Press releases 2023




New discovery points the way to more compact fusion power plants

A magnetic cage keeps the more than 100 million degree Celsius hot plasmas in nuclear fusion devices at a distance from the vessel wall so that they do not melt. Now researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) have found a way to significantly reduce this distance. This could make it possible to build smaller and cheaper fusion reactors for energy production. more

Wendelstein 7-X reaches milestone: Power plasma with gigajoule energy turnover generated for eight minutes<br /> 

After successful recommissioning in autumn 2022, the Greifswald nuclear fusion experiment has surpassed an important target. more

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