The Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Greifswald is opening its doors on October 11, 2025 and is looking forward to welcoming visitors of all ages with an interest in physics and technology.

Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Wendelsteinstraße 1
17491 Greifswald
Directions: https://www.ipp.mpg.de/32861/anfahrt_hgw

Introductory lectures on nuclear fusion and Wendelstein 7-X

10:15 am,
"Fusion research in the focus of future energy production"

11:30 a.m,
"Wendelstein 7-X - experimenting with the world's most modern stellarator"

15:00 hrs,
"Wendelstein 7-X - central building block of current fusion research"

During the introductory lectures and tours, we will explain the results of the first operating campaigns at Wendelstein 7-X and provide an outlook on the upcoming experimental phases.



Discover and understand

There's hands-on science on the experimental trail: send laser beams through a labyrinth. See what happens to a chocolate marshmallow in a vacuum or in the microwave. Let a superconductor float. Try our Gelato di W7-X, which is made with liquid nitrogen. Learn how to measure the temperature or density of a plasma, ...



Children's program

There is a special hands-on program for young researchers. Everything revolves around the impressive world of magnetism: wind your own magnetic coils, make iron filings and liquid magnetic mass dance or fly a self-built magnetic airplane through the air as if by magic. Let yourself be enchanted by the numerous experiments with magnets and their mysterious powers. Age-appropriate guided tours of the Wendelstein 7-X are also available.