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The ASDEX Upgrade divertor tokamak went into operation at Garching in 1991.

Wendelstein 7-X at the Greifswald branch of IPP is a large stellarator with modular superconducting coils which enable steady state plasma operation in order to explore the reactor relevance of this concept.

Fusion research at IPP

IPP is concerned with investigating the principles underlying a power plant, which – like the sun – will produce energy from the fusion of light atomic nuclei. more

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Tackling big data

November 05, 2018

Digitalization & research / new graduate school for Data Science in Munich / first call for PhD students in December 2018

Nuclear Fusion Award 2018

October 31, 2018

Professor Dr. Arne Kallenbach honoured for wall-protecting experiments with high power plasma

IPP scientist elected as member of Academia Europaea

October 04, 2018

Professor Dr. Ursel Fantz elected to the European scientific society

Wendelstein 7-X makes the cover

August 08, 2018

Magnetic configuration effects on the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator / Cover story of Nature Physics 8/18

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Videos, events

<p>Energy of the future.<br />Fusion 2100</p>

Energy of the future.
Fusion 2100

Video

Where does fusion research stand today? How will a fusion power plant work? An entertaining and informative account.

Assembly of Wendelstein 7-X

Video

The assembly of the Wendelstein 7-X fusion device from 2005 to 2014 comprised in a three-minutes time lapse film

Exhibition: Max Planck and the beginning of modern physics

Event

The quantum physics of Max Planck marks the start of modern physics. on this subject the library of IPP is presenting bibliophile highlights.

Interested in contributing to the development of a new energy source?

IPP offers an outgoing and stimulating international setting providing ambitious objectives in research, technology, tradesmanship and administration.

Experts in high performance computing and development of numerical algorithms

October 09, 2018

Training in the scientific sector

IPP is dedicated to training outstanding young scientists, from providing practicals for undergraduates, then bachelor, master and PhD theses, to the presentation of comprehensive courses of graduate study.