Wendelstein 7-X achieves world record
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.
First Confirmed Image of Newborn Planet Caught with ESO’s VLT
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.
VIII EPS Forum Physics and Society 2018
« Physics and ethics for society in the horizon 2050 »
EPS Executive Committee and Staff activities June 2018
The EPS works to support its members. Find below the list of activities of the EPS Executive Committee and staff last month:
10th Jubilee Conference of the Balkan Physical Union
The BPU10 is organised by Balkan Physical Union and hosted by the Union of Physicists in Bulgaria.
45th Conference on Plasma Physics
The 45th European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics will take place in Prague from 2nd to 6th July 2018.
