30 years of ASDEX Upgrade – Blueprints for the fusion power plant
The aim of fusion research is to develop a climate- and environmentally friendly power plant. Similar to the sun, a future fusion power plant is... [mehr]
Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik
JET prepares for power-generating fusion tests
In the European fusion research programme, the JET tokamak has the task of studying plasmas near ignition. This fusion device, the largest in the... [mehr]
SOFT Innovation Prize for Alexander von Müller
The composite materials developed by Alexander von Müller and cooperation partners are designed to act as water-cooled heat sinks to protect... [mehr]
Promising computer simulations for stellarator plasmas
For the fusion researchers at IPP, who want to develop a power plant based on the model of the sun, the turbulence formation in its fuel – a... [mehr]
Gentle wall contact – the right scenario for a fusion power plant
ASDEX Upgrade – a tokamak-type fusion plant – is intended to develop operating modes for a future power plant. In order for sufficient fusion... [mehr]
IPP director elected as member of Leopoldina
Professor Dr. Sibylle Günter, Scientific Director of the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Garching and Greifswald, in recognition... [mehr]
Wendelstein 7-X fusion device at Greifswald to be upgraded
The next round of the stepwise expansion of the Wendelstein 7-X fusion device at Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) at Greifswald is in... [mehr]
IPP Greifswald celebrates its 25th anniversary
Twenty-five years ago, on 19 July 1994, the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the Max Planck Society signed the framework agreement for... [mehr]
Fusion Technology Award for IPP Engineer
Lutz Wegener receives the distinction in recognition of his outstanding achievements in the construction of the Wendelstein 7-X fusion research... [mehr]