News releases 2026

Two IPP papers in the journal Physical Review Letters explain for the first time, from first principles, what happens in the extremely thin edge layer of a fusion plasma. In doing so, they provide a foundation for the design of future reactors.
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IPP, KIT, the University of Stuttgart and Thales are developing 2-megawatt gyrotrons and methods for the reliable transmission of microwave beams of this intensity. The new technology will be used in the Wendelstein 7-X fusion experiment and lays the foundations for future fusion power plants. The German Federal Ministry of Research is funding the project with 6 million euros. more

Materials for future fusion power plants are to be developed at the Garching Research Campus. As part of a new federal programme, several research groups are pooling their expertise. more

The record funding marks an important milestone for Alpha, a demonstration facility intended to be built in Germany as a precursor to a fusion power plant. more

His new chair will strengthen collaboration between the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) and the Technical University of Munich more

Double success for the heat flux test stand in Garching: On 8 January, the GLADIS team celebrated its 300,000th pulse. And since the beginning of 2026, the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) facility has been undergoing expansion for high-performance operation with a grant of 3.2 million euros.
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On 26 February 2026, the four partners signed a framework agreement providing for the construction of a demonstration stellarator called „Alpha“ in Garching. The Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) will take the scientific lead in this project. more