In the past experimentation round Wendelstein 7-X achieved higher temperatures and densities of the plasma, longer pulses and the stellarator world record for the fusion product. Moreover, first confirmation for the optimisation concept on which Wendelstein 7-X is based, was obtained. Wendelstein 7-X at Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Greifswald, the world’s largest fusion device of the stellarator type, is investigating the suitability of this concept for application in power plants.
SPHERE, a planet-hunting instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, has captured the first confirmed image of a planet caught in the act of forming in the dusty disc surrounding a young star. The young planet is carving a path through the primordial disc of gas and dust around the very young star PDS 70. The data suggest that the planet’s atmosphere is cloudy.
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The EPS works to support its members. Find below the list of activities of the EPS Executive Committee and staff last month:
The BPU10 is organised by Balkan Physical Union and hosted by the Union of Physicists in Bulgaria.
The 21st Ultrafast Phenomena Conference will take place from 15 to 20 July 2018 at the Grand Elysée Hotel, Hamburg, Germany.