Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY

Happy 70th birthday CERN. It is always exciting to be a part of the groundbreaking research happening at the LHC in Geneva. At DESY we are very proud that the current physics coordinators for both ATLAS and CMS are DESY colleagues, Andreas B. Meyer and Kerstin Tackmann. The birthday celebrations kicked of on Sunday. September 1st with staging the opera Creazione/ Schöpfung Fragmente by composer and singer Gloria Bruni, followed by an evening of CERN stories with personal glances into some of CERN's work - previous and current and above all about the unique science cooperation. Tune in on September 3rd starting at 7:00 pm to the CERN 70 event: https://lnkd.in/ehv3Bnie

Neutrinos are often called ghost particles: because they can pass through matter almost effortlessly. These guys are therefore extremely hard to catch. And catching them is the mission of the largest neutrino detector in the world: The IceCube neutrino telescope. The IceCube detector consists of more than 5000 light sensors, known as Digital Optical Modules (DOM), which are melted into the ice of the South Pole at a depth of up to 2500 metres on 86 cables. Since its completion in 2010, IceCube has detected high-energy neutrinos from cosmic accelerators such as active galactic cores and from our own Milky Way galaxy. And now it's time for an upgrade; seven new cables with more than 700 optical sensors will be placed close to each other in the centre of IceCube. They will increase the sensitivity of the research ice cube and will allow to measure the properties of low-energy neutrinos generated in our atmosphere with the highest accuracy. The shipment of the first 128 sensors (which look a little like droids with lots of eyes) built at DESY are now on their way to Antarctica where IceCube is installed. Looking forward to the neutrinos, which will give us insights in cosmic events. More info: https://lnkd.in/eTQKF4N3

Looking back on the SRI 2024 conference, which took place last week in Hamburg. The International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation is of crucial importance for the future development of all light sources and the development of photon science, in order to advance science and innovation. For the 2024 edition, we issued 1200 badges, welcomed participants from 53 countries and more than 200 institutions, 57 industry exhibitors, had the chance to follow 237 presentations and more than 500 posters.   Around 20,000 emails, the construction and dismantling of around 150 poster walls, a 3.5t truck full of exhibition material and several thousand hours of work by the core organisation team, were required to make the conference a success, which was wrapped up on Friday with the awards ceremony. Congratulations to all prize winners. More info: https://lnkd.in/eY7r3ZnA

What a cool running team: Hamburg's central park transforms during the end of August into a runner's track. For the 16th consecutive year a DESY team participated in the 5k relay race. Looks like everyone had fun! ----------------------- Seit 16 Jahren ist ein DESY-Team in fester Bestandteil des MOPO Staffellaufs in Hamburg. Ende August laufen insgesamt 1000 Teams von Unternehmen und Institutionen im Stadtpark, um gemeinsam den Staffellauf von 5 x 5 km zu absolvieren. Mit Spaß und guter Laune war das gesamte Team dabei. Bis zum nächsten Jahr! #MOPOStaffellauf #HamburgerStattpark

With the "TransferWelten" (TransferWorlds) project, DESY and the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences are combining their expertise in the transfer sector to rethink innovation processes. The aim is to address issues, ideas, and business models from as many areas of society as possible and to use science to develop solutions to challenges in the Hamburg region. As an example, the project seeks to network basic research more closely with stakeholders from the fields of art, culture, and media and to advance collaborative innovations.   Interested in a cooperation? Get in touch with us!   #transfer #openinnovation #newideas https://lnkd.in/enZhWeMB

Are you in Berlin this weekend or next week? Don’t miss these events that the German physics community has put together to celebrate that CERN, that international research centre near Geneva that you may have heard of, celebrates its 70th anniversary this year! 1 September, 6 pm, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche Berlin Concert ‘Creazione/Schöpfung - Fragments’ Epic Big Bang in the Memorial Church! In her opera “Creazione/Schöpfung”, Hamburg composer Gloria Bruni has created a spectacular soundtrack to the beginning of everything. The Hamburg Symphony Orchestra and Vocalconsort Berlin will perform under the direction of Wolf Kerschek; in addition, a choir of employees from Universität Hamburg and the DESY research centre will chant one of the central formulas of particle physics. Join us on a powerful journey to the great questions of humanity. Tickets: https://lnkd.in/eei-HS52 2 September, 7:30 pm, Futurium Berlin, Alexanderufer 2 Talk evening “CERN stories": Behind the scenes at CERN: what's it like to be a PhD student during a scientific revolution - the discovery of a new particle? How was it possible for GDR scientists to be allowed to travel to the West to conduct research in the middle of the Cold War? What is the point of all this expensive particle smashing? An evening with anecdotes, memories and perspectives by and with people who work or have worked at the CERN research centre. Come and chat with the talk guests afterwards over cold drinks. Admission is free; please register: https://lnkd.in/eVHmS53b 2-4 September, Futurium Berlin, Alexanderufer 2 Exhibition 70 years of CERN This exhibition at Futurium Berlin is so much more than just an exhibition! It offers many hands-on experiments, several science shows per day, an interactive accelerator tunnel, visible particles and much more. Real researchers will be happy to explain the research that has been carried out at CERN in Geneva for 70 years, what you can get out of it and what it all has to do with Germany. Science Show: Seeing the invisible : Journey through a detector How do researchers at CERN detect particles that are hundreds of trillions of times smaller than a human hair? And what does all this have to do with scorpions?  Hands-on workshops: ‘Seeing the Invisible’ - try to make the invisible visible yourself. Just like the CERN researchers, you have to rely on the information available to you and continue to refine it and your thesis in order to uncover the secret of the workshop. ‘Power of Air’ - how do you manage to move heavy components using only air? You can try it out for yourself here! When? Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (2 – 4 September) from 10 am to 6 pm. Please sign up for workshops, science shows and exhibition slots. More infos: https://lnkd.in/eArZJffB #CERN70 #CERN70DE

Wrapping up day 1 of the world's largest conference on synchrotron radiation, the SRI 2024. The 15th edition of the International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation takes place in Hamburg until the end of this week. Opening remarks were delivered by Katharina Fegebank, Hamburg's Senator for Science, and Karin Prien, Schleswig Holstein's Minister for Science. Home states to the European XFEL and DESY respectively. Scientisis from all over the globe exchange ideas and discuss the latest developments in the field of synchrotron radiation, which powers scientific insights and innovation daily on a global scale. From healthcare to materials science, optimization of batteries or the understanding of biological processes: X-rays delivered by each and every light source near you impact insights into matter and technology developments.

60 years ago, DESY performed the first experiments with synchrotron radiation emanating from its original DESY accelerator ring. Since then, DESY X-ray science has been pioneering, extending from developing Germany’s first dedicated storage ring facility in DORIS; to decoding biological structures including for the ribosome, which led to a Nobel Prize; to creating the first X-ray free-electron laser; to making the first steps to miniaturising accelerators. Many thousands of scientists from across the globe have done work here in these sixty years, and countless collaborations, including those with EMBL and University of Hamburg, have been formed to make the most of the expertise in synchrotron radiation here. Today, we held a special colloquium to mark the occasion – including remarks from Weizmann Institute of Science professor and Nobel Laureate Ada Yonath, who spent twenty years working on DESY facilities and did some of her most important work here – and presentations from ESRF - The European Synchrotron director Francesco Sette, DESY lead scientists Saša Bajt and Harald Reichert, RIKEN Managing Director Tetsuya Ishikawa, former European XFEL directors Massimo Altarelli and Robert Feidenhans’l, and former DESY scientific director and CERN general director Rolf Heuer, and more. Happy Anniversary, Synchrotron Light at DESY!! #synchrotron60

A musical dialogue between science and spirituality: An opera that takes the audience from nothing to existence: where do we come from? Where are we heading? How and why did it all begin? Questions about the beginning and the infinite nature of existence have kept humankind occupied for thousands of years. The search for answers provides comfort, expands knowledge and technology and sometimes brings people to the brink of despair. All these elements can be found in the opera "Creazione/Creation" by Gloria Bruni, which will be performed on 1 September at 6 p.m. in the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin. This performance is part of the German celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the international research centre CERN near Geneva. #artmeetsscience

Check out this amazing opportunity – an event where you can learn more about building a business idea based on your science or invention, while also gaining strong connections to help usher that idea into reality. Check out the deeptech innovation bootcamp, 26-30 August at German Aerospace Center (DLR) Cologne!