Science City Hamburg-Bahrenfeld is one of Hamburg’s most important projects for the future. A new city district dedicated to research and daily life will emerge here into the 2040s. DESY, Universität Hamburg, and numerous other scientific institutions conducting top-level, world-renowned research are already based here.

At the first Science City Day that took place on 1 June 2024, the Bahrenfeld research institutions opened their doors and shared their work, their buildings, and their neighborhood with the public. They offered insights into experimental halls and accelerator tunnels, construction departments and laboratories. And, of course, hands-on experiments: Among other things, visitors could steer an intelligent robot, take a peek through the microscope at fluorescent roundworms, use boules balls and an angle triangle to find out how an X-ray experiment works, generate X-rays with adhesive tape and create giant chocolate marshmallows in a vacuum.

PIER and PIER PLUS were present with an information stand at the CFEL building. While adults learned about the different joint activities and projects of DESY, Universität Hamburg and further partners in innovation, education and research, the children were entertained by throwing tin cans and building plastic brick models of things related to the research topics of PIER PLUS.

Teaser images: UHH/Elisabeth Hettig; UHH/Marion Stange; DESY/Stefanie Tepass