News Archive
Hunting for the Axion with a Huge Magnet
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the construction of the central magnet system for the “BabyIAXO” project by the “Color meets Flavor” Cluster of Excellence at the Universities of Bonn, Siegen, and Dortmund. A total of 6 million euros will be invested in the project. The goal is to search for the axion—a previously undiscovered elementary particle that could solve one of the greatest mysteries of particle physics.
Podcast "Think.Try.Transform" with Prof. Johannes Albrecht: Matter in terrestrial and cosmic laboratories
What is dark matter? How does space get to accelerate particles a hundredfold compare to mankind's biggest labs? Particle and astrophysicists at Ruhr university Bochum and TU Dortmund tackle these and more fundamental questions about the nature of the universe. The new podcast episode "Think.Try.Transform" features Prof. Prof. Julia Tjus and Prof. Johannes Albrecht, giving insights into their research (in German).
Inauguration Ceremony for “Color meets Flavor” in Bonn
Cutting-edge research “made in NRW”: The “Color meets Flavor” Cluster of Excellence was officially launched in Bonn. Teams from the universities of Bonn, Siegen, and Dortmund, along with the Jülich Research Center, are jointly investigating the strong and weak interactions of quarks and the origins of the universe.
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Applications open for professorship for accelerator physics at the University of Bonn
Applications opened for a new professorship for Accelerator Physics at the University of Bonn
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Applications open for new professorship at the University of Bonn
Applications opened for a new professorship at the University of Bonn
Read more … Applications open for new professorship at the University of Bonn
Chinese Academy of Sciences honors Prof. Ulf-G. Meißner
Read more … Chinese Academy of Sciences honors Prof. Ulf-G. Meißner
Prof. Alexander Lenz introduces Color meets Flavor at "Zwischen Brötchen und Borussia"
Read more … Prof. Alexander Lenz introduces Color meets Flavor at "Zwischen Brötchen und Borussia"
Third edition of "Physics at the Apollo" thrilled the audience
Read more … Third edition of "Physics at the Apollo" thrilled the audience
Prof. Herbert Dreiner receives Georg-Kerschensteiner-Prize
Read more … Prof. Herbert Dreiner receives Georg-Kerschensteiner-Prize
English Edition of “Fascinating Particle Physics” published
Read more … English Edition of “Fascinating Particle Physics” published
Helmholtz “Color meets Flavor” Excellence Network Approved
The Forschungszentrum Jülich, together with its partners, has been awarded funding for the new Helmholtz “Color meets Flavor” Excellence Network (CmFEN).
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24th Conference on Flavor Physics and CP Violation
The 24th Conference on Flavor Physics and CP violation takes place from 18th to 22nd of May, 2026 in the Physics Center in Bad Honnef
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More than a lifetime Workshop
The "More than a lifetime" workshop that takes place at the University of Siegen from September 22 - 25, 2025, focuses on the description of the lifetime of heavy hadrons.
Color meets Flavor Constituent Meeting
On July 15, 2025, the constituent meeting of the Color meets Flavor Cluster of Excellence will take place at the TU Dortmund University, bringing together physicists and administrators from the University of Bonn, TU Dortmund, University of Siegen, and Forschungszentrum Jülich.