhanced FUSion Efficiency) Young Investigators Group since May 1, 2026. As part of the “Fusionstalente” (fusion talents) funding program of Germany’s Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR), the project will receive three million euros in funding over five years. Thus, already for the second time a GSI/FAIR project is awarded in the framework of the BMFTR initiative.
