When thousands of tons of concrete and steel turn into high technology: the new long-term drone-lapse shows seven years of FAIR construction progress—condensed into 1.5 minutes. From the excavators in 2018 to the completed buildings and installation of technical equipment in 2025: floors rise rapidly, and raw structures transform into high-tech laboratories.

Coming up on January 20, 2026, the third and final EDITH Innovation Day will bring together startups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), public institutions, and innovation leaders to explore how digital technologies are transforming the way organizations operate. GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung is also a partner in the EDITH consortium.

Heat-resistant, radiation-resistant, and industrially manufacturable—these are the essential properties required for the so-called “first wall” of future fusion power plants to withstand the extreme conditions inside a reactor. In the new DINERWA consortium project, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) with approximately €11 million, researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are collaborating with partners from science and…