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We are investigating the principles underlying a power plant, which – like the sun – will produce energy from the fusion of light atomic nuclei. https://www.ipp.mpg.de/en https://www.ipp.mpg.de/impressum

A man standing in the garden, wearing a black cloak, a white ruffled collar and a black doctoral hat.
A person is standing in a seminar room, smiling, holding a bouquet of flowers. They are wearing a dark suit with a bow tie and an elaborately designed doctoral cap.
Image with the caption “Workshop Review ‘AI for Fusion and Stellarator Research’”. In the background, a person is giving a talk in a lecture theatre, pointing towards a presentation screen with an outstretched arm. In front of them are a speaker’s podium and a computer screen; the heads of the audience are visible in the foreground, out of focus.
Group photo of around 30 participants at a company running event, standing on a sunny lawn in front of dense green trees. The group is wearing matching teal T-shirts, with several participants displaying race bibs, and looking toward the camera. Some are standing while others are kneeling or sitting in the front row. A small black dog wearing a red harness is sitting in the lower right corner. A decorative border featuring white running icons runs along the bottom of the image.
An image with the headline “BMFTR supports ‘FUMA’” and the subtitle “From the atom to the plasma-facing wall: Centre of expertise for the optimisationof FUsion MAterials”. Below this is a group photo in front of a blue sign bearing the inscription “Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Research Neutron Source (FRM II)”. In the top right-hand corner is a small photograph of two specially prepared copper material. Photos: Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Laura Richter, FRM II/TUM
An image showing two group photos. Both groups are standing on the steps in front of a building, looking at the camera. Between the photos is the caption: “Teacher training at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Garching”.
An image with the caption ‘The sweet side of plasma physics’. It shows numerous stacked bars of chocolate in various flavours. The Wendelstein 7-X stellerator can be seen out of focus in the background.
An image featuring a turquoise colour gradient and the heading ‘Congratulations!’. In the centre is a portrait of Alan Goodman within a circular frame. Beneath the photograph are his name and the title ‘European Physical Society Plasma Physics Division PhD Research Award’.
An infographic featuring a turquoise colour gradient and the heading “Congratulations!”. In the centre is a portrait of Daniel Fajardo within a circular frame. Beneath the photograph are his name and the title “European Physical Society Plasma Physics Division PhD Research Award”.
Zwei Mädchen berühren die Plasmakugel, dahinter steht ein Mann der mit ihnen spricht.
Graphic with the headline: “Today, Saxony’s Minister-President Michael Kretschmer and Members of the German Bundestag visited the IPP.” Below, five people stand in the control room of the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. Most are wearing suits and are engaged in conversation. Workstations and several monitors displaying technical information can be seen in the background.
A picture with the caption “Wendelstein 7-X – things are heating up”. It shows the outer wall of the plasma vessel at the Wendelstein 7-X, featuring thin, coiled pipes. An employee is inspecting the vessel, with a round opening in front of him that is illuminated by a warm orange light.
At the top, the words “We are at the Open day of the Federal Government” and “10:00 am – 6:00 pm, Berlin” appear in white on an orange background. Below this, a person can be seen in a colour thermal image in shades of green, yellow, red and purple. They are holding a sheet of paper with the words “20./21. June 2026” written on it up to the camera.
Fisheye view of the interior vacuum vessel of the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak. The walls are lined with numerous metal tiles forming a cylindrical structure, accented by distinctive blue background lighting.
Techniker arbeiten an einem Großexperiment
Vacuum vessel of the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak in a snowstorm
Ein Kameramann filmt, wie Thomas Klinger und Hartmut Zohm sich stehend unterhalten. Im Hintergrund ein Segment des alten Stellarators Wendelstein 7-AS
A technician in white clean-room clothing performs maintenance inside the highly complex, metallic plasma vessel of the Wendelstein 7-X fusion experiment in Greifswald. The image shows the reflective, tile-covered inner walls of the stellarator (photo taken in November 2025).
Key visual of the Fusion Academy with the date 22-27 March 2026 and the location Garching. Message: Paving the Way for Tomorrow's Fusion Experts
Plasma start in ASDEX Upgrade. The first 0.56 seconds in slow motion
Federal Minister Bär (right) talking to Sibylle Günter, Scientific Director of the IPP, in the control room of ASDEX Upgrade.
Video sequences from within the vacuum vessels of the tokamaks ASDEX Upgrade, MAST and JET. We see a glowing plasma with colors from red to violet.