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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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Science photo awarded prize

January 28, 2019

IPP scientist wins NuMart Image Competition / tungsten composite material under the electron-microscope

Munich School for Data Science

January 09, 2019

Apply now / new graduate school for Data Science in Munich / first call for PhD students

A cage full of antimatter

December 05, 2018

Positrons injected without loss into a magnetic trap / preliminary work for matter-antimatter plasmas

Erfolgreiche zweite Experimentrunde mit Wendelstein 7-X

Successful second round of experiments with Wendelstein 7-X

November 26, 2018

New stellarator record achieved / next upgrading phase begun according to plan

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

Energy of the future.
Fusion 2100

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

Assembly of Wendelstein 7-X

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

Visitors service – Guided tours at IPP

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Visitors by appointment are most welcome to the IPP in Garching and Greifswald.

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