Steht das erste Fusionskraftwerk der Welt in Deutschland? Macht China das Rennen? Oder haben die USA die Nase vorn? Der NZZ-Podcast „Quantensprung“ gibt einen Überblick über wichtige Akteure der Fusionsforschung. www.nzz.ch/podcast/kern...

Die MPG hat einen wunderbaren Film über einen Messtag bei ASDEX Upgrade gedreht. Premiere am 24.9.2025 um 16 Uhr mit Live-Chat. Lohnt sich! youtu.be/tdfl3F3tESI?...

A voltage accelerates spontaneously ionised particles, they cause further ionisation. >0.06s: a ring-shaped current flows. >0.15s: the particles bound to magnetic field lines interact with cold edge layer. 0.35s: temperature in the centre >10 million degrees. >0.5s: plasma has reached final form.

MS Wissenschaft - wir sind mit Extraprogramm in Straubing. Es gibt Plasma zum Anfassen, ihr könnt einen Elektromagnet basteln und virtuelle Einblicke in unsere Kernfusionsexperimente bekommen. Freitag (12.09.) ab 14:00 Uhr, Samstag (13.09.) von 10-18:00 Uhr. ms-wissenschaft.de #Straubing

We opened the vacuum vessel of ASDEX Upgrade and found a white crystal layer. It forms through chemical reactions between water and boron, introduced during the regular boronisation process. We sprayed distilled water and wiped it off with a cloth. The layer appears after each experiment campaign.

In the HTS4Fusion project, the IPP is working with THEVA Dünnschichttechnik and FRM II to develop robust magnetic coils for future fusion power plants based on high-temperature superconductors (HTS). The first models are being built at IPP in Garching. www.ipp.mpg.de/5548072/hts4... #fusionenergy

Plasma beats at Expo 2025 Osaka: ASDEX Upgrade data turned into an audiovisual show. A Berlin-based artist duo used measurement pulses from ASDEX Upgrade to design a monumental sound and light show. The ITER Organisation presented it on 13 July as part of Fusion Energy Day in Osaka. #fusionenergy

Last Friday, representatives of one of the most influential executive networks in German economy visited our institute in Garching. The 40 members of the Baden-Baden Entrepreneur Talks were also informed about Bavaria's high-tech agenda by Markus Blume, Bavarian Minister of State for Science.

Today, Federal Minister of Research Dorothee Bär visited us in Garching. After meeting IPP directors, she toured the ASDEX Upgrade fusion facility and learned about the status of fusion research. Photo: Mrs Bär (right) & Sibylle Günter, IPP's Scientific Director #fusionenergy #nuclearfusion

Congratulations to the four winners of the IPP Master's Thesis Prize 2025, which we awarded on Thursday. With this prize, we annually honor the authors of outstanding master's theses written at our institute. #nuclearfusion #fusionenergy

Through collaboration between European and US researchers, Wendelstein 7-X achieved a world record for the central parameter of fusion physics - the triple product. This value surpasses the previous tokamak records for long plasma durations. www.ipp.mpg.de/5532945/w7x

Die Sonne als Vorbild: In Greifswald erforscht das @plasmaphysik.bsky.social gemeinsam mit den Helmholtz-Zentren @kit.edu und @fz-juelich.de die Energiequelle von morgen. Jetzt mehr erfahren: t1p.de/bbntt #Helmholtz30 #Fusion

Thursday marked the end of the experimental campaign that have been running since last fall. After tightly choreographed plasma runs at Wendelstein 7-X, our international team is leaving the control room - tired, proud, & full of enthusiasm. #fusionenergy #nuclearfusion @eurofusion.bsky.social

Did you know that nuclear fusion plasmas are heated with waves – similar to a microwave oven, but way more powerful? This week, 130 scientists, engineers and industry representatives from around the world meet at Schloss Hohenkammer to discuss latest advances. #fusionenergy #nuclearfusion

What we see glowing in our fusion experiments is just the cooler edge of the plasma with "only" 100,000 degrees Celsius. For a fusion reaction, we need more than 100 million degrees – hotter than the Sun. The radiation emitted in that inner plasma zone is invisible to the human eye. #dayoflight

European Labs Leading Fusion Research with high-intensity operational phases—an extraordinary push toward #FusionEnergy! Read more: euro-fusion.org/eurofusion-n... #EUROfusion #CleanEnergy #Innovation #Sustainability

Day 1 of the Hannover Messe: Federal Research Minister Cem Özdemir visited our stand yesterday. Physicist Humberto Trimino Mora informed him about the state of fusion research. We will be in Hall 2, Stand 28 (BMBF joint stand) until Friday. Photo: BMBF/Hans-Joachim Rickel #nuclearfusion #kernfusion

Congrats to Benedikt Zimmermann on the PhD Research Award from EPS Plasma Physics Division. Benedikt conducted his doctoral research on the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak at our institute in Garching. #fusionenergy #nuclearfusion

#Nuclearfusion: Milestone achieved in predicting turbulence in fusion plasmas In a comprehensive experimental study, a team of researchers has confirmed the calculations of a leading turbulence simulation code to an unprecedented degree. www.ipp.mpg.de/5503641/natu...

How do we handle extreme conditions at the plasma edge? A monumental scientific review, co-authored by our institute, summarises latest advances in scrape-off layer & divertor physics—crucial for #ITER & future reactors. doi.org/10.1088/1741... #FusionEnergy #nuclearfusion Film: ASDEX Upgrade

17,7 und 22 Minuten stabile Plasmaentladung: Warum die jüngsten Rekorde in den Fusionsanlagen EAST (China) und WEST (Frankreich) echte Meilensteine sind, erklärt IPP-Direktor Hartmut Zohm in diesem Video. #Kernfusion #nuclearfusion #fusionenergy youtu.be/uNAu9V0dFas?...

Good explanation by Prof.Zohm from @plasmaphysik.bsky.social regarding plasma discharge duration of W 7-X, EAST and WEST - auch mit deutscher Erklärung, Rekorde bei Plasmaentladungsdauer youtu.be/uNAu9V0dFas?...

WEST beats the world record for plasma duration 👏 🔗 Read more about CEA IRFM achievement: https://buff.ly/4b5drrs #WEST #Record #EUROfusion #EURATOM #fusion #plasma Photo credits: CEA

Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. And here are some of our female scientists who are driving fusion research forward. #womeninscience #fusionenergy

Great atmosphere at the "AI in Fusion" workshop at IPP in Garching – organized by Cyd Cowley (digiLab) and Frank Jenko (IPP). For one and a half days, experts from IPP and several companies discussed concrete applications of artificial intelligence in fusion research. #fusionenergy #nuclearfusion

We are now a partner in a $14 million project of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Together with US institutions, we will develop simulations for key requirements of #nuclearfusion power plants. The GENE-X code developed at IPP plays a key role in this. www.ipp.mpg.de/5486519/doe_...

2024 was an incredible year for fusion. To be continued in 2025. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! #fusionenergy #physics #science #nuclearfusion

Tokamak+Stellarator = Hybrid! IPP scientists have developed a model combining the best of both worlds: simple design like a tokamak, continuous operation like a stellarator. Still fundamental research, but very exciting. Universities are interested in building it. doi.org/10.1103/Phys... #science

How do you reach temperatures of 100 million degrees in plasma? What trick must be used to reach such high temperatures? Prof Hartmut Zohm explains in the video on YouTube. #Kernfusion #science #plasmaphysics www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgAS...

You've never seen our fusion experiment ASDEX Upgrade like this before: This is our new film about our unique tokamak and about #nuclearfusion in general. With spectacular footage, drone sequences and great animations. Watch and enjoy. youtu.be/i-bUO1luw6o?...

hope we can now activate and pull over more fusion experts,companies,institutions,I know @andrew-holland1.bsky.social ,it will not be easy,so have a little more patience @steffidiem.bsky.social please,at least some bigger players are with us like @plasmaphysik.bsky.social @ukaeaofficial.bsky.social

New stellarator design points the way for future fusion power plants. Using a new approach, our researchers have developed a #stellarator design that fulfils all basic physics requirements for a viable fusion power plant. www.ipp.mpg.de/5457187/SQul... #fusionenergy #science

Kernfusion: Wendelstein 7-X startet in neue Experimentkampagne. www.ipp.mpg.de/5440259/W7X_...

Willkommen, Josefine Proll! Die Physikerin baut seit Anfang des Monats eine neue Arbeitsgruppe am IPP in Greifswald auf. In ihrer Arbeit geht es darum, reduzierte numerische Modelle für Turbulenz in Stellaratoren zu entwickeln. Dabei wird sie nahe an Wendelstein 7-X-Experimenten operieren.

Wir gratulieren den Trägern des IPP Master Thesis Prize 2024, den wir erstmals verliehen haben. Mit dem Preis würdigen wir Autor:innen herausragender Masterarbeiten, die am IPP angefertigt wurden: Roxána Takács, Riccardo Stucchi (Foto mit IPP-Direktorin Sibylle Günter), Hannah Lindl. #kernfusion

Das europäische Forschungskonsortium EUROfusion hat mehr als 100 Fusionseinrichtungen in seinen Mitgliedsstaaten unabhängig begutachten lassen. Die Anlagen des IPP wurden dabei durchweg in die beste Kategorie „Unverzichtbar“ eingeordnet. www.ipp.mpg.de/5426409/faci...

Kernfusion: IPP erhält vier Millionen Euro aus dem neuen Förderprogramm des Bundesforschungsministeriums. www.ipp.mpg.de/5418601/BMBF...

Bundeswirtschaftsminister Robert Habeck besuchte heute das IPP Garching mit Staatsminister Florian Herrmann, Leiter der bayerischen Staatskanzlei. Direktorin Prof. Sibylle Günter informierte beide über den Stand der Fusionsforschung. Foto: MPI für Plasmaphysik / Nila Thiel #kernfusion

Am Joint European Torus (JET) in Großbritannien gelang es einem europäischen Forschungsteam, 69 Megajoule Energie aus 0,2 Milligramm Brennstoff zu erzeugen. Es handelt sich um die größte Energiemenge, die je in einem Fusionsexperiment erreicht wurde. #physik #JETDTE3 www.ipp.mpg.de/5405195/jet_...

Was für eine wunderbare Überraschung kurz vor Weihnachten: Unser Direktor Per Helander wird mit dem Alfvén Preis 2024 ausgezeichnet! ipp.mpg.de/5394719/alfv...

Frohe Weihnachten 🎄 und alles Gute für 2024. In diesem Mini-Video erstrahlen unsere Experimente ASDEX Upgrade und Wendelstein 7-X in weihnachtlichem Glanz. youtu.be/nlv3mW0RYms

Es ist eine Menge passiert, seit der Umbau unseres Fusionsexperiments ASDEX Upgrade im Sommer 2022 startete. youtu.be/WmhgkwuTH5o

So stimmungsvoll beginnt die Weihnachtszeit an unserem Standort Garching. Leise rieselt der Schnee - und die Stellaratorspule leuchtet.

Das weltweit größte und leistungsfähigste Fusionsexperiment wurde heute in Japan eingeweiht. JT-60SA wurde gemeinsam von der EU und Japan gebaut. Hier ein Video dazu: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vgZ...